Ruth Bauercamper

Ruth C. Bauercamper, 95, of Waukon, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6 at 11 a.m. at Zalmona Presbyterian Church, rural Waukon, with Rev. Amy Perkins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Ruth Carolyn Regan was born November 5, 1909, in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Peter John and Hazel June (Cowan) Regan. She graduated from Waukon High School in 1928.

On November 28, 1929, she married Leslie Lloyd Bauercamper. They spent their entire lives in Waukon where Ruth was a homemaker and an active member of Zalmona Presbyterian Church and its Sarah Circle. Ruth was devoted to her family throughout her life. After her parents moved to Chicago, she took her children to visit them every summer. Later, her mother moved back to Waukon and Ruth cared for her for several years. She not only tended to the household needs of her husband and children, but was an excellent cook and made sure everyone was treated to their favorite dishes often. After her children moved away, she loved traveling to visit them and treasured every moment she got to spend with her grandchildren. Ruth was also a fan of jigsaw puzzles, liked music and dancing, appreciated fine chocolates, and enjoyed playing cards with her family and friends.

Survivors include her three children: Joan Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Charles (Priscilla) Bauercamper of Cutler, Ohio, and Marian (Richard) Geving of Cody, Wyo.; 12 grandchildren, Danny Johnson of Cedar Rapids, David (Laura) Johnson of Birmingham, Ala., Deb (Mike) Williams of Homewood, Ala., Todd Zedak of Fairfax, Va., Jay (Dana) Zedak of Hudson, Ohio, Gayle (George) Jarvis of Kenosha, Wis., Dennis (Katrina) Geving of Meridian, Idaho, Vicky (Dennis) Salow of Colesburg, Iowa, Leigh Tuten of Cody, Wyo., Richard (Annette) Geving of Woodland Park, Colo., and Craig (Julie) Geving and Eric (Erin) Geving, both of Meeteetse, Wyo.; 16 great-grandchildren; and many special nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Leslie, who died in 1967; a son-in-law, Archie Johnson; two sisters, Marian Hill and Hazel Mae Sheehy; and a brother, Bill Regan.