November 6, 1924 – August 5, 2022
Mrs. Ruth J. Boliou, lovingly referred to as “Oots”, of Lodi, CA, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022 in Fairmont Rehab Hospital at the age of 97. Ruth was born November 6, 1924 in mason City, Iowa, to Johnny and Louise Weitzel.
By the age of 5 she was already helping with the chores on the family farm. In her early teens the family moved to St. Paul Park, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from St. Paul High School in 1942, and also met her future husband there, Perrie Boliou.
During World War II she installed electronic gear and bombsites in U.S. bombers (Rosie the Riveter). After Perrie was honorable discharged from the Naval Air Force, they were married on December 27, 1945. They resided in Newport, MN, building their first home and raised two children Diana (Boliou) Mueller (Brent) of Northfield, MN and David Boliou (Lois) of Lodi, CA. Perrie went to work at the 1st National Bank of St. Paul and Ruth stayed home as a marvelous housewife, loving and caring mother, and devoted wife. In 1966 they moved to Mendota Heights, MN, residing there until Perrie’s retirement in 1978. They then moved to Lodi, CA, where she resided as a loving wife, mother, grandmother of 2, Stacy (Mueller) Tepp and Brett Boliou, and great grandmother of 5, Skylar, Nora, and Annalee Tepp, and Janelle and Zachary Boliou.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Perrie Boliou.
A private service of the family will be held at Cherokee Memorial Park in Lodi, CA.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Boliou family.
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