Arline Louise Ruby, 65, passed away May 25, 2008, at her home in Belle Fourche, SD, with her husband, Leroy, and her son, Gary, at her side following a long battle with emphysemia.

Visitation will be Thursday from noon until 9:00 and Friday one hour prior to the services at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 30, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis.

Arline was born January 28, 1943, to Annie and Ray E. Johnston in Deadwood, SD. She was the youngest of seven children. She grew up in the Black Hills in the small towns at Rochford and Mystic, SD. She later married Leroy Ruby on May 26, 1961, in Sturgis and to this union, 3 children were born: Patricia, Gary, and Cindy.

She is survived by her husband, Leroy Ruby, Belle Fourche, SD; her children, Patricia (Gene) Lansdowne of Milford, IA, Gary Ruby of Belle Fourche, SD, and Cindy (Michael) Marten of Plover, WI. Arline has four grandchildren, Alexandria Hill, Chris Hill, Caleb Lansdowne, and Branden Bernard. Survivors also include two sisters, Marie Reman of Spearfish, SD, and Mary E. Shiefer of Rochford, SD; one brother, Arthur E. Johnston of Arcata, CA; a very special niece, Susan Young of Cheyenne, WY; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, and two brothers.

A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Northern Hills.