Memorial
Ruth Ann (Baum) Dorrington slipped into the Lord’s arms on May 25, 2015, after suffering a fall. Ruth was born February 16, 1919 on the family farm in Worthington Iowa to Frank and Clara (Ament) Baum. She attended a one room elementary school and graduated high school from St. Martin’s in Cascade, Iowa. She graduated with honors from Mercy Hospital’s Nursing School in Dubuque, Iowa. Her first job was as an Operating Room RN for which she was paid less than 100 dollars for one month’s work. Her kind empathetic personality coupled with her unique healing skills was perfect for her long career as a private duty nurse.
While working at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, Ruth met her future husband George Dorrington. George and Ruth married on January 30, 1943 and lived in Dubuque Iowa, Rochester Minnesota, and Decorah Iowa, finally settling in Cedar Rapids where they raised their three children Arthur, Debbie, and Kevin.
Ruth was the consummate Hawkeye sports fan, loved antiques, and could really hit a golf ball. She was an accomplished oil painter. Ruth was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend.
She is preceded in death by her parents Frank and Clara Baum, her brother Gerald Baum, and her husband George Dorrington.
She is survived by her brother Dr. Cletus (Mary) Baum of Omaha Nebraska, and sister-in-law Clarabelle Baum of Dyersville Iowa. She is further survived by her son Dr. Arthur (Maureen) Dorrington of Greendale Wisconsin, daughter Debbie (Richard) Ganchan of Reno Nevada, and son Kevin (Terri) Dorrington of Cedar Rapids Iowa. She is blessed by ten grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren with four more on the way.
Services will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Reverend David Beckman officiating. Burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
A special thank you to the wonderful Meth-Wick staff, especially the Lynch Wing, Woodlands, for their love and compassionate skill.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.