It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ruth J. Ballard of Marshalltown, Iowa, who passed away on February 14, 2024, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Arthur Buck and Ella Buck (Hoppe); her husband Raymond "Ray" Ballard; her daughter Janette Lynn Ballard; her brothers, Bob Buck (Henn) and Harold Hanson (Donna); her brother-in-law Art Goettsch; her daughter-in-law Lynn Ballard; and her granddaughter Ella Marie Ballard.

She is survived by : her children, David Ballard (Judy) of Marshalltown, Roger Ballard of Marshalltown and Linda Ballard of Marshalltown; her grandchildren, Tim Ballard, Mike Ballard and Jessica Daniel; her great grandchildren, Caitlyn Ballard and Caleb Busse; her sister Carolyn Goettsch; her sister-in-law Shirley Hood; and her nieces, Sarah Nelson, Cheryl Carroll and Jana Nichols.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Mitchell Family Funeral Home