Source: birthdate from Public Records, Ancestry.com.

Ruth Stansbery passed away on April 15, 2016 at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. She was 98 years old.

Ruth was born March 29, 1918 in Bentonsport, Iowa to James and Lilly ‏(Warner)‏ Syfert. She married George T. Stansbery on January 15, 1936. She went on to work at various places in her life, including Grant School in the cafeteria, Stamatts as a housekeeper, at Crovac Manu, and finally in housekeeping at the Cedar Rapids Airport where she retired from. While working at the airport she was awarded the airport's quarterly incentive award from 250 airport employees. This award recognizes airport employees who make an outstanding contribution toward filling airport objectives. She was praised for her personable manner with employees and the traveling public. She enjoyed her family and everyone around her. She was a great mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband who passed in 1994, her son Duane Stansbery, her brothers Martin, Harold, and Glen, her sisters Rita Jeffrey and Kathryn Beer, her daughter-in-law Joan Stansbery and her son-in-law Robert Gustafson.

Survivors include her daughters Norma Gustafson of Nixa, MO., Lois ‏(Loren)‏ Schmitz of Cedar Rapids, IA, her sons Donald ‏(Marilou)‏Stansbery of Florissant, MO, and Gary ‏(Lynn)‏ Stansbery of Cedar Rapids, IA, her sister Mary Bradfield of Bloomfield, IA, her brother Rex ‏(Elouise)‏ Syfert of Keosauqua, IA, her 8 grandchildren Karolyn Swender, Karla ‏(Mike)‏ Ray, Lester ‏(Jill)‏ Schmitz, Leo ‏(Sharon)‏ Schmitz, Lorie Schmitz, Jennifer ‏(Fritz)‏ Hegman, Don ‏(Stacy)‏ Stansbery and estranged granddaughter Kathy Abben. She is also survived by her 9 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.

Visitation will be held at 10 am at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Stateroom on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016. Services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, following the visitation, with burial following the services.

Special thanks to Dr. Lisa Hazelton, Linn Manor Care Center and Mercy Hospice for all of their wonderful care.

In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Linn Manor Care Center or Mercy Hospice.

Obituary & photo published by Cedar Memorial Memorial Chapel.

"Ruth was born March 29, 1918 in Bentonsport, Iowa to James and Lilly ‏(Warner)‏ Syfert. She married George T. Stansbery on January 15, 1936. She went on to work at various places in her life, including Grant School in the cafeteria, Stamatts as a housekeeper, at Crovac Manu, and finally in housekeeping at the Cedar Rapids Airport where she retired from. While working at the airport she was awarded the airport's quarterly incentive award from 250 airport employees. This award recognizes airport employees who make an outstanding contribution toward filling airport objectives. She was praised for her personable manner with employees and the traveling public. She enjoyed her family and everyone around her. She was a great mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Ruth passed away on April 15, 2016, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. She was 98 years old. ..."
Source: Excerpts from Ruth's obituary, published by Cedar Memorial Memorial Chapel.