Ruth was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on June 25, 1945, the daughter of Marvin Albert and Grace R (Loomis) Rusteberg, and was a graduate of Fenton High School in Bensenville, Illinois.
Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie Smith, (husband-George), Greencastle; four grandchildren, Landon, Hunter, and Grace Smith, and Hector Lezama; and a great grandson, Arlo Oliver.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Lara Vicars; and a brother, Marvin W. Rusteberg.
Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until time of service. Family will receive friends at their home following services. Burial will take place in Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park, Florida at a later date.
Memories may be directed to the family at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.