Ruth E. Martin, longtime LaCrosse homemaker, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 68. The Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 15 ^th , at 11:00 a.m. at the LaCrosse High School. Ruth was born December 21, 1949 in Colfax to James D. and Clara M. Burgess Moore. She grew up around Hay and Kahlotus, Washington and graduated from the LaCrosse High School in 1968. Early years in 4H and growing up on a farm helped Ruth with the cow cutting and showing that she did in high school. She married Jerry Martin of LaCrosse on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1977. Her two children, ages 5 and 7, combined with Jerry's three and the Martin household was a bustle of activity. Ruth loved her time spent as a homemaker and mother and always enjoyed following her family in their various activities. She drove bus for the LaCrosse School District and was a cook in the school for many years. She loved to cook and Ruth baked bread, cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns, etc., of all kinds and served as part of the school lunches. She didn't like to make things from a box. Kids and Teachers alike loved her meals. The Martins lived in LaCrosse and then for several years in Winona before moving back to LaCrosse again. She always found time to help drive harvest truck and Ruth was a good driver. Camping or going to the cabin on Rose Springs were annual adventures that Ruth and the kids always looked forward to. She was an avid seamstress and sewed clothes of all kinds for Jerry, her kids and grandkids. She also liked to crochet, spend time working in her garden, or reading romance novels. As an avid Seahawks fan, many people knew not to bother Ruth on Sunday, she was busy watching the game. Health issues in 2003 forced her to retire early and a subsequent kidney transplant in 2007 placed her on permanent disability but Ruth was content as a person and always felt like she had all she needed. In later years she loved watching her grandchildren as they grew and she was so proud of each of them. Ruth will be missed by many in the LaCrosse community; but especially by her husband Jerry; their five children and 11 grandchildren; Katie Martin, LaCrosse; Jared (Heather) Martin of Spokane and their kids, Cassandra and Chloe; by Jason (Becky) Ledbetter of Kansas City, MO. and their son, Robert; by Jesse (Susan) Martin of Colfax and their children, Beaux, Casey, Riley and Emma; and by Jinny (Justin) Hazlett of Rochester, WA. and their kids, Izabella, Accadia, Shelby, and Justin, Jr. Ruth also leaves behind her great-grandson, Jeidan; her brother, Bill Moore, of Colfax, and her mother, Clara Moore in LaCrosse. She was preceded in death by her father, James, a grandson Alex, her twin brother, Ralph, and her sister, Lois Camp. The family suggests memorial gifts in her memory be made to the LaCrosse EMT's, the Whitman Hospital Foundation, the Donate Life America movement or to the charity of your choice.