Ruth Dalene Friez, age 85 passed away in Glendale, Arizona on October 8th, 2022. Ruth was born January 31st, 1937 and raised on a farm north of Bison, South Dakota. She graduated high school in 1953 from Lemmon, South Dakota at the age of 16. Ruth then married Kenneth Gene Friez on December 18th, 1954. Ruth and Ken moved to Rapid City, South Dakota in 1959, then to Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1976, and finally moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1985.
Ruth was a secretary to the President at Baptist Seminary Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the secretary to the President at Southwestern College in Phoenix, Arizona. Ruth loved to sing at church and family events. She enjoyed reading Christian novels and continued her love of letter writing until shortly before she passed. She shared her love of God by teaching at Awanas for over 20 years.
Ruth is survived by her children; Brad & Cynthia Friez, Tom & Brenda (Friez) Willis, and Jim & Bretta (Friez) Ferrie. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Nikole Schoelles, Dexter Ferrie, Ethan Ferrie, Nathan Friez, Joshua Friez, and Rachel Friez and her great-granddaughter; Alexis Schoelles. She is survived by her siblings; brother, Herb Fried and sister, Lillian Bohnet. Ruth is preceded in death by her beloved husband; Ken Friez, siblings; brothers, Albert Fried, Ted Fried, and Bert Fried and sisters; Dorothy Plocek, Betty Hoff and Bertha Cooper and grandson; Spencer Ferrie.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday October 21st, 2022 at Happy Valley Baptist Church, 24220 N 43rd Ave, Glendale, AZ 85310 with a reception to follow. The Funeral Services will be live-streamed at www.hvbc.net.
The pallbearers will be Nikole Schoelles, Dexter Ferrie, Rachel Friez, Nathan Friez and Ethan Ferrie. Honorary pallbearers will be Joshua Friez, and Alexis Schoelles.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.phoenixmemorialmortuary.com for the Friez family.
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