Ruby Jeanette (Velde) Langstaff, 96, of Lanesboro, passed away January 20, 2017 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.
Ruby was born February 12, 1920 to Tor and Inga (Ladsten) Velde in Preble Township in FIllmore County. Ruby attended Tawney County School near Mabel. On September 6, 1936 she married George N. Langstaff in Cresco, Iowa.
She worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at the Dr. R.B. Johnson Hospital in Lanesboro. She later served the community as a Fillmore County home health nurse.
She had many hobbies, including sewing, babysitting, and transporting people to doctor’s appointments or other errands.
Ruby was member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and WELCA. She was also a member of Lanesboro Historical Preservation Association. She was instrumental in organizing the Fillmore County Relay for Life.
Ruby is lovingly remembered by her son Paul (Cindy) Langstaff of Austin and daughter Barbara (David) Campbell of Lanesboro. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Ruby is preceded in death by husband George, grandson Mark, and her three sisters: Esther, June, and Mildred. For years the “Squash Sisters,” as Pastor John Backus called them, prepared the squash for the Bethlehem Lutheran meatball dinner.
A memorial service will be held for Ruby at 1 p.m., Saturday, January 28 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro, with Rev. Kerry Eversole officiating.
Visitation will take place one hour prior to service at the church. A private family committal will take place at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery on May 14, 2017.
Johnson-Riley Funeral Home in Lanesboro is assisting the family with arrangements. To share condolences with the family, please visit rileyfuneralhomes.com.