Hometown: Maquoketa, Iowa June 09, 1916 - August 26, 2014

Ruth Kendall, 98, longtime resident of Maquoketa, Iowa passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Hiawatha Care Center.

Friends may call on Friday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa, her funeral mass will follow visitation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Maquoketa.

Ruth Elizabeth was born on June 9, 1916 in Maquoketa to parents Peter and Caroline (Altfillisch) Hoffmann. She was united in marriage to Haven Kendall on October 15, 1940 at Sacred Heart Parsonage. Ruth worked at Hoffman Grocery and Kendall Menswear in her earlier years in Maquoketa. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and enjoyed card clubs, visiting her local library and reading. She is survived by her children, Mary Jean Hupp of The Woodlands, Texas and Rich (Carol) Kendall of Marion, Iowa, four grandchildren; Amy (Troy) Tice, Katie (Tyler) Sturtz, Jacob (Jessica) Kendall, and Amanda Hupp, and six great grandchildren; Avery, Haven, Kendall, Cody, Hayden, and Harper. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters; Armella Snyder, and Margorie Hamblin. Memorials may be made in her memory to Mercy Hospice.