Ruth Malling

Malling, Ruth E. STOUGHTON Ruth E. Malling, age 61, of Stoughton, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2008, at home. She was born on July 26, 1946, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Donald and Alice (Siebert) Rush. Ruth grew up in Hartford, Mich., where she was a 1964 graduate and homecoming queen of Hartford High School. Ruth married Vik C. Malling, on March 31, 1969, at Medina Air Base in Texas. Ruth was a devoted military wife who persevered through many moves, wars, and deployments. Despite not being able to put down roots, she made every house a home. Recognizing the need after Desert Storm, she helped implement a Family Services program for other Air Force spouses to prepare them for long deployments. Ruths nurturing ways extended to her love of gardening, her career choices, and of course, her family. She enjoyed spoiling her three granddaughters, as well as traveling around the world with her husband, and seeing the country by RV. Ruth also enjoyed NASCAR racing and was affectionately known by their friends of the Good Sams RV Club, as "NASCAR Nana." Ruth is survived by her husband, Vik; three children, Jennifer (Steve) Moan, Kristi Malling, and Kevin Malling; three granddaughters, Ashley McVicker, Madison Malling, and Kendall Moan, all of the Madison area; and sisters, Jean (Harold) Walker of Hartford, Mich., June (Dick) Walker of South Bend, Ind., and Denise (Richard) Fuller of Hartford, Mich. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Karen Rush and Donna Hoover. Funeral services will be held at UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 425 E. Main St., Hartford, MI 49057, at 11 a.m., on Saturday, May 17, 2008, with Pastor Tom Flaherty presiding. A visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Ruths name to the non-profit organization, AFSA (American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association) online at www.afsafund.org or mailed to: AFSA, P.O. Box 32698, Tucson, AZ 85751.