Ruth L Stauffer

Ruth L. Stauffer – 100 of Mount Morris passed away at her home December 14, 2025. Ruth was born July 29, 1925 in Dixon the oldest daughter of Edward C. and Marion E. (Snyder) Zumdahl. A 1943 graduate of Mount Morris High School and a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Mount Morris. Ruth married Clarence E. Stauffer December 27, 1947 in Mount Morris. Ruth’s family was her life’s priority along with the company of many good friends.

Left to cherish her memory are her children Karen (Mike) Dickinson of Adeline, Ronald Stauffer of Mount Morris and Nancy (Larry) Nelson of Mount Morris. Granddaughters Emily (Nathan) Clements of Deep River, CT; Erica (Randy) Bocker of Leaf River; and Elizabeth (Kevin) Tober of Mount Morris. Great Grandchildren: Levi, Adalyn and Kasen Bocker; Jonathan Clements and Baby Boy Tober due April, 2026. Preceding Ruth in death are her parents, Edward and Marion Zumdahl, her husband Clarence, and daughter-in-law Joyce Stauffer, Sisters Margaret Potts, and Lillian Long. Services will be held January 8, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Morris. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. with visitation at 10:00 a.m. and a luncheon following. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon, IL at 2 p.m.