Ruth Lydia Ault

Ault, Ruth Lydia July 14, 1920- May 19, 2008 Died in her sleep after a brief illness. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph Charles. Survived by daughter, Dr. Barbara; son, Douglas and his fiancée, Meri Pygman; grandson, Joseph Charles, II and his mother, Kirsten Lamar; brother, Robert E. Kuhn; sister-in-law, Wilma (Billie) Kuhn of Mesa, Arizona; nieces and nephews and many good friends. She had always wanted to be an English teacher but gave up a full scholarship to teacher's college in favor of helping support her family during the Great Depression. However, she never lost her desire for a college education, graduating from Minnesota Metropolitan State College with a degree in political science when she was in her 50's. She later became certified as a teacher of English as a Second Language, joined the Peace Corps at age 67 and was sent to Sri Lanka. She arranged to donate her body to the University of Minnesota Medical School. Private family arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.