Ruby Hollman

Ruby Eileen Hollman, 88, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formerly of Decatur, IL, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Monday, February 8, 1926 in Piatt County, Illinois to Leonard Dorsey and Orpha Blanche Mechling Nickell. She and Loren Hollman were married Sunday, April 17, 1949 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Decatur, Illinois. He preceded her in death January 27, 2010. Ruby was a graduate of Atwood High School in Atwood, Illinois. She had been employed by Standard Oil in Decatur. She was active with St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Association in Decatur. She was a homemaker who also provided caring and nurturing to many children in Decatur. She was also a Red Cross Volunteer. After moving to Cape Girardeau in 2005, she became a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. She was a volunteer member of the Lutheran Home Auxiliary. She also loved flowers, gardening and traveling. Survivors include son, Ted (Michele) Hollman of Windsor, Colorado; daughter, Beth (Greg) Brown of Dunlap, Illinois; niece, Janet (Kevin) Stewart of Cape Girardeau; brother, Dr. Frank Nickell of Cape Girardeau; grandchildren, Carly (Kevin Long) Hollman-Long of Denver, Colorado, Allison (Doug) Lewis of St. Louis, Missouri, Erick (Jaime) Brown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Neil Brown of Palatine, Illinois; many nieces and nephews; many great-nieces and great-nephews, including Mark and Sara Stewart of Cape Girardeau. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers George, Floyd, Glenn, and John Nickell; sisters Pearl Wheeler and Helen Nickell. Friends may call 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 6:00 PM Tuesday at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel with the Rev. Mark Martin officiating. Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at North Fork Cemetery in Decatur, Illinois with the Rev. Wray Offerman officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson, Missouri, or Lutheran School Association in Decatur, Illinois. Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.

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Ruby Hollman

February 7, 2015