Ruth Diethelm

Ruth (nee' Isler) Diethelm passed away at her home on November 23, 2022. Ruth was born on March 16.1926 in Tobel, Switzerland. When Ruth was two years old her parents purchased a farm near Steckborn, Switzerland. She attended grade school and high school in Steckborn. She was confirmed at the Evangelical Reformed Church in Steckborn. After High school Ruth went to the French part of Switzerland working to immerse herself in the French language she had learned in school. She also spent a year in Holland on an agriculture exchange program. She later attended the Agricultural College in Areneberg, Switzerland where she studied home economics. She continued to live and work on the family farm.
Ruth became engaged to Oscar Diethelm on December 10, 1950. Oscar then immigrated to the United States. Ruth followed him there in January 1952. They were married on January 19, 1952 in the Methodist Church in Oconomowoc, WI. Later that year they moved to Seymour, WI where they ran a large dairy farm for a Green Bay doctor. During this time they had two boys, Rudy and Jost. They gave up farming in 1957, but continued to live in the Seymour area until 1963. Ruth and family then moved to rural Buffalo, MN. There Ruth created her flower and vegetable gardens which were her passion along with her family. She also enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends. In 1966 Ruth began working for two families in St. Louis Park doing house cleaning two days a week. She retired in 1990. She continued her gardening and cooking until her death. Ruth also traveled back to Switzerland to visit family and friends many times during these later years.
Ruth is survived by her sons Rudy (Mary) of St Michael and Jost (Luanne) of Buffalo, 6 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul Oscar Diethelm (d.2012); parents, Jacob & Martha (Herensberger) Isler; brother, Jacob Isler, sister-in-law, Anna Isler; nephew, Heinz Isler; brother-in-law, Fritz Siegenthaler and sister-in-law, Heidi Siegenthaler
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday November 30 at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior to the service all at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church-Pelican Lake located on Wright County Highway 35 between Buffalo and St Michael.
Officiating will be Pastor Christopher Oehlke
Interment will be in the church cemetery.