Ruthalene Buell

Ruthalene (Ruth) Buell

July 25, 1943- September 13, 2024

Ruth Buell, 81 of Breezy Point went home to be with the Lord on Sept 13th, 2024 at Golden Horizons in Cross Lake. Ruthie as she was known to family and friends was born to Kenneth and Vivian Graybill on July 25, 1943, the sixth of nine children. She grew up in Galva, Ia. and attended Galva High School where she excelled in sports and music. She attended Buena Vista College where she earned a degree in physical education. She taught in Hartley and Schaller Iowa. 

On December 29th, 1967 she married the love of her life, Dennis Buell in Galva. They were together always until his passing in 2007. Dennis and Ruth lived on the family farm in Schaller where they raised their two children Ryan and Jennifer. In 2005, they moved to Pequot Lakes, MN. Ruth lived in the house that she and Dennis built together until moving to assisted living at Golden Horizons in Cross Lake. She worked many years for Walmart and made many special friends there. She was a strong and independent woman. She had a love of music, especially singing in a number of choirs. She loved gardening and canning. She was an excellent cook and her passion was food and feeding those around her. She always had something sweet in the house. Her greatest joy however was her family. She most notably loved watching her grandchildren play sports, no matter what sport it was, she was cheering them on! 

Ruth is remembered by her children Ryan (Patty) Buell of Pequot Lakes, MN and Jennifer (Bryce) Danelke of Big Lake MN. Grandchildren Emilee (Avery) Ficke of Dorchester NE; Joshua (Caelee) Buell of Duluth MN; and Chance Halligan (Lydia Nemeth) of Annandale MN. Sisters Melly (Thomas) McTernan of RocKford Illinois and Kathy Wulf of Holstein IA. Sister In Laws Blanch “Hoota” Graybill of Orr’s Island Maine and Janet Graybill of Holstein IA as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was welcomed into heaven by her husband Dennis, parents Kenneth and Vivian Graybill, granddaughter Elizabeth Buell, siblings Deloris (Gordon) Trimble, Darlene (Carl) Huth, Louella (Larry) Ludlow, Kenneth Graybill II, Roscoe Graybill, Wilford Wulf, and Roland (Marilyn) Graybill. 

The family would like express special thanks to the entire St. Croix Hospice team, the staff at Golden Horizons of Cross Lake as well as special friends Connie, Marsha and Pastor Jen.

Services will be held on September 19th @ 11:00AM at Grace United Methodist Church of Pequot Lakes with luncheon to follow. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service at the church. The service will be streamed at www.graceumcpequotlakes.org. Graveside committal service in Galva Iowa at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the St. Croix Hospice.