Ruthie Boyd-Robertson, 87, of Port Lavaca passed away May 6, 2024. She was born October 6, 1936 in Port Lavaca to Erwin Otto and Cora Angerstein Berger and married to Kenneth Boyd-Robertson (d.2023), her high school sweetheart.
She is survived by her daughter, Kay Sevick and her husband Gerry; sons, Kyle Boyd-Robertson and his wife Paula and Phil Boyd-Robertson; brother, Ervin Oran Berger; grandchildren Sarah Adkins, Jacob Sevick and his wife Yoko, Steven Boyd-Robertson and his wife Megan, Anna Sevick, Kayla Boyd-Robertson, Kasey Hinds, Richard Hinds, Joy Boyd-Robertson, and Grace Boyd-Robertson as well as many great-grandchildren, friends, and other family members.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Kenneth Boyd-Robertson Jr. (d.2023); parents; daughter, Kerry Kim (d.2015); grandson, Stephen (d. 2019); and sister-in-law, Janie Berger (d. 2022).
Ruthie worked as an administrator to the principal at Crockett Junior High until retirement. She absolutely adored junior high students and also enjoyed playing practical jokes on her boss.
Ruthie was a long-time member of Salem Lutheran Church. Serving God was the center of her life, and she served in many ways both through her church and independently. She started prayer groups, prison ministries, and church drama groups. She taught Sunday school while still a teenager. She often brought home those she ministered to, offering them a home cooked family meal.
Ruthie also loved to make a “joyful noise unto the Lord,” and sang hymns and other religious songs with gusto. She made sure her children and grandchildren were able to attend Lutheran summer camps, and those camp experiences were foundational in her children’s faith.
She will be remembered as a woman who loved, served, sacrificed for her family, her church, and her community and who loved God and her husband with her whole heart.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. A memorial service will follow the burial at Salem Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. with Pastor Nancy Jaster officiating.
Pallbearers are Max Sturm, Paul Kelm, Hammy Ervin Berger, David McAfee, Richard Hinds, Steven Boyd-Robertson.
Memorial donations may be made to Doctors without borders or Lutheran Social Services.
Thoughts and memories may be shared at www.richardsoncolonial.com.
