Ruth M. Lopez

Ruth M. Lopez

1921 to 2013

Ruth M. Lopez, 92, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sidney. The services for Ruth have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.

Ruth Marie Lopez was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 2, 1921, the daughter of Bill and Esther Menge. She later moved to North Dakota and then later to Montana where she met and married Robert Lopez. The couple had a family of 8 children. Ruth moved to Sidney in 1978 and always considered Sidney to be her home. Ruth moved to Kimball in 2012. She loved to read and spend time with her family and friends. She was very active and faithful to her religion.

Survivors include her children Robert “John” (Loretta) Lopez of Billings, MT., Blaine Vincent Lopez of Orangeburg, SC., Robert Ernest (Gina) Lopez of Kimball, NE., Hazel Marie Lopez of Salt Lake City, UT., Ramona (James) Joyce of Sidney, NE., David Leroy (Mary) Lopez of Commerce City, CO., and Serena Grace Dalton of Nipomo, CA; 29 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Robert and oldest daughter Wanda Ruth.