Nina (Riley) Rush (1914 - 2010)

Born 7 Oct 1914 in Ticonic, Monona, Iowa, United States

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Died 29 Sep 2010 at age 95 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Nina M. Rush

Nina was born October 7, 1914 at Ticonic, Iowa, the daughter of John and Zilla (Napier) Riley. She was raised south of Turin, Iowa. Nina and Lovay "Curly" F. Rush were united in marriage November 10, 1931 at Dakota City, Nebraska. The couple farmed in the Whiting and Sloan areas before moving to a farm in Hastings, Iowa in 1955 and later farmed at Griswold, Iowa until 1968 when they retired to Red Oak, Iowa. Lovay passed away in March, 1984 at Red Oak.

Nina worked for Bordeaux in Clarinda, Iowa and later at Communication Data Services at Red Oak. Nina was very artistic and enjoyed cooking, sewing and crocheting. She will long be remembered for her delicious home cooked meals and hand crafted clothing and crocheted items.

Survivors include two sons, Clarence (Roxanne) of El Paso, TX and Francis Of Red Oak; grandchildren, Kimberly (Allen) Stoler, Rebecca (Timothy) Scoonover, Kelly (Nathan) Wilcoxon, Gerald (Janelle) Vance and Stanley (Rosa) Vance; seven great grandchildren, Madisen, Evan and Jordan Stoler, Hanah and Abigale Scoonover and Spencer and Thomas Wilcoxon; five sisters-in-law, Florence Riley of Onawa, IA, Paz Riley of Topeka, KS, Elizabeth Riley of Storm Lake, IA, Dixie Riley of Joplin, MO and Rose Rush of Junction City, KS and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.

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Sources

1. ↑ Added from Funeral Program from September 2010 by Steven Riley