Ruth Anna Weaver

Ruth Anna Weaver, 103, Onawa, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Elmwood Care Centre at Onawa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 26, 2011 at Rush Family Chapel with Pastor Don Collison officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery at Blencoe, Iowa. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Ruth Anna was born July 4, 1908 in Page County, Iowa, the daughter of Luther and LaVerna (Gowey) Clowser. She grew up and attended school at Clarinda, Iowa. As a teenager, her family moved to Onawa. There, she met and married Percy Briley and later married George V. Weaver December 24, 1931. She was employed many years as a housekeeper, babysitter and store clerk. She was a member of First Christian Church at Onawa, the David McNeill American Legion Auxiliary Unit 129 of Onawa for 78 years, Onawa Royal Neighbors and Onawa Sunshine Birthday Club. Her hobbies were reading and handiwork. At age 88, she won a blue ribbon for her embroidered pillow cases, at the Monona County Fair. Survivors include her children, Richard Briley of Omaha, NE, Patsy (Leonard) Seieroe of Ute, IA, Janice Gierman of San Bernardino, CA, Jim Weaver of the Dominican Republic, Georgia Hussing of Onawa; a brother, Ed Clowser of Pollock Pines, CA; 21 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George; a son, Bob Briley; two sons-in-law, Robert Gierman and Ralph Hussing; three grandchildren, Nancy Seieroe, Robert Gierman, Jr. and John Gierman and three brothers, Guy Clowser, Gail Clowser and Don Clowser.