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Ruth Marie Grimme, known to most as Marie, was born on a claim near Milesville, South Dakota on Monday, July 1, 1912 to Carson and Matilda Janssen. She was baptized in the Congregational Church in Pierre some time later. In a post card sent from Ruth Marie's father, Carson, to relatives back in the Springfield area in April of 1914, Carson said, "Ruth Marie helped me pick up cobs the other day. I tell you she is smart for her age. She can talk about anything." In October, 1914, Marie's family moved to the Kingsburg community where they purchased a business, eventually including a cream station, grocery items, a pool room, and later a post office. In the Kingsburg community, Ruth Marie attended grade school and her father once said, "Marie went to school and at Christmas, Aunt Jessie made her a pretty red dress. She climbed up in the front right on the platform, said her piece, and marched down." Her early life was filled with school programs, road shows, merry-go-rounds, horse races and community dances. She attended high school in Springfield, graduated and enrolled in Southern Normal School. She taught in the vicinity of Kingsburg for three years where a local newspaper report stated, "She is numbered among the most efficient teachers and has made many friends in the vicinity of Kingsburg." During her teaching career, she married one of those friends in the school district in which she was teaching.
She and Arthur Grimme were married on April 15, 1933 at the Congregational Church in Vermillion, South Dakota. Arthur once quipped that their wedding dinner at a local Vermillion café was "the poorest meal we have ever eaten." After three flat tires in their return to the homestead, "we got the milk pails, went to the barn and milked the cows." In their early married years, times were tough on the George Grimme farm northeast of Kingsburg. For the first few years of their married life, Ruth Marie continued to teach where she earned enough money to buy some home essentials. After their first child was born in 1934, Ruth Marie devoted all her efforts to a growing family and struggling farmstead. In 1937, Arthur and Ruth Marie borrowed money to purchase the farm. Together, the couple turned their farm into a good life, living there until 1979. All four of their children were born on that farm site. Ruth Marie devoted her time to raising those children, helping out in the farm chore work where she could and keeping a comfortable house. Her family will always remember the kitchen table full of cookies and raised doughnuts.
Ruth Marie was active in the Methodist Church in Tyndall since their marriage in 1933. Following moving near Tyndall in 1979, she became active in the Elizabeth Chapter No. 54 OES and later became Worthy Matron. She was also an active member of the Jolly Neighbors Extension, Thursday Circle, Senior Citizens Center and the Good Samaritan Guild.
After Arthur died, she continued to live in their Tyndall residency until 1998. Since then, she proudly called her home the Good Samaritan Home in Tyndall. It is there that she passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 12 days.
Surviving are her four children, Donna Bohlmann (friend Leroy Sorenson) of Tyndall; Duane (wife Carol) of Yankton; Mary Williams of Anaheim California; and Larry (wife Lois) of Belvidere, South Dakota. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Ruth Marie is also survived by a sister in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, Gladys (Mrs. Andy Jochim).
Ruth Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Carson and Matilda Janssen; two brothers, James and John (Bud); an infant brother, Casper; two sisters, Nina and Rena; a brother-in-law, Joe Ganje; a sister-in-law, Velma Janssen and two sons-in-law, Leslie Bohlmann and Clifford Williams.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Saturday, June 16, 2007
United Methodist Church
Tyndall, South Dakota
CASKETBEARERS
Beth Kizer ~ Scott Williams
Michael Grimme ~ Steven Grimme
Marty Grimme ~ Jerry Bohlmann
Peggy Bohlmann
Arrangements by Goglin-Kelley funeral home.
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1912 - 2007 (94 Jahre)
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