Ruth Ilene Mathis

June 23, 1936 - October 30, 2005

Ruth Ilene Mathis: Ruth passed away Sunday afternoon, October 30, 2005 at her home in Oskaloosa at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 7 days. Her family includes a son, Thomas (Cary) Mathis; three grandchildren: Leona (Shannon) Hanna, Amy Owen and Tory Mathis, all of Oskaloosa; four great grandchildren: Brittney Padavich, Aven Owen, and Colleen and Alex Hanna; three sisters: Evelyn (Bob) Ricker of Mount Ayr, IA; Beverly (Clyde) Woods of Omaha, NE; and Elizabeth (David) Wiley of Diagonal, IA; two brothers: Bob (Peggy) Pine of Omaha, NE and Ronald (Joan) Pine of Kansas City, MO and a sister-in-law, Lavon Pine of Des Moines, IA. Ruth Ilene Mathis, daughter of Orville and Margaret Sayler Pine, was born June 23, 1936 in Diagonal, Iowa. She was a 1954 graduate of Diagonal High School. In 1963 she moved to Oskaloosa, where she worked as a bar tender at the Moose Lodge for 8 years and cared for elderly people in their homes. Ruth enjoyed flower gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Michael R. Mathis, who died August 13, 1979; a daughter, Jacque R. Mathis, who died December 7, 1983; and one brother, Raymond Pine. PDF Printable Version