Ruth Myers

Ruth Myers passed away peacefully at Tabitha Nursing Home in Lincoln the morning of Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

A memorial service in her honor will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Fullerton Community Church with Pastor Joy officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Palmer-Santin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may donate to Fullerton Community Church or Fullerton Fire and Rescue.

Ruth was born on Oct. 9, 1928, to Paul and Erma (McGraw) Anderson at Lutheran Hospital in Moline, Ill., the same hospital where she later took her nurse's training. After her mother passed away when she was three years old, she went to live with her aunt and uncle, Talus and Martha Gustafson. She graduated from Sherrard High School in 1946 and went on to earn her degree from nursing school in 1949. She then joined her sister, Lois, in California and worked there until she was asked to come to Nebraska to help open the very first hospital in Fullerton in 1950.

On May 24, 1953, she married Eugene Myers and they had two sons, Jay and Marc. She was a devoted wife and together they raised their sons with the unconditional love that helped them feel safe to stumble, rise, and find their own passion.

Her selfless compassion was also what made her such an excellent and caring nurse throughout her 58 years in the service of others. In Fullerton, her legacy still lives on in many families for whom she delivered not just one generation of children, but the next as well.

She worked at the Fullerton hospital until it closed in 1991 and then spent 17 years working at the Golden Living Nursing home until she retired at the age of 80. Ruth was a member of the United Methodist Church and volunteered wherever she was needed. She was an excellent cook and loved to bake and was well known in her community and extended family for making the most delicious cinnamon rolls.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene and son, Jay; three sisters, one brother, and her parents.

She is survived by her son, Marc Myers, and his partner, Nancy.