Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Ruth Den Beste, 94, Sanborn

A funeral service for Ruth Den Beste was held Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Sanborn Funeral Home Chapel in Sanborn. Pastor Mark Ellens officiated.

Pallbearers were Michael Raveling, Brad Timmons, Phil Timmons, Roger Peterson, Kevin Strenge and Ken Wolthuizen. Interment was in Baker Township Cemetery near Melvin. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.

Ruth Den Beste, daughter of Lester and Kate (Borgman) Muilenburg, was born Aug, 21, 1929 in Archer. She spent her youth in the Archer area where she received her education, graduating as salutatorian from the Archer Consolidated High...