Ruth Bertsch
June 29, 1912 ~ July 18, 2010
Ruth Esther Bertsch, 98, of Miller, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010 at the Miller Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Miller with Pastor Bob Ohnstad officiating. Burial followed at the St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2010 followed by a 7:00 p.m., prayer service at Reck Funeral Home in Miller.
Ruth was born June 29, 1912 at Delmont, South Dakota to Gustav and Annette (Trottnow) Freitag. She was the seventh of fourteen children. At the age of four, she moved with her family to a farm at Kaylor, South Dakota. She completed her early education at Kaylor School.
On August 22, 1937, she married Ed Bertsch and they made their home in Menno, South Dakota until 1940 when they moved to the St. Lawrence area. In 1943, they moved to a farm one mile north of St. Lawrence. Ed and Ruth had two children, Janice and Ron. Ruth assisted her husband on the farm and worked as a store clerk in St. Lawrence and Miller most of her adult life. Ed passed away on June 13, 1978. In 1979, Ruth moved to Miller and in February of 2003, she became a resident of the Miller Good Samaritan Center.
Ruth and Ed were faithful and active members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Miller.
Ruth’s memory will be cherished by her daughter, Janice Manning of Miller; son, Ron (Jan) Bertsch of Yankton; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two step great grandchildren; four step great-great grandchildren; one brother, Rudy Freitag of Miller and one sister, Leona Dunlap of Gresham, Oregon.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; great granddaughter, Amy Manning; seven brothers; four sisters; and one son-in-law, Artie Manning.
Memorial can be directed to the St. Lawrence Cemetery Association, 36310 196th St., St. Lawrence, SD 57373 or Sioux Falls Children’s Home, PO Box 1749, Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1749.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Ruth's arrangements.
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Jan and family:
Sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jan and family,
So sorry to hear of the passing of your mom and grandma. Ruth was one sweet lady and know that she’ll be missed. Can remember Ruth always being involved in family gatherings with the Meyer/Moncur families. May she rest in peace with the angels in heaven…Debbie & Melvin
Ron, Sorry to hear about your Mom. I lost mine a long time ago and still think about her. Peg lost her’s last month at 95 years old. We missed you at the reunion. It was a good time and Billy did a good job of filling in for you. Take care and hope to see you in a couple of years. Dick and Peg Cacek
Ron and Jan, We send our condolences on your Moms passing. Our prayes are with you. Remember all of those wonderful memories that you have.
Bob and Wanda Logan
Well done, thou good and faithful servant– God has kept His promise and you now rest from your labor. Blessed be the name of the Lord, our God. We are sorry for your loss, dear family members. We love you all-
Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss. The lost of a loved one is the most painful experience we have in life. It would be great if death didn’t exist, if life never ended in a world that was beautiful and peaceful and everyone loved one another. This can be a reality for us, if we learn to love Jehovah and Jesus Christ.
Please accept my sympathies. I know that the loss of your Mother and Grandmother puts a real big hole in the family. Aunt Ruth was a sweet lady. I’ll never forget one time we ate at her house and I was washing dishes. I forgot to rinse the soap off and she very politely told me to rinse it. Can you believe I still remember that most every time I wash dishes? Ruth was a very sweet lady and will be truly missed. God Bless all of you!