Ruth (Becker) Godding, of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Cozad, Nebraska, died January 2nd, 2012, following a long illness and ultimately an automobile accident on Christmas Day 2011.

She is survived by her husband, Don Godding; children, Brenda (Sarner) Hein of Loveland; son, Bruce Becker of Loveland and daughter, Robyn Schmidt of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska; as well as six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She graduated from Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska in 1989, as a licensed practical nurse. She married Donald Godding in 1992 and they made their home in Loveland, where she lived until her death.

The family will hold a memorial service this summer in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado that she loved so much.