Ruth Harriet Swart

88 year old, Ruth Harriet Swart of DeMotte, passed away March 19, 2014.

On June 11, 1925, Ruth Harriet was born in Highland, Indiana to Nick and Johanna (Ooms) Swart. Ruth Harriet graduated from Wheatfield High School in 1942. She worked as a cashier for DeKock’s Grocery in DeMotte, worked at the ASCS office in Rensselaer, and was a clerk for the Circuit Court in Rensselaer. She was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church of DeMotte.

Ruth Harriet is survived by her sisters: Laura Mae Swart and Wilma Rose Bultema, special cousin: Evelyn Coffer, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ruth Harriett was preceded in death by her parents: Nick and Johanna, and sister: Evelyn Grace Zeldenrust.

Friends are invited to visit with the family from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on March 22, 2014, at the First Christian Reformed Church in DeMotte. Services for Ruth will take place at the church at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Laryn Zoerhof officiating. Interment will follow at the Holland Cemetery, DeMotte.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Christian Schools in DeMotte.