DEERWOOD - Ruth Ann Hamilton, age 81, of Deerwood, died at her home on Dec. 13, 2013. She was born on April 28, 1931, in Crosby to Clifton and Naomi (Dike) Thompson. She married Earl M. Hamilton on Aug. 16, 1950, in Crosby. Ruth was a retired cook and media aid employee at the Crosby-Ironton Elementary School with 20-plus years of service.

...Tucson, Ariz., Donna Richter, Sioux City, Iowa, and Jeff Gordon, Gillette, Wyo. Great-grandparents are Ruth Hamilton, Deerwood, Elaine Gordon, Emily, and Leota Huisman, Sioux City, Iowa. David and Colana Wilson, Pequot Lakes...

...Colo., and Rocky and Sheila Valentino, Crosby, and John and Karen Millsop, Deerwood. Great-grandparents are Ruth Hamilton, Deerwood, Reno and Bea Valentino, Crosby, and Martha Brady, Deerwood. Kathleen Edwards, a girl, Madeline Ruth...

...are Tim and Cheryl Copperstone, Tucson, Ariz., and Donna Richter, Sioux City, Iowa. Great-grandparents are Ruth Hamilton, Deerwood, Elaine Gordon, Emily, and Leota Huisman, Sioux City, Iowa. Daniel St. Hilaire and Stephanie Herbst...

...Funeral Home, Staples. Lillian Anna Postel was born Aug. 18, 1922, in Winthrop, Iowa, the daughter of Bert and Ruth Hamilton. Lillian was a recreational therapist at Camp Confidence and the state hospital. She was an Iowa Republican Women's...

...Florian) Ridlon, of Cook, Minn., Nancy (Scott Joseph) Hamilton, of Mendota Heights; three daughters-in-law, Ruth Hamilton, of Deerwood, Dolores Hamilton, of Deerwood, and Judy Hamilton, of Cuyuna; 20 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren...

...John Luhman, Minneapolis; a brother, Bob Thompson, Garrison; three sisters, Cleo Peterson, St. Anthony, Ruth Hamilton, Deerwood, and Carol Nickaboine, Aitkin; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be 11...