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03/31/2010 - Ruby Elizabeth (West) Brott
Graveside services for Ruby Elizabeth (West) Brott, age 85, of Mitchell, formerly of Crawford will be Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 1:30 PM at the Crawford Cemetery with Pastor Sheila Taylor officiating.
Friends and family who wish may call at the Jones Mortuary on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 1-7:00 PM. A memorial has been established for The Nebraska Commission For The Blind And Visually Impaired or the Mitchell United Methodist Church.
Her obituary may be viewed and online condolences left at www.jones-mortuary.com. Ruby Elizabeth (West) Brott passed away at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on Sunday, March 28, 2010 with her family by her side. Ruby was born April 26, 1924 six miles south of Van Tassell, WY on the family farm to Victor and Elsie (Turner) West. She was the fourth of five children. She attended the Lewis country school and was the last class to graduate from the Van Tassell High School in 1942. She was salutatorian of her class.
Ruby married James Richard Rufus Brott on November 10, 1943 in Harrison, Nebraska at the Methodist Church while James was home on leave from the army. To this union three children were born; Sandra, Dennis, and Vicky. When James returned to the service, Ruby returned to Lusk, WY to continue working as a telephone operator, which she enjoyed. James was discharged in 1945, they moved to the Brott family farm in the Squaw Mound area fourteen miles southeast of Crawford. They lived there until James’ death in 1981. In the fall of 1981 Ruby moved to Crawford. She worked as a cook at the Ponderosa Villa Nursing Home. In March 1989 she moved to Mitchell, Nebraska to be near her daughter, Vicky.
Ruby was a member of the following: Squaw Mound Extension Club, Willow Creek Sunday School, United Methodist Church, and War Dads Auxiliary at Crawford, Glad Hour Garden Club, and Senior Center in Mitchell.
Ruby was blessed with a green thumb with her love for flowers and garden. Wherever she lived, many people stopped to admire her flowers. Among her hobbies she enjoyed were ceramics, photography, tole painting, sewing, and needlecraft. She enjoyed wild life, especially deer and bird watching. She also enjoyed cooking for her family.
Preceding her in death were her husband James, parents Victor and Elsie West, brothers Clarence, Roy, and Frank, sister Leota Solick.
Immediate Suvivors:
Son- Dennis and wife Geraldine Brott of Crawford, NE. Daughters- Vicky and husband Roy Stoll of Mitchell, NE; Sandra and husband Dale Buckley of Harrison, NE. Grandchildren- 9
Great Grandchildren- 19. Sister-in-law- Dorothy West of Whitney, NE. Numerous and nieces and nephews. Jones Mortuary in Mitchell is in charge of arrangements.
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