Ruth M. Meisner

Born Ruth Margaret Nelson on August 4, 1919 in Colbert, Washington to Bror Nelson and Fredricka Augusta Larson. Parents were Swedish descendants.

She had a sister Verna and a brother Victor, there were also two other siblings that died at birth.

Her father was a farmer and then at some point went to work for Denver & Rio Grande. Her mother was a housewife. She passed away January 12, 1936 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Her brother Victor passed away at an early age.

Mom always talked about living in Eagle, Colorado during the depression and her father would fish the Eagle River some nights for dinner – it got to the point she could no longer eat trout. She talked about how cold it was, especially when you had to go outside to use the restroom and in the dark!

Aunt Verna wrote a note to mom about the time she saved their lives. Their parents went out to the barn to milk the cows and Pop (as they called him) had put more wood in the heater because it got hot and started the wall on fire. Mom was in her playpen (a paper box), so Verna pulled mom and the box to the back porch and ran to the barn to tell their parents. The flames were burning the wall paper and wall. Pop ran into the kitchen, grabbed a bucket of water and threw it on the wall. Verna thought their mother had to clean up the mess.

She really enjoyed when their mother, Verna and herself would ride the train to Denver, her father would be able to get them passes for no cost and they would shop at Montgomery Wards on Broadway and she also remembered riding the trolley car in Denver.

She was involved in plays during her school days and even was involved in directing a play.

She attended Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado where she received her teaching degree. For some time she taught school in Rifle.

She married Albert Meisner on January 21, 1945 in Rifle, Colorado. They moved around due to Shorty's (nickname) job locations until they finally resided in Arvada, Colorado. They had two children – Wesley and Pamela

Her father built the Hill Top Motel in Rifle, Colorado and ran it until the highway bought it to make room for an interchange as part of I-70 around 1970. We all loved staying there, playing and helping take care of the motel – except at night, the basement was scary.

What we hear from family members is how did she make the best pot roast & gravy or how she was able to get one nephew to finally eat eggs after cooking them until they were very firm.

She taught at Jefferson County School district, substituting and she ended her teaching career at A-Z Preschool in Arvada, Colorado.

Albert Meisner preceded her in death on November 9, 1991.

She loved to crochet, travel with her sister, doing ceramics, having lunch with her friends and just being out and about.

She was devoted to her family and always ready to lend a helping hand to friends and family.

She is greatly loved by her family and will be truly missed by all.

She is survived by her children, Wesley and Pamela, son-in-law Don

Grandchildren: Michelle, Jennifer, Travis and Nick. She also has 5 great- grandchildren.

Memorial Service, Friday, 11:30am at Newcomer West Metro Chapel. Interment, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Staging Area "C" at 1:15pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to Covenant Village of Colorado, 9221 Wadsworth Blvd., Westminster, CO 80021 or Parkinson's Association of the Rockies, 1325 So. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 204-B, Denver, CO 80222