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Ruth A. Altemeier

July 16, 2017 — December 21, 2008

Ruth Altemeier, 91, of Marshalltown, died Sunday night, December 21, at the MMSC.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 26th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation one-hour prior to the services. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph 641-844-1234. Born Ruth Kirk on July 16th, 1917, at Union, Iowa, she was the daughter of John and Lizzie (Reece) Kirk. She graduated from the Union High School. On February 20th, 1938, she was united in marriage to Virgil Altemeier at her home. They farmed five miles south of Conrad until moving to Marshalltown in 1976. Mrs. Altemeier was a member of the Assembly of God in Conrad and had been church pianist. Left to mourn her loss is three daughters: Norma Faulkner of Colorado Springs, CO, Barb (Ken) Stover of Conrad and Carole McDonald of Liscomb, nine grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.In death she has rejoined her parents, husband Virgil, son Carl in 1961 and sister, Pauline Brannon.

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