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The Funeral Service for Ruth Kruse Adams, age 98 of Sturgis, SD; formerly of Lemmon, SD will be held at 2:00pm on Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon with Pastor Ed Zimmerman, officiating.  Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon with full military honors afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 of Lemmon.  Following the graveside service at time of fellowship and luncheon will be held at the American Legion in Lemmon.

The funeral service will be livestreamed on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com and going to Ruth's obituary and clicking on "View Funeral Service Here".

Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00pm; Monday from 9:00am to the time of the funeral service at 2:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.

Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey.

Serving as casketbearers are Bill Erhardt, Greg Bowser, Gary Frisvold, Loyson Carda, Bill Penfield, and Pete Gusenius.

RUTH ELLA KRUSE was born September 14, 1922 on the Kruse homestead south of Lemmon in Lincoln Township to Charles William Kruse and Juanita Andrace (Friend) Kruse.  Ruth graduated from the eighth grade at the Carpenter School, a one room country school.  However, she attended Shephard School in Washington, DC during her sixth grade and Oroville, CA Grave School during her seventh grade.  During the depression, the entire family moved to northern California to pick grapes.  She graduated from Lemmon High School in 1941 and went on to Business College in Billings, MT until World War II broke out.  Ruth then took a Civil Service job in Washington, DC until she joined the US Navy where she served as a Wave with BuPers (Navy Personnel Command) during World War II.

Ruth married Elmer Preston Adams from Milledgeville, GA on April 10, 1943 in Washington, DC.  Preston was stationed at Quanitco, VA in the US Marine Corps.  On daughter, LoElla Marie Adams was born to them on July 2, 1947 at Lemmon, SD.

Ruth spent her life as a successful businesswoman.  She worked in many fields to earn a living.  She owned her own cosmetic line, was a licensed beautician, and was an advertising salesperson for numerous radio and television stations in the Dakota area.  The last fourteen years of her employment was as a cattle buyer in the Dakotas and Montana until she returned to the family homestead to care for her aged mother and brother, Todd.

Ruth was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a member of the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 in Lemmon.  Ruth's hobbies included oil painting, crafts and sewing.

Ruth passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD.

Grateful for sharing her life with us, Ruth is survived by her nephew, Stanly Kruse, Glad Valley, SD; cousin, Carol Kruse Ross, San Diego, CA; on grand nephew, Harry Breeden, III, Huntsville, AL; one grand niece, Pam Juen, El Paso, TX; 2 great grand nephews, a 1 great grand niece, and 1 great great grand niece.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Preston; her daughter, LoElla Gramlich; brothers, Marvin, Edgar, Charles F. (Todd) Kruse, and a niece Anita Breeden.