Jeanette Estelle Ruff Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jeanette Estelle Ruff (Nelson, Wisconsin), born in Stockholm, Wisconsin, who passed away on August 3, 2025, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Eugene Anderson and Ida Anderson; her husband Merlyn; her son Allen; her siblings, Shirley (Lee Crittenden), Maynard Anderson (Bonnie) and Marvin Anderson; her brothers-in-law, Don Doughty and Max Colstrom; her stepfather Waldo Kern; and her daughter-in-law Janine.

She is survived by: her children, Dwight, Brian and Cynthia; and her sisters, Carole Doughty and Joyce Colstrom. She is also survived by seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church c/o Organ Fund.