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Ruth Ida Ruth Nulph

December 2, 1916 — August 21, 2006

Ruth Nulph, 89, Moorhead, MN, died on Monday, August 21, 2006, in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND.Ida Ruth Nulph was born on December 2, 1916, in Garden City, Kansas, to John H. and Florence McAnally Scott. She grew up and attended school in Sheridan, WY. Ruth married Harold "Buddy" Nulph on February 8, 1940, in Hardin, MT, and they moved to Hankinson, ND, where they operated a photographic studio. In 1950, they moved to Moorhead, MN, where she was a homemaker until 1968 when she went to work for WDAY as a film editor. She retired in 1978. They moved to the Carriage House in Moorhead on April 1, 1986. Buddy died on December 23, 1986. Ruth had been a member of Eastern Star for fifty years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and she loved flowers and gardening. Our fond memories will always be her pecan pie, a positive attitude, and her kind smile. Grateful for sharing her life are her son, Gary Kay Nulph, Detroit Lakes, MN; daughter, Beverly Lotzer, Fargo, ND; two grandchildren, Kim Greg Mayer and Heidi Mark Winn; three great-grandchildren, Victoria Mayer, and Alexis and Ty Winn. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and twelve brothers and sisters.

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

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