Rubie Merten

Rubie Merten was born on February 17, 1933, in Iowa City, to Hilda and Clarence (Appleby) Karlson.  She married Bernard Howlett in 1948 and had Donn Mae and Bernard Jr.  They divorced in 1961.  She married Raymond Merten in 1961 and had Randy (Mikki) Rodney (Susan) and Renee.  She fell had had 2 brain bleedings causing her be in a coma and passed away on June 13, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.  There are no services planned at this time.