Ruth Ann Yliniemi

Ruth Ann Yliniemi was born August 21, 1956 in Virginia, Minnesota. She married William Nicholas Yliniemi on February 13, 1976. To this union were born five children: Jess Caleb, Heather Jean, married to Joseph Eugene Furlong, Rebecca Ann, married to Greg Steven Karvonen, Jennifer Mary, and Alison Nicole. She is survived by her husband, children, sons-in-law and six grandchildren: Josephine Ruth Furlong, Sophia Blythe Furlong, Judd Everett Furlong, Rachel Jean Karvonen, Loretta Rose Karvonen and Paul Henry Karvonen. She is also survived by her parents Elmer and Sylvia (Banttari) Johnson, two brothers Timothy Johnson (Rebecca) and David Johnson (Marla), all of her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents-in-law, William Caleb and Eleanor (Nelson) Yliniemi. She died peacefully, at her home in Osage, Minnesota on December 27, 2010, surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. Visitation will be held at the Wevley Funeral Home Chapel in Sebeka, Minnesota on Friday, December 31, 2010 from 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at the Spruce Grove Apostolic Lutheran Church in Wolf Lake, Minnesota on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. with Warren Hepokoski officiating. She will be buried at Pickeral Lake Cemetery in Wolf Lake Township, Minnesota following the funeral services. God's Peace to All