Funeral Wednesday March 28, 2018, 10:30 AM at St. John Lutheran Church, Pomeroy, Iowa
Visitation Wednesday March 28, 2018, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM at St. John Lutheran Church, Pomeroy, Iowa
Burial Wednesday March 28, 2018 at Union Cemetery, Pomeroy, Iowa

Ruth M. Younie - age 89, of Pomeroy, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Accura HealthCare Center in Pomeroy, Iowa.

Ruth Marie Musfeldt was born August 14, 1928, in Manning, Iowa. She was the daughter of Herman and Lydia (Asmus) Musfeldt. Ruth attended country school and then Manning schools beginning in 1938 and graduated with the class of 1946. After high school, Ruth attended the Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and then taught country school at Hayes No. 6. On June 1, 1947, Ruth married Donald Younie at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. To this union, three children were born, Paul, Martha and David. The couple lived in various locations in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Ruth worked several years at Gurney's Seed and Nursery in Yankton. Don passed away on May 18, 1994. Ruth moved from Yankton, South Dakota, to Pomeroy in 2001 and entered the Pomeroy Care Center in 2015.

Ruth was always very active in her church, wherever they lived, including St. John Lutheran Church in Pomeroy. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and feeding and watching the birds.

Survivors include her son, Paul Younie of Little Falls, Minnesota; daughter, Martha (Dean) Holtorf of Pomeroy; grandchildren, Mark (Lynn) Younie of Harley, Matthew (Chandra) Younie of Storm Lake, Scott (Heidi) Holtorf of Houston, Texas, Sara (Jason) Knox of Iowa City and Megan (Kevin) Hauswirth of Havelock; ten great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, David (MaryAnn) Musfeldt and Evans Sam Musfeldt; sister-in-law, LeeAnn Musfeldt and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Don; son, David; great-grandson, Caleb Younie; brother, Tom Musfeldt; brother-in-law, Gordon Younie; sisters-in-law, Judy Musfeldt and Madlyn Younie and special friend, Curt Johnson.