Ruth Iva Corbin

Ruth Iva Corbin, 93, Bismarck, North Dakota, died, Monday, April 27, 2015, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 1, 2015, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan, North Dakota, with Rev. Les Wolfgram, officiating. Visitation is scheduled from 5-7:00 PM, Thursday, April 30, 2015, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services and will continue from one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery, Glencoe.

Ruth was born July 8, 1921, at Hazen, North Dakota, to Reinhold and Emelia (Richter) Reinschmidt. She was raised and educated in Hazen. She married Jay Marshall Corbin on December 31, 1942. He passed away in July 1977. Ruth worked as a nurse's aid in geriatrics at Medcenter One, Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, and in private homes. She also had her home set up for caring for the elderly. Ruth enjoyed arts and crafts, and liked to share Easter baskets on her floor at the high rise.

She is survived by, two sisters, Harriet Heaton, Bismarck and Rose Kuehn, Terry, Montana; daughter-in-law, Luella Corbin, Bismarck; and one grandson, Marshall (Kayla) Corbin, Bismarck; and two great-granddaughters, Lily and Charlie.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Lovetta Fowler; one son, Tom; three brothers, Anton, Lyman, and Roy; and two sisters, Claire Forsberg and Violet Reinschmidt.