Obituaries : Nancy Ann Ruleau Stults

God called home His daughter, Nancy Ann Ruleau Stults, 80, on December 25, 2019. She was lovingly surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held 10 AM, Monday, December 30, 2019 at the MJ Kirby American Legion Hall in Blairstown with Pastor Jeff Schanbacher officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-8 PM, Sunday and 1 hour prior to service time on Monday, also at the Legion Hall. Burial will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown.

Nancy was born January 31, 1939 at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota to Herbert and Helen (Kendall) Ruleau. She was the youngest of eight children.

On January 13, 1956 she was united in marriage to James Haynes Stults Sr. in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The couple moved to Blairstown in 1957, where they raised their four children. Nancy always said her greatest love and accomplishment were her children. She will be remembered by her beautiful laugh, smile and twinkle in her eye each time she talked of her children and how proud she was of them. Nancy spoiled her grandchildren and great-grandchildren with love, understanding and her great sense of humor.

Nancy will be missed by many because there wasn't a person she met that didn't become a friend. She always had a smile, great sense of humor, a hand to help others or a shoulder to lean on. Her kindness was even a gift to all furry animals that crossed her path.

Her memory will be cherished by her husband, James; children, James H (Lynette) Stults, Jr. of Ault, CO., Kimberly (Lonny Hennings) Wauters of Blairstown, Michael (Jan) Stults of Eaton, CO, and Paul (Sherri) Stults of Blairstown; grandchildren, Katie (Brady) Prall of Summerset, S.D., Tucker Stults of Blairstown, Wes (Dawn) Wauters of Keystone, Jessica (Damian) Andrew of Blairstown, Nick (Jennifer) Wauters of Newhall, Jake (Megan) Wauters of Mt. Vernon, WA, Colton (Alex) Stults, Morgan Stults and Dalton Stults all of Eaton, CO, Hilary Stults of Marengo, and Dakota (Emily Tunender) Stults of Cedar Rapids; great grandchildren, Barrett and Buckley Prall of Summerset, S.D., Lane, Margaret, Vincent and Romanie Wauters of Keystone, Maci, Henry and Lucille Andrew of Blairstown, Callie, Lucas, Ryan and Evelyn Wauters of Newhall, and Braxton Stults of Eaton, Co; a very special man she thought of as one of her sons, Brian "Opie" (Cindy) Kimm of Blairstown; her brother, Donald Ruleaux of Chadron, NE; sister, Ives Molander of Calhoun, GA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Tom and Marilyn Stults of Sheridan, WY; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parent (1979); son-in-law, Wayne Wauters (2009); grandson, Cody Ray Haynes Stults (1988); sisters, Geraldine Scherbarth, Bette Trombley, Phyllis Krueger and Laurene Ruleau; brothers-in-law, Henry Scherbarth and Ronald Molander; and sister-in-law, Betty Ruleaux.

Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown is in charge of arraignments and condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com