Ruth M Webber

Mankato Mortuary
1001 N. Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202

Ruth Marie Wilde (Gullixson) Webber, age 24, died in Mankato, MN, on Sunday, September 30, 2012.

Her funeral will be 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato. Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Olive, immediately prior to the funeral. Memorial services will also be held later at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Holmen, WI, and at Grace Lutheran Church, Madison, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Music Department at Bethany Lutheran College, 700 Luther Drive, Mankato, MN 56001, or to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and School, 1123 Marsh St., Mankato, MN 56001. Mankato Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Ruth was born in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1988, the only child of the Rev. John and Diane (Falkenberg) Wilde. Her father died of stomach cancer when Ruth was two. In 1991 her mother was married to Rev. Theodore Gullixson, who adopted Ruth in 1994. Ruth graduated from Luther High School, Onalaska, WI, in 2006. She then attended Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, graduating in 2010 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and music.

Ruth was a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato, where she played organ for worship services and directed the church choir. She worked as a piano accompanist at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. Ruth also taught many piano students, both privately and also as a staff teacher at Scheitels Music in Mankato.

On June 18, 2010, Ruth was married to Paul Webber in Mankato, where they also made their home. In the seventh month of pregnancy, Ruth was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Her baby son, John, was delivered in Rochester, MN, soon after the diagnosis, so that Ruth could begin cancer treatments. John is a very healthy little boy.

Preceding her in death were her father, the Rev. John Wilde; and grandparents, Francis and Kathryn Wilde, and the Rev. Walter Gullixson. She is survived by her husband, Paul; her son, John; her parents, the Rev. Theodore and Diane Gullixson; brothers, Mark and Paul Gullixson; grandparents, Eugene and Elizabeth Falkenberg, and Mildred Gullixson; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.