Ruby Driscoll

Ruby A. Driscoll, 80, Tuttle, North Dakota, died January 14, 2005, at a Bismarck hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at English Lutheran Church in Tuttle with the Rev. Valerie Kinlan officiating. Burial will be at the Tuttle Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM at Eastgate Funeral Service in Bismarck and Tuesday from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Eastgate Steele Chapel. Visitation will continue Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the church. Ruby was born on August 2, 1924, at home in Tuttle, the daughter of Joseph and Martha Adeline DeLaughter Goldsmith. She was raised and attended school in Tuttle, graduating from Tuttle High School in 1942. She then attended college and earned her teaching degree and also attended beauty school. She married Raymond Wetzel in 1944. Raymond was killed in action during World War II. She then married James "Tex" King in 1946 and to this union James Lee King and Joseph Nelson King were born. During World War II, Ruby worked on the electrical wiring for airplanes in California. She returned to North Dakota with Jim and Joe and taught country school. Ruby married Gerald F. Driscoll in 1952. Together they had five children, Michael, Barbara, Rheta, Claudia, and Rebecca. They lived and farmed in the Tuttle and Bordulac area. They opened Driscoll Lockers in 1966 and Ruby ran it for several years into the 1970's. Ruby was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also a charter and life member of Lawrence Thieling VFW Post 6833 Auxiliary which was started in 1969. She held many offices in the Auxiliary over the years, such as president locally and in the district. At the present time, she was treasurer for both local and the district. She was also District 4 VFW Auxiliary treasurer for over twenty-five years. Ruby worked on many community and youth projects over the years. She was proud to help work on the Blue Hall and city park projects. She loved to read and served on the library board for several years. She loved being outdoors, working in her flowerbeds and garden, and when she couldn't be outside, she enjoyed sewing, bird watching, playing cards, canning, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with her family and her cat, Fluffy. She bowled for many years and even ran the local bowling alley for a while. She enjoyed her grandchildren and tried to keep them supplied with fresh baked buns and goodies. She also enjoyed getting family reunions lined up and working on family geneology. Ruby bartended for Eddie's Bar and others for many years, she did housekeeping, and drove kids to meet the bus to go to classes in Steele. Ruby is survived by her sons, James King of Tuttle, Joseph Linda King of Grand Forks, and Michael Driscoll of Mandan; her daughters, Barbara Norman Bickel of Tuttle, Rheta Anderson of Steele, and Rebecca Steven Seehaver of Mandan; her grandchildren, Nicole King, Mike and Melinda Sorenson, Dawn King, Dustin and Lisa Jackson, Zachary Jackson and special friend Jill Koski, Chelsie Bickel, Mackenzie Bickel, Robert Anderson and special friend Terrie, Christopher Anderson, and Matthew Seehaver; her great-grandson, Nathan King; her brother and sister-in-law, Chet and Bev of California; her sisters-in-law, Lorene Goldsmith of Tuttle, Bonnie Goldsmith of Carrington, Frances Goldsmith of California, Delores Rosplock of California, Hilda Sandberg of Oregon, Florence Sandberg of Oregon, and Florence Goll of Steele; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Connie and Ellen Driscoll of Bismarck, Clifford and Doris Driscoll of Washington, and Gene and Susie Driscoll of California; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and all of her auxiliary sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Claudia; her brothers, Arthur, John, Vernal, Harold, Ellwood, Ellsworth, Clifford, and a baby brother; her sisters, Helen, Maude, and Belle; and her grandsons, Ryan and Justin King.

Ruby Driscoll

August 2, 1924 - January 14, 2005