Obituary for Dallas Ruth
Grant City, Missouri
Dallas E. Ruth, age 96, Grant City, Missouri died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care-Maryville.
Dallas was born December 7, 1925, in Audubon, Iowa. He was the youngest of ten children born to Edwin and Laura May (Giles) Ruth.
Dallas attended country school in Adair County, Iowa. He joined the United States Navy at age 18 to serve his country in World War II. Dallas was awarded an honorary diploma from Worth County R-3 High School in Grant City on Veterans Day 2020.
On June 11, 1948, he married the love of his life, Verle Christensen at her family’s home in Orient, Iowa. They were married 74 years and the parents of three children, Doyle, Beth and Eric.
Operating his own heavy equipment Dallas did construction projects for many people.
Dallas loved to pitch horseshoes, a routine he did daily, either by himself or with a friend. He was a former member of the Fountain of Youth Horseshoe Club in Niland, California.
Dallas was preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers and sisters, a son Eric, a grandson-in-law Shane Cass and a son-in-law Mark Lanzarotta.
His survivors include his wife Verle of the home, Grant City, son Doyle (Polly) Ruth, Orient, Iowa, daughter Beth Lanzarotta, Eugene, Oregon, grandchildren Stacey Cass, Travis (Kelli) Ruth, Eric (Melissa) Woosley, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of other friends and loved ones.
Dallas E. Ruth, age 96, Grant City, Missouri died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care-Maryville.
Dallas was born December 7, 1925, in Audubon, Iowa. He was the youngest of ten children born to Edwin and Laura May (Giles) Ruth.
Dallas attended country school in Adair County, Iowa. He joined the United States Navy at age 18 to serve his country in World War II. Dallas was awarded an honorary diploma from Worth County R-3 High School in Grant City on Veterans Day 2020.
On June 11, 1948, he married the love of his life, Verle Christensen at her family’s home in Orient, Iowa. They were married 74 years and the parents of three children, Doyle, Beth and Eric.
Operating his own heavy equipment Dallas did construction projects for many people.
Dallas loved to pitch horseshoes, a routine he did daily, either by himself or with a friend. He was a former member of the Fountain of Youth Horseshoe Club in Niland, California.
Dallas was preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers and sisters, a son Eric, a grandson-in-law Shane Cass and a son-in-law Mark Lanzarotta.
His survivors include his wife Verle of the home, Grant City, son Doyle (Polly) Ruth, Orient, Iowa, daughter Beth Lanzarotta, Eugene, Oregon, grandchildren Stacey Cass, Travis (Kelli) Ruth, Eric (Melissa) Woosley, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of other friends and loved ones.