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Name	Ruth Viola Folkestad
Gender	Female
Birth	10 May 1925	Clinton, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA
Died	16 Apr 2015	Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Buried	Chelan Fraternal Cemetery, Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA   [1]

Parents

Family ID: F3121 -:|:-  Group Sheet  -:|:-  Family Chart  

Father	Jacob L Folkestad (ID:I9573)           b. 5 Mar 1874, Canisteo Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, USA           d. 1954 (Age 79 years)
Mother	Ida Amelia Jacobson (ID:I9563)           b. 18 Jun 1890, Clinton, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA           d. 28 Nov 1971, Linn County, Oregon, USA (Age 81 years)

Family

Family ID: F3136   -:|:-   Group Sheet   -:|:-   Family Chart  -:|:-  Last Modified : 20 Jul 2023   

Husband	Wayne Delmar Giffin (ID:I9618)           b. 12 Oct 1920, Lakefield, Jackson County, Minnesota, USA           d. 16 Jun 2008, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	7 Jul 1942	Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Children	1. Living (ID:I9619)   2. Living (ID:I9620)   3. Living (ID:I9621)   4. Living (ID:I9622)

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Siblings

7 brothers and 2 sisters

+   1. Orlyn Harold Folkestad           b. 2 Jan 1912, Clinton, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA           d. 27 Sep 1977, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 65 years)      ▻ Irene Ramona Clark ,  m. 12 Nov 1946 +   2. Alice Marie Folkestad           b. 3 May 1913, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 26 Dec 1984, Chippewa County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 71 years)      ▻ Lewellyn Hans Johnson ,  m. 27 Jun 1937 +   3. Lenor Joseph Folkestad           b. 7 Sep 1914, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 3 Oct 1982, Albany, Linn County, Oregon, USA  (Age 68 years)      ▻ Anna Elizabeth Christine Anderson ,  m. 30 Jan 1940     4. John Henry Folkestad           b. 9 Apr 1916, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 2 Dec 1993, Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA  (Age 77 years)      ▻ Lillian M Rosenberg ,  m. 16 Aug 1942 ;   Dorothy Frances Highberger ,  m. 11 Mar 1960 +   5. Thelma Irene Folkestad           b. 25 Oct 1917, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 7 Jan 2003, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA  (Age 85 years)      ▻ Ralph Norman Jahr ;   Wayne Merle Cooper ,  m. 23 Mar 1974 +   6. Milton Oliver Folkestad           b. 20 Feb 1919, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 24 Mar 2019, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA  (Age 100 years)     7. Selmar Bernard Folkestad           b. 29 Jun 1920, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 8 Nov 1942, Casablanca, Morocco  (Age 22 years) +   8. Elmer William Folkestad           b. 11 Feb 1923, Wilmot, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 2 Jun 2012, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA  (Age 89 years)      ▻ Wanda Lee Hoskins ,  m. 1 Feb 1949 +   9. Aaron Leroy Folkestad           b. 8 May 1928, Wilmot, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA           d. 20 Jan 1994, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA  (Age 65 years)      ▻ Nell Cox

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	Birth - 10 May 1925 - Clinton, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 7 Jul 1942 - Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA Died - 16 Apr 2015 - Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA Buried - - Chelan Fraternal Cemetery, Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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Source Citations

[FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153820542/ruth-viola-giffin. Lake Chelan Mirror - Apr. 14, 2015 Ruth Viola Giffin May 10, 1925 - April 10, 2015 Our Lovely Mother, Ruth Viola Giffin, went to be with her Lord and Savior April 10, 2015 with friends and family at her side. Ruth Folkestad was born May 10, 1925 at Clinton, Minnesota to Jacob and Ida Folkestad, and was the second to youngest of nine brothers and sisters. Early life was spent on the family farm. The Great Depression and World War II impacted the family and the farm. In 1941, Ruth, at age 16, took the train from Minnesota to Yakima, Washington to live with her sister and her husband, so she could attend high school. Through family, she met the Love of Her Life Wayne Giffin, and they were married July 11, 1942. They enjoyed life, love, and happiness until Wayne's death in 2008, a few weeks short of their 66th wedding anniversary. Wayne and Ruth lived and worked in Yakima prior to moving to Leavenworth in 1952. Wayne was a manager of Moettler Orchards and Ruth worked at Columbia Market. While in Leavenworth, Ruth and Wayne made many lifelong friends. In 1958 they moved the family to Chelan. where Ruth worked for a short time at Safeway. Later she worked for over 25 years at Seattle First National Bank, which later became Bank of America. She retired in 1979. Throughout Ruth's career at the bank, Wayne and Ruth were orchardists in Manson. Ruth was a member of Lake Chelan Community Hospital Guild E, and a 40 year Member of the Lake Chelan Eagles Auxiliary. Ruth is survived by one brother, Milton Folkestad of Salem, Oregon; four children, Terry Giffin, Wenatchee; Mike (Carol) Giffin, Manson; Roberta Giffin, Chelan; and Roxanne Giffin, Manson. Ruth is also survived by nine grandchildren ,Travis Giffin, Holli Giffin, Marc Spears (Dawn); Tracy Pickeral (Corey); Tim Spears (Tiffany); Erin Peistrup (Brad); Kell Giffin (Jessica); Tylar Self (Janet); and Stellan Giffin; and 11 great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held at the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 1 p.m. Private Inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church or the Chelan Senior Center. Please share your thoughts and memories for the family at prechtrose.com. Services under the direction of Precht Rose Chapel, Chelan.