Ruth Elizabeth HOGLUND

1921 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	Ruth Elizabeth HOGLUND
  Birth	1 Apr 1921	Swift County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1921-36780
  Death	11 Jul 2003	Minnesota
  Notes	Apparently known as Ruth B. That is what she is called in the 1930 census. Ruth ?Boo? Eklund, 82, of Willmar, died Friday at Rice Care Center in Willmar, MN. Memorial services will be 10:00 am Thursday, July 17, at Vinje Lutheran Church with Rev. Barbara Johnson officiating. The family prefers memorials to a Special Staff Fund at Rice Care Center, who cared for Boo. Ruth ?Boo? (Hoglund) was born on April 1, 1921, in Kerkhoven, MN, the daughter of Dr. Herbert A. and Ruth (Merriman) Hoglund. Following her mother’?s death at childbirth, her father married Grace (Merriman), who together raised Boo and her two sisters. Boo graduated Valedictorian of Kerkhoven High School in 1939. She attended the University of Minnesota, earning a degree in English and Library Science. Her first teaching position was in Cokato, where she met her future husband. She later worked as a librarian in St. Paul and most recently at Jefferson Elementary School in Willmar. On December 28, 1946, Boo was united in marriage to Charles W. Eklund. They lived in St. Paul, MN, Grand Forks, ND, Sioux City, IA and Fargo, prior to moving to Willmar in 1965. They shared a lifelong love of golf, bridge, bowling and summers at Green Lake. She is survived by her children, Mary Beth (and Bill) Thorne, of Ft. Collins, CO, Jeff Eklund, of Willmar, and Gretchen (and Keith) Kleinsasser, of Cottage Grove; six grandchildren, Brad Thorne, Suzanne Thorne, Zachary Kleinsasser, Heidi (and Nathan) Cole, Joel Kleinsasser and Allison Kleinsasser. Also surviving is her sister, Mary Margaret Nelson, of Spicer; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Joanne and Duanne Hammargren of Alexandria; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one sister Audré Torgerson.
  Person ID	I11566	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Herbert Alexius HOGLUND,   b. 1894   d. 1983 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Ruth L MERRYMAN,   b. 12 Feb 1895, Kerkhoven, Swift County, Minnesota d. 10 Apr 1921, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1920	Swift County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F8681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles W EKLUND
  Family ID	F8684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart