Ruby Wildman Berry (Roy)
July 12, 1913 — November 9, 2009
Ruby Wildman Berry, 96, of Burnsville, Minnesota, formerly of Toddville and Coralville, Iowa passed away on Monday, November 9, 2009 at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville. Memorial Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 23, 2009 at The Rivers Independent and Assisted Living, 11151 River Hills Drive, Burnsville. Private family inurnment will take place at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, Iowa at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her son, Richard “Dick” (Jan) Oliphant of Indian Wells, California; her daughter, Valetta (John) Sueppel of Cardiff By The Sea, California; her daughter, Carol (Dwight) Olinger of Burnsville, Minnesota; a son-in-law, Wayne Peak of Poteau, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, 3 husbands; and her daughter, Kathy Peak.
Ruby was born on July 12, 1913 to B. F. and Alta (Hepker) Roy in Toddville, Iowa. Ruby graduated from Toddville High School in 1931 and married Lloyd Wesley Oliphant. They had one child: Richard Roy Oliphant. After Lloyd’s death in 1941, Ruby married Ralph Harold Wildman in Iowa City. Ralph had a daughter: Valetta Sueppel. Together, Ralph and Ruby had two children: Kathy Sue Peak and Carol Jean Olinger. Ralph passed away and Ruby married Robert Berry, a long-time family friend. Ruby lived in Toddville before moving to Iowa City with Ralph. They were in the construction business (R. H. Wildman Construction Co.) and owned the Siesta Motel in Coralville for many years. Ruby and Bob spent many years traveling the United States in their motor home before finally settling in Indio, California. Bob passed away and Ruby continued to live at Coronado Gardens in Indio. In 2004, Ruby moved to The Rivers Independent and Assisted Living facility in Burnsville, Minnesota, where she made many friends before her recent illness.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to your local hospice organization in Ruby’s memory.
She is survived by her son, Richard “Dick” (Jan) Oliphant of Indian Wells, California; her daughter, Valetta (John) Sueppel of Cardiff By The Sea, California; her daughter, Carol (Dwight) Olinger of Burnsville, Minnesota; a son-in-law, Wayne Peak of Poteau, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, 3 husbands; and her daughter, Kathy Peak.
Ruby was born on July 12, 1913 to B. F. and Alta (Hepker) Roy in Toddville, Iowa. Ruby graduated from Toddville High School in 1931 and married Lloyd Wesley Oliphant. They had one child: Richard Roy Oliphant. After Lloyd’s death in 1941, Ruby married Ralph Harold Wildman in Iowa City. Ralph had a daughter: Valetta Sueppel. Together, Ralph and Ruby had two children: Kathy Sue Peak and Carol Jean Olinger. Ralph passed away and Ruby married Robert Berry, a long-time family friend. Ruby lived in Toddville before moving to Iowa City with Ralph. They were in the construction business (R. H. Wildman Construction Co.) and owned the Siesta Motel in Coralville for many years. Ruby and Bob spent many years traveling the United States in their motor home before finally settling in Indio, California. Bob passed away and Ruby continued to live at Coronado Gardens in Indio. In 2004, Ruby moved to The Rivers Independent and Assisted Living facility in Burnsville, Minnesota, where she made many friends before her recent illness.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to your local hospice organization in Ruby’s memory.
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