Individual Details
Ruth Ann Eiben
(13 Apr 1939 - 30 Dec 2015)
Events
| Birth | 13 Apr 1939 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 4 Sep 1960 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Living | |||
| Death | 30 Dec 2015 | Iowa, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Benhard Edward "Ben" Eiben (1905 - 1999) |
| Mother | Sophia Margaretha Lubben (1909 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Raymond Eugene Eiben (1931 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Galen James Eiben (1936 - 2018) |
Notes
Death
Ruth Ann Eiben was born April 13, 1939 in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Ben Eiben and Sophia Lubben Eiben. She graduated from Monticello High School with the Class of 1956, and attended the Cedar Rapids Business College. Ruth and Garth Grafft were united in marriage on September 4, 1960 at St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, rural Monticello. Ruth worked at the Monticello State Bank, and then in the office of Cherry-Burrell and also LeFebure in Cedar Rapids. The couple relocated to Marengo in 1963, where she was co-owner and operator of Big G Grocery Store. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marengo.Ruth was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She cherished the time spent with family, and attending the grandchildren’s activities. She loved her cats and dogs, and looked forward to “coffee time” with her friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother Ray Eiben.