Ruth Ann Fletcher Buckholtz was born February 20, 1941, at Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Aradine Higgins Loverink. She was raised in Albert Lea until her high school years, when the family moved to Ida Grove, Iowa where she graduated with the class of 1959. After graduation, Ruth worked as a secretary at the Ida Grove City Hall.
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