Ruth Marie Zeigler (McKibben) of Ft Collins, CO died peacefully in her sleep on April 8th, 2023 at the age of 86. Ruth was born in Colorado Springs in 1936 to Howard and Ruth McKibben and spent most of her childhood years in the San Luis Valley of Colorado along with a short time in Washington, DC. After graduating high school at Sargent High School, Ruth attended and received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in the Medical Lab Technician field. Ruth began her career at Children’s Hospital in Denver and then married her husband Don in 1960 and began raising their 2 sons in Saguache, Colorado before moving to Meeker, Colorado in 1966. Ruth then worked at Pioneers Hospital in Meeker for a number of years. The family resided there until 1992 when Don and Ruth moved to Ft Collins.
Ruth is preceded in death by her husband Don in 2011, and is survived by her 2 sons, Ken from Hudson, OH, and Richard from Windsor, CO along with 6 grandchildren (Tylynn, Tarissa, Keelan, Kenna, Graham, and Hadley) and 1 great grandchild, (Rylee).
Ruth found her greatest enjoyment was being with family and visiting friends while traveling the Western United States with Don where they saw National Parks and many historical sites. She was especially fond of being with her grandchildren and spending quality “kid time” whenever possible.
Services for Ruth will be held on Monday April 17th at 11:00 a.m. at the Allnutt Funeral Home located at 650 W. Drake in Ft. Collins. Visitation can be made from 10:30 – 11:00 on the 17th. Following a short luncheon, Ruth will be buried in the Roselawn Cemetery in Ft. Collins at 1:30 p.m.
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