Viola Rynerson

Viola was born May 20, 1918 to Fredrick and Ruth (Nelson) Rupp in Bruno, Minnesota. She attended schools in both the Bruno and Hayward communities, graduating from Bruno High School in 1937. She married Alfred Carl Rynerson on November 9, 1938 in Northwood, Iowa. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Bruno to help Viola's parents run the Rupp Farm. It was there that their sons were born Roger Wilhelm and David Wayne. They moved back to Albert Lea in 1945, Viola studied for and earned her LPN license, she worked for Naeve Hospital and Cornick's Nursing Home. She retired in 1980 to care for her husband and her mother. In 1992 she moved into the Senior Tower Apartments and was active in the kitchen, Sunshine Club and caring for her neighbors. Viola valued hard work and was always busy whether it was on the farm, in the home or at work. She enjoyed baking bread, doughnuts, lefse and cookies for her family, gardening, sewing, needlepoint and other crafts. Most of all Viola loved her Lord, her family and her friends and was continually grateful for the blessings in her life.Viola died on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at ThorneCrest Retirement Center, Health Care Wing. She was 94. Viola will be lovingly remembered by her children Roger (Pat) Rynerson and David (Mary) Rynerson, seven grandchildren Tami (Glenn) Boyer, Ron (Nadine) Rynerson, Celeste (Nate) Eggum, Jody Ahrendt, Brad (Cheryl) Rynerson, Wendy (Casey) Tompkins and Wanda (Pierce) Smith, a special nephew Dean (Charlene) Anderson, 19 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Alfred, sister Shirley Bendickson, Alfred's parents Rymert and Clara Rynerson, special friend Alvin Gaines, niece Deann Michaelis, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. A Grandma is a blessing from heaven above, with a heart full of kindness, compassion and love.