Ruth was born on September 16, 1929, in Forbs, ND, the daughter of Fred and Lydia (Beopple) Roehl. She was united in marriage to Warren Jeffery March on November 17, 1947 in Liberal, KS. Ruth was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Macon where she was an assistant to the Children’s Division Leader. She enjoyed sewing, flowers, cooking, and babysitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth is survived by her four children, Winifred J. Pitford and her husband Charles of Macon, MO, Keith E. March and his wife Ronda of Macon, MO, Gale E. March and his wife Kimberly of Macon, MO, and Janice K. Wilson and her husband David of Bevier, MO; twelve grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Helen Hartley and her husband Jack, and Shelley Kuninobu and her husband Leonard; two daughters-in-law, Betty Pester, and Lorinda March; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Warren, in 1988; two sons, J. Allen March, and Gerald “Jerry” March; six brothers, and eight sisters.
Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Macon, MO, followed by a time of fellowship with the family. The family suggests memorials to the Randy Johnson Memorial Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon, MO.
Ruth was born on September 16, 1929, in Forbs, ND, the daughter of Fred and Lydia (Beopple) Roehl. She was united in marriage to Warren Jeffery March on November 17, 1947 in Liberal, KS. Ruth was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Macon where she was an assistant to the Children’s Division Leader. She enjoyed sewing, flowers, cooking, and babysitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth is survived by her four children, Winifred J. Pitford and her husband Charles of Macon, MO, Keith E. March and his wife Ronda of Macon, MO, Gale E. March and his wife Kimberly of Macon, MO, and Janice K. Wilson and her husband David of Bevier, MO; twelve grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Helen Hartley and her husband Jack, and Shelley Kuninobu and her husband Leonard; two daughters-in-law, Betty Pester, and Lorinda March; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Warren, in 1988; two sons, J. Allen March, and Gerald “Jerry” March; six brothers, and eight sisters.
Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Macon, MO, followed by a time of fellowship with the family. The family suggests memorials to the Randy Johnson Memorial Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon, MO.
Family Members
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Emma J Roehl Johnson
1911–2013
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Pauline Roehl Wagner
1915–1996
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Daniel "Danny" Roehl
1916–2010
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Elsie Roehl Wiechen
1918–1973
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Solomon "Sol" Roehl
1920–1973
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Simon Pete Roehl
1925–1989
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Viola Roehl Williams
1926–2015
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Adeline Roehl Riffel
1928–2010
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Raymond "Ray" Roehl
1931–2004
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Lydia Mae Roehl Spies
1934–2016
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Mrs Myrna Joan Roehl Rebarchek
1938–2010
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