It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our Mother and Grandmother, Florence Naomi Ruth Belle Stout. She died, Sunday, July 14th, 2024, after a fierce struggle with respiratory issues that were exacerbated by flood waters she was trapped in last year when she lost her home and all belongings. She died peacefully and happy in knowing her family was surrounding her as she drew her last breath.
She was born in Pueblo, Colorado on December 18, 1940, and made her home in Stratton, Nebraska. She is preceded in death by our beloved Dad, Deorman, and brother, Robert, her parents Clyde Reynolds (Ruth) and Oma Long (Joe), and her siblings, Wayne Reynolds, and Lucille Bangert.
She is survived by her children, Ruth Marie (Burl), Betty (Dennis), Thomas (Charla), Clyde (JoDee), Patty, Suzi, and Emmett (Kelli), and 42 grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren, her siblings, Mike (Pat), Debbie (Robert), and Nancy, and her sweet little dog, Schmidt, who survived the flood with her and who, with great energy and enthusiasm, was her constant companion and delight. Her granddaughter Macey and her little Schmidt were constant sources of support and care over the last year of her life as she healed and rebuilt from the flood.
Ruth worked in nursing for over thirty years, primarily in the ER and as a flight nurse providing professional nursing care in an air transport environment. She was a woman of great faith and many contrasts and interests, who loved the Catholic Church, the Rosary, nursing, learning, sewing, quilting, natural healing, and a spirited conversation.
Visitation will be Thursday, July 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., family receiving from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Rosary, 7:00 p.m. at Adam and Swanson’s Funeral home on 421 West 4th Street, North Platte, NE. Family Funeral services will be held Friday, July 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, North Platte, NE. Burial immediately following at Paxton Cemetery in Paxton, Nebraska. Refreshments and Ice Cream Social will be provided in the church Fellowship Hall prior to the service.