Ruth Sunde age 96 of Alexandria, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Bethany Home. A memorial service will take place on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. A visitation will take place on Sunday, September 11, 2016 from 5:00 Pm to 7:00 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home. www.andersonfuneral.net
Ruth Margaret Sunde was born on December 29, 1919 in Benson, Minnesota, to Roy and Bertha (Vieman) Jacobson. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson. She attended country school and then later graduated from Benson High School. While in school Ruth was involved in the 4H program showing cattle not only in her home town, but also Minneapolis and traveling to Chicago.
On December 19, 1939, Ruth married Arthur Robert "Stub" Sunde at Our Saviors Lutheran church in Benson. To this union three children were born, Donna, Beverly and David.
Ruth had various jobs over the years. She worked as an egg Candler, a bookkeeper, meat wrapper, she worked side by side helping her husband farm and run a resort, she even opened her own café that was attached to a Texaco station, in Jackson, MN. It was while running her café, that she became famous for her home made Carmel rolls, pies, cookies and meals. Her children proclaim her as the best baker and cook. In 1969 they moved to Osakis and owned Stub's Resort. In 1976 the couple moved to Alexandria. Ruth retired from working at the age of 70, she then started to volunteer at Knute Nelson, running the fruit cart and baking cookies. Ruth also enjoyed canning, playing cards, having coffee with friends and quilting. She was an active member at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria, where she was involved in their quilting group. She could sew with a treadle sewing machine, passing on this talent to her daughters. Ruth loved to dance, even teaching her children how to dance, by standing on her feet.
Ruth died and went to heaven on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at the age of ninety-six. She is survived by her children, Donna (Glen Bill) Skalisky, Beverly Sunde and David (Roxanne) Sunde; grandchildren, Cindy (Mark) Nordstrom, Roger (Ann) Baschke, Judy (Ben) Kilgore, Philip Sunde, David Sunde, Darla Kennedy and Eugene Sunde; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Luella Christy; brother-in-law, Allan (Sharon) Sunde. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Robert "Stub" Sunde; twins sisters at birth; brothers, Bertice Jacobson, Andrew Jacobson; granddaughters, Delores Hoard, Tina Sunde.