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Ruth Klann 1919 - 2012
Murphys, CA...Ruth Ireland Klann, 92, passed away in her home in Murphys, CA on September 11, 2012. Ruth was born on December 30, 1919, to Ira Ernest Ireland and Lena Witman Ireland in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After her mother's death she was raised in Emporia, Kansas by her father Ernest and step mother Marie Hamilton Ireland who owned and operated Ireland's Shoe Repair on 421 Commercial St. She met and then married Ernest H. Klann while attending business college in Lawrence, Kansas on July 11, 1938. She moved to Murphys in 1986 to be closer to her family.
She was the highlight of our lives. She was a wonderful mother to her four
children and a faithful companion to our father, who passed away in 1996.
She also had a life-long love for gardening and enjoyed playing bridge with
her friends. She was an inspiration to her nine grandchildren, and will now
be a continuing influence for her 19 great-grandchildren as they follow her
footsteps in their own life's journeys.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Ernest and sister Challa Ireland
Jones. She is survived by her children Sandy (Frank) Rossi, Deniese (John)
Sessions, Stephen (Claudia) Klann and James (Lynn) Klann, and brother
Corydon "Cork" Ireland.
A private family gathering to celebrate Ruth's life will be held on
September 22, 2012. From all of us, "We're gonna miss ya Ma, Thanks for
everything."
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