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Ruby Washburn, 90, Hope, ND, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on March 12, 2013, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A funeral service for Ruby will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Hope American Legion. Pastor Justin Schnackenberg of the United Church of Hope will officiate. Burial will be in the Hope Cemetery later in the spring.

     Ruby Skjefte was born in Dunn County, ND on September 15, 1922 to Sever and Martha (Roschild) Skjefte. In 1937, she and her family moved to Pillsbury, ND. She graduated from the Pillsbury High School in 1940.

     On September 5, 1940, she married Hall Washburn in her family home in Pillsbury. They set up house in Carpenter Township, west of Hope, ND, where she had 3 sons. In 1957, they moved to her present home in Hugo Township, north of Hope.

     She was a longtime member of the United Church of Hope. She loved her circle.

     Some things Ruby enjoyed were farming, flowers, cards, games, jigsaw puzzles, and watching sports on TV, but most of all she loved her family and to travel to spend time with them.

     Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, Jerry; a great granddaughter, Jordin; 3 sisters and 5 brothers.

     She is survived by 2 sons, Reed (Jackie) of Hope and Myron (Christy) of Auburn, WA; a daughter-in-law, Sandra of Jamestown, ND; a sister, LaVerne Ptacek of Cogswell, ND; 9 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 5 great great grandchildren.

     Funeral arrangements for Ruby have been entrusted to Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City, ND. An online guestbook is available at oliver-nathanchapel.com.