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Personal data Ruth Wilhehnina (Ruth Wilhehnina "Minnie") "Minnie" Balvance 

  • Alternative name: Ruth Balvance Johnson
  • Nickname is Minnie.
  • She was born on April 24, 1906 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA.
  • Resident on January 22, 1997: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
  • She died on June 22, 1999 in fortasse, Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 93 years old.
  • She is buried on June 26, 1999 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Olena Mound Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on September 21, 2012.

Household of Ruth Wilhehnina (Ruth Wilhehnina "Minnie") "Minnie" Balvance

She is married to Jake Johnson.

They got married on December 21, 1927 at Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 21 years old.

Jake Johnson oo Ruth W. Balvance

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center Iowa 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 319, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Arla Mildred Johnson  1931-2012 


Notes about Ruth Wilhehnina (Ruth Wilhehnina "Minnie") "Minnie" Balvance

Ruth Wilhehnina "Minnie" Balvance

Source: Buffalo Center [IA] Trib., vol 105 # 45, 30 Jan 1997, pg 5 col 4 for married name.

'Ruth W. Johnson of Buffalo Center is Carly's great-grandmother.'

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 217 & 319

'Jake and Ruth (Balvance) Johnson

Ruth Balvance married Jake Johnson on December 21, 1927 at Buffalo Center. ... Jake passed away on July 28, 1958. ... Jake and Ruth's children are ... Arla ...'

Ruth's year of death, 1999 was taken from the obituary for Arla M. Ites.

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 108, # 15, 1 July 1999, Pg. 6, Cols. 5 & 6

[Col. 5]

"Ruth W, Johnson, 93

Funeral services for ftuth W. Johnson, 93, of Buffalo Center were held Saturday, June 26 at 1:30 p.m. at First Reformed Church with Rev. Bill Peake officiating. Interment was in Olena Mound Cemetery with Whiter Funeral Homes in charge ofarrangements.

Music was provided by Marlene Kruii as organist. Vocal music was presented by grandchildren: Karen Carstens, Duane Ites and his wife, Sally. The congregation also sang a hymn.

Serving as casketbearers were Diana Bader, Sheryl Johnson, Eldon Johnson, Duane and Sally Ites, Karen and Duane Carstens.

Ruth Wilhehnina Minnie Johnson was born April 24, 1906 to Herman and Bertha (Huehn) Balvance at Eldora. On December 21, 1927, she was united in marriage to Jake Johnson at Buffalo Center. This union was blessed with three children:Dorothy, Donald and Aria. Together they farmed the same farm until Jake's death in 1958. Ruth then moved to a home in Buffalo Center.

In June of 1972, she moved out to the Ites farm lo live wilh Aria and her children, Duane and Karen. She had lived wilh the Ites family until her health began to fail in April of 1999. After a stay in the hospital,"

[Col 6]

"Ruth moved in to Timely Mission Nursing Home at Buffalo Center. She was a resident there until her death on Tuesday, June 24, 1999.

Ruth was a confirmed member of the First Reformed Church of Buffalo Center for over 69 years.

Ruth is survived by her three children: Dorothy Bader and her husband, Robert, of San Bernardino, California; Donald and his wife, Crystal, of Buffalo Center, and Aria Ites of Buffalo Center; five grandchildren: Diana Bader, SanBernardino, California; Sheryl Johnson of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Eldon Johnson of Buffalo Center, Duane Ites and his wife, Sally, of Spirit Lake, and Karen Carstcns and her husband, Duane, of Hampton, and two great-grandchildren, Andrewand Carly Ites. Also surviving is one brolher, Lawrence Balvance and his wife, Edna, of Buffalo Center, a sister-in-law, Josephine Balvance of Buffalo Center; and nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jake; infant twin brother and sister, two sisters: Marie Hcycs and Sylvia Goetz; two brothers: Ruben Balvance and Raymond Balvance, and a son-in-law, Marvin Ites." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruth Wilhehnina Balvance

Ruth Wilhehnina Balvance
1906-1999

1927

Jake Johnson
1901-1958

Arla Mildred Johnson
1931-2012

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Birthday April 24, 1906

  • The temperature on April 24, 1906 was between -1.4 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage December 21, 1927

  • The temperature on December 21, 1927 was between -12.9 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -5.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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Day of death June 22, 1999

  • The temperature on June 22, 1999 was between 6.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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Day of burial June 26, 1999

  • The temperature on June 26, 1999 was between 7.8 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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