Ruby Kothe

Obituary

Ruby Kothe, 89, a longtime St. Vincent, Minnesota area resident, passed away at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Tuesday evening, September 27, 2005. Ruby Turner was born in St.Vincent Township of Kittson County, Minnesota on September 5, 1916, the daughter of Ernest and Della (Lang) Turner. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. On August 7, 1937 she was united in marriage to Ward Finney. They settled in the Joe River vicinity and lived there until 1959 when they moved to Humboldt. Ward died in 1969. Ruby married Ray Kothe in 1972 and settled in St.Vincent. Ray died in 1978. Ruby was baptized in 1971 and was a member of the Humboldt United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. Family members include two sons, Doug (Sharryn) Finney, Pembina, ND and Keith (Sandy) Finney, Mayville, ND; three daughters, Lucille Chale and Louise Scott both of Pembina, ND and Ethel (Tom) Kinsella, Forsyth, MO; nine grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild; three sisters, Reta Reese, Grand Forks, ND, Gertrude Hoglin, Roseau, MN and Virginia (Earl) Getschel, St. Paul, MN; a brother, Maurice (Patricia) Turner of Wilmar, MN; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Ward and Ray; sisters, Mildred Wang and Jeanette Papenfuss; five brothers, Burton, Max, Douglas, Ralph and Lawrence; and sons-in-law, Bob Scott, Darrel Hanson and Rodney Chale. Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the Humboldt United Methodist Church, Humboldt, MN. Visitation will be at the Adamson-Austin-Hughes Funeral Home in Hallock on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock.