Ruth Sandness, age 90 of Bottineau, died Thursday at a Bottineau nursing home.  Her funeral will be held on Thursday at 11:00 am at the Grace Lutheran Church in Bottineau.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.

Ruth Elaine (Anderson) Sandness, was born on Christmas Day in 1927 in LaMoure, ND.  Her mother, Ragnhild Esperum came from Norway and married Edwin Anderson.  Ruth attended country school in LaMoure County and graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School in  Fargo.  She married Richard Sandness on October 25, 1947.  They farmed in LaMoure before moving to Salem, Oregon for a time.  They moved to Bottineau in 1955 where Ruth resided the rest of her life.

She became involved in community service, was a member of the First Lutheran Church and a volunteer for many organizations including the American Cancer Society and the Good Samaritan Center.  Ruth was an avid gardener, a talented seamstress and a wonderful baker.  Music was of great importance to her and she filled her homes with flowers and music, singing in many choirs and choral groups.  She devoted herself to her family, friends and Richard, her loving husband of 62 years.  Together they had 5 children, Mary, Chad, Naomi, Ann and Winifred.

Ruth passed away at the Bottineau Good Samaritan Center on January 25, 2018.

She is survived by her 3 daughters, Mary (Gary) Heald of Tallahassee, Fl, Ann (Rodney) Schmidt of Bottineau and Winifred Sandness of Las Vegas; grandsons, Kris (Nadia) Heald, Matthew (Katie) Heald, Jason (Aime) Schmidt, Luther (Denae) Schmidt and Justin (Eric) Liming; granddaughter, Vanessa (Kellen) Summers; great grandchildren, Tori, Jaeden, Peyton and Kenley Schmidt and Ryland and Daisy Heald; sister, Millie (Gus) Stroh; in-laws, Al and Junice Sandness, Vernon Sandness, Irene Lere, Edna Oien and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parent, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; daughter, Naomi; son, Chad; grandson, Richie Liming; brother, Oscar (Thelma) Anderson; sister, Bernice (Jerry) Thomas; in-laws, Cliff and Muriel Tompt; Claire and Barb Sandness, Delores Sandness, Sig and Margaret Sandness, Maurice Oien, Raymond Lere and Corrine (Lloyd) Carlson.

Arrangements were with Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.  Friends may sign the online register book at www.nerofuneralhome.net.