Ruth Huyser was born on July 10, 1924 to Gertie (Terlouw) and Peter Keuning on a farm near Otley, Iowa. She was the youngest of eight children. Ruth grew up during the Great Depression, but her family was quite sufficient on their own, as they grew their own fruits and vegetables and had their own milk, eggs and meat. Her mother and older sisters made all of the family’s clothes. Ruth attended Pella Christian Grade School and was in the first graduating class of Pella Christian High School. After graduation from Calvin College, Ruth taught for four years at Southwest Christian School in Grand Rapids.

Ruth married Jim Huyser on June 24, 1949. To this union four children were born: Joel, Daniel, Mary and Rebecca. Jim died of a heart attack in September 1970 while managing the Farmer’s Coop in Sully. After Jim’s death, Ruth taught Remedial Reading and Kindergarten at Sully Christian Grade School until her retirement in 1989. After retirement, she moved to Pella.

Ruth volunteered for 18 months at Mississippi Christian Family Services in Rolling Fork, Mississippi where she tutored mentally and physically-challenged adults. In Pella she volunteered for Hospice, the Pella Clothing Bank, Work of Our Hands, church library, Coffee Break, Care Shepherd ministry and Crossroads Prison Ministries. Just prior to her death, Ruth was still attending morning services at Calvary CRC and an active member of the Mission Circle. She also enjoyed activities with the residents of Grandview Apartments.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, husband and siblings: John (Janet) Keuning, Bertha Keuning, Jennie (Willis) Vander Kooi, Margaret (Nick) De Ronde, Magdalene (Marinus) Aalbers, Anna (Cornie) Van Zee and Johanna (Raymond) Graves and great-granddaughter Sofia Quintanilla. She was also preceded in death by her in-laws: Ed and Elizabeth Memmelaar, Bill and Alvina Huyser and Frank Huyser. She is survived by Wilma Huyser and Jerry and Dorothy Huyser.

Survived by:

Joel and Jeannie Huyser - South Korea

Leeroy Gonzales (Andrew, Benjamin)

Christopher and Grace Huyser (Julie and Jeannie)

David and Amanda Huyser (David, AJ, Judah)

Micah Huyser (Elijah)

Dan and Mary Huyser - Fort Defiance, AZ

Kimberly Huyser

Michelle Huyser

John and Yuqiao Huyser

Chovonna Huyser

Win Huyser (Machias)

Mary and Gerald Vander Hoek - Ortonville, MI

Natalia and Bill Powers (Noah and Emily, Isaac, Lydia, Asher, Ezra, Ariella)

Carrie and Jorge Quintanilla (Jorge)

Jon and Lisa Vander Hoek (Jane, Heidi)

Rebecca and Glen Wieldraayer - Chattanooga, TN

Derek and Kathryn Wieldraayer (Davis, Benjamin)

Aaron and Aften Wieldraayer (Adelaide)

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Luke Society or Crossroads Prison Ministries.

The Memorial Service will be livestreamed through the Calvary Christian Reformed Church Media Page: https://boxcast.tv/channel/xaznezltqvoqjahhwkk8