Ruth Jackson, age 78 of Hastings, died peacefully at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022.
Ruth Lynne, the daughter of Lynn and Nora (Wiemerslage) Wilsey, was born on September 15, 1943, in Caledonia, Minnesota. Following her graduation from Houston (MN) High School with the class of 1961, Ruth continued her education at Augsburg College where she studied Home Economics. On September 5, 1964, Ruth was united in marriage to Raul Jackson at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and they were blessed with 昀fty-seven years of marriage. Together, they moved to New York where they taught at the Institute for the Blind. Ruth taught Home Economics and Life Skills. She ran the 昀rst apartment for the blind on campus which allowed her to teach the blind students how to live independently. She and Raul moved back to Minnesota to raise their family. From that point forward, Ruth became a domestic engineer, better known as a homemaker, a very talented one to say the least. Outside of caring for her own children, Ruth also enjoyed the privilege and opportunity to provide daycare for many infants within the Hastings community over the years as well. Ruth was a very talented seamstress and a trailblazer in her efforts
