Obituary of Ruth L. Walters

Ruth L. Walters, 92, of Iowa City, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 4th at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City. Visitation will be Monday from 5-7 p.m. at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ruth Walters Memorial Fund. Ruth Louella Coulson (Nelson) Walters was born March 3, 1923, in Grundy Center, Iowa; daughter of Delbert and Gretchen (McDonald) Coulson. She graduated from Grundy Center High School in '41. From 1942-1958 she lived in Cedar Falls and in '58 moved to Iowa City where she's been a long time resident. She Married Willard "Curley" Walters on June 19, 1959 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. She worked for Pepperidge Farms, Owens Brush and she was one of Iowa City's first parking meter maids and later worked as a water meter repairperson for the City of Iowa City. She was a charter member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church as well as a member of the World War II Memorial Society. Her family includes her children, Theodore "Ted" Nelson (Donna) of Cedar Falls, Larry Nelson (Beverly) of Coralville, Jerri Bruns (Del) of E. Peoria, IL, Rick Walters (Beverly Williams) of Iowa City, Mike Walters (Barb) of Iowa City and Beverly "Bev" Nelson (Larry) of Coralville; grandchildren, Boe and Shay Bruns, Mieka Deeter, Fred Walters, Yvonne and Wylie Walters, Steven Nelson and Kimberly Bergman, Ruth Beemer and Jim, John and Marnie Bates. Her family also includes 20 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Virginia "Ginny" Bates; brothers, Don, Wilfred "Willy", John and Paul Coulson and sister, Margaret "Marnie" Ashby.