Sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Ruth Gess, wife of the Reverend Dr. Lowell Gess, who died October 25, 2010, in Alexandria, Minnesota. A service will be held Saturday, October 30, 11 a.m. at the Alexandria UMC.
Ruth and Lowell married on December 29, 1945. They were appointed to St. Cloud-Graham and Mayer churches before serving as missionaries in Africa for many years, beginning in 1952. It was there that Dr. Gess was instrumental in establishing and working in the Kissy Eye Clinic.
Ruth is survived by her husband, the Reverend Dr. Lowell Gess (111 15th Avenue East, Alexandria, MN 56308); 6 children, 16 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. Memorials are preferred to Central Global Vision.
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