Ruby Anna Larson

Ruby Anna Larson, aged 99, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Plymouth, MN with family at her side. Funeral services will be 11am, Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Visitation will be one hour before services on Thursday. Burial will follow at Butterfield City Cemetery in Butterfield. Memorials are preferred. Ruby was born October 24th, 1920 to Johannah and Adolph Haas on a farm near Kimballton, Iowa. She was the oldest of 7 siblings. Ruby moved to California for work and met Dewey Osborne Larson there where he was stationed in the service. They were married in Denver, Colorado in 1945. They moved to St. James, MN where she helped run the Square Deal Bar and restaurant which they owned, retiring in 1974. They had 4 sons. Ruby was a remarkable quilter, starting already at age 16 with a quilt of all the states and their state flowers, followed by innumerable beautiful quilts thereafter. She was a passionate gardener, seamstress, and also a carpenter and inventor, making many innovations for the home. She enjoyed playing cards and fishing. She loved traveling and loved her trip "to the top of the world"- Norway, as well as visiting her Danish relatives in Denmark and New Zealand. She loved her crossword puzzles, was an avid believer in healthful living and was passionate about politics. She spent many happy winters in Apache Junction, AZ. Her husband, Dewey, preceded her in death, as well as 5 siblings, James, Russell, Donald, Edna, and Amy. She is survived by 4 sons, Richard (Gail) of Guttenberg, IA, Wayne (Jan)of Oakdale, MN and Mesa, AZ, Dale (Melanie)of St. Anthony, MN and Lake Vermilion and Roger of Maple Grove, MN. She is also survived by her brother John (Hertha) Haas, of Harlan, IA and many nieces and nephews. Visitation 1 10:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Service Information 11:00 am Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Interment Information Butterfield City Cemetery Address not given Butterfield, Minnesota, United States 56120