Ruth Eleanor Ladd

She was born in Burlington, Colorado on February 16, 1921, the only child of William and Anna Holmgren.

Ruth attended, and graduated from Pueblo High School and married Wiley Glover Ladd in 1938.

After marriage, Ruth provided for her family as a homemaker and worked as a retail sales clerk at Meier & Frank, Olds & King, Rhodes, and Liberty House in the Gateway shopping mall.

Ruth enjoyed music, and was a long time member of Rockwood United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and played the hand bells. She also had a passion for everything that required needles and thread and yarn. She sewed, quilted, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, tatted, and worked needlepoint. While employed at Rhodes/ Liberty House she worked in the yarn department and was very proud of the fact that knitters came from far and wide for instructions and knitting help from her.

She is survived by her five children, Larry Ladd, Bill Ladd, Carol Manchester, Diana Watkins and Chuck Ladd. She has eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren with another great grandchild due in the fall. She is predeceased by her husband, Wiley, who died in 1989.

There will be no services held.