My Grammy

Ruth Isabella Siewert

August 13, 1925-November 8, 2012

My Grammy finally let go her her will to live and died peacefully at her home on the evening of Thursday, November 8, 2012.  That night Chad, the boys & I had gone to Grammy's to visit and the boys were running the hallway outside her room while Chad & I sat inside next to her.  I have no doubt that she knew her family was nearby and that she was loved.  We left her house around 8:00pm and just after 10:30pm, with both my mom and dad by her side, Grammy passed away.

My mom called the next morning to share the news and Chad and I headed that way after dropping both boys at their schools.  We spent the day helping out and I assisted in writing Grammy's obituary and we went to the funeral home to help with the final arrangements and to ID her body one last time.

Today my uncle Dana, and cousins Ryan and Tyler fly in from North Dakota and tomorrow we will be having a visitation at Grammy's apartment.  This summer we hope to gather the entire family in Minnesota to bury half of Grammy's ashes next to her husband in Hamburg, Minnesota and then to spread the other half of her ashes at Cass Lake, also in Minnesota.

I'll miss you my Grammy.  I'll love you forever.  Thank you for loving me unconditionally and for loving my husband and boys as well.

Grammy and Riley at The Stockyards

Christmas Eve at Grammys

Grammy and Carter Jake - meeting for the first time

Brunch at Lucile's

Grammy ringing the bell after completing chemo and radiation

Grammy and her radiation mask

At a family dinner at Japanese Palace

In Grammy's pink chair on a taco dinner night

Chad assisting with tacos

Chad & Grammy

Carter playing at Grammy's

Grammy and Riley at Grammy's bar

Grammy, Carter, Riley & Nana at Grammy's bar

Nana took the boys to visit Grammy frequently this summer

Grammy & Carter

Riley (behind) and Grammy

Feeding the birds the last time Grammy got to visit with the boys

Riley's art with Grammy, Sarah & Carolyn

Riley's letter about how he's going to miss Grammy.  We all will, my sweet boy.

Beautiful lady