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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Ruth
Lindeman
October 5, 1925 – May 10, 2016
Obituary
Ruth Bicknell Lindeman, age 90, died May 10, 2016, in Storm Lake, Iowa, surrounded by family and friends.
A visitation will take place Thursday, May 12, 2016 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. There will also be a visitation Friday, May 13, 2016 at the United Church of Christ in Springfield, South Dakota at 12:30 p.m. Funeral will follow at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Michael Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake along with Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Ruth was born October 5, 1925 in Yankton, South Dakota to Gilbert Glenn Bicknell and Harriet (Orvis) Bicknell.
Ruth grew up in Yankton, SD, and graduated from Yankton High School and the University of Nebraska. She also holds degrees from USD and USD/S.
On June 15, 1946, she married Theodore (Ted) Charles Lindeman, of Yankton, South Dakota. The Bicknell and Lindeman families were well acquainted with each other in Yankton.
In 1952, Ruth and Ted moved to Springfield, SD, where Ted practiced dentistry and they raised their five children. In 2013, they moved to Alta, IA, to be near their youngest daughter, Dr. Lisa Lindeman and her husband Stan Rishoi.
Ruth enjoyed reading, politics and current events. She was a longtime member of AAUW, was elected to the Springfield School Board, was appointed to the South Dakota Commission on the Status of Women, served over 20 years as the Springfield Historical Society secretary and was instrumental in bringing the Alternatives to Violence Program to the Springfield Correctional Facility, serving as facilitator up until her move to Iowa.
Ruth is survived by Ted of Alta, IA, her husband of seventy years, and children David (Barbara) Lindeman of Washington, DC, Eric (Jana) Lindeman of Seattle, WA, Gilbert (Gisela) Lindeman of Silver Spring, MD, Becky (Michael) Wheeler of Mackville, KY and Lisa (Stan Rishoi) Lindeman of Alta, IA. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a special nephew Jim (Leann) Bicknell.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers William "Bill" (Betty) Bicknell and Gilbert "Buck" ("Rusty") Bicknell.
A visitation will take place Thursday, May 12, 2016 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. There will also be a visitation Friday, May 13, 2016 at the United Church of Christ in Springfield, South Dakota at 12:30 p.m. Funeral will follow at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Michael Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake along with Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Ruth was born October 5, 1925 in Yankton, South Dakota to Gilbert Glenn Bicknell and Harriet (Orvis) Bicknell.
Ruth grew up in Yankton, SD, and graduated from Yankton High School and the University of Nebraska. She also holds degrees from USD and USD/S.
On June 15, 1946, she married Theodore (Ted) Charles Lindeman, of Yankton, South Dakota. The Bicknell and Lindeman families were well acquainted with each other in Yankton.
In 1952, Ruth and Ted moved to Springfield, SD, where Ted practiced dentistry and they raised their five children. In 2013, they moved to Alta, IA, to be near their youngest daughter, Dr. Lisa Lindeman and her husband Stan Rishoi.
Ruth enjoyed reading, politics and current events. She was a longtime member of AAUW, was elected to the Springfield School Board, was appointed to the South Dakota Commission on the Status of Women, served over 20 years as the Springfield Historical Society secretary and was instrumental in bringing the Alternatives to Violence Program to the Springfield Correctional Facility, serving as facilitator up until her move to Iowa.
Ruth is survived by Ted of Alta, IA, her husband of seventy years, and children David (Barbara) Lindeman of Washington, DC, Eric (Jana) Lindeman of Seattle, WA, Gilbert (Gisela) Lindeman of Silver Spring, MD, Becky (Michael) Wheeler of Mackville, KY and Lisa (Stan Rishoi) Lindeman of Alta, IA. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a special nephew Jim (Leann) Bicknell.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers William "Bill" (Betty) Bicknell and Gilbert "Buck" ("Rusty") Bicknell.
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