Ruth E. Gundersen, age 86, of Iola, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Care Partners in Hortonville, where she had been a resident for a short time. She was born on September 24, 1935 in Iola, Wisconsin to Rudolph and Lillian (Anderson) Gunderson. Ruth is survived by nieces and nephews other relatives and friends. Interment of cremains will take place in the South New Hope Lutheran Cemetery in the Town of New Hope, Portage County, Wisconsin.