Ruth Lamson

Ruth Viola (Rosenbush) Lamson passed away on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the age of 99, in Yakima, Washington. Ruth was born on May 2, 1927, in Seattle, Washington, to Otis and Samantha Josephine (Mang) Rosenbush.

She moved to Selah when she was six years old and attended Selah Central School for three years. Her family then moved to the Upper Wenas Valley and she attended Naches schools. Her Dad farmed and she started milking cows when she was nine. She would get up early and milk before going to school and have chores to do when she got home.

In February 1944, she met Robert Lamson at a dance in Yakima. They were married on July 20, 1944, and were married for 71 years. Dancing was a big part of their lives, dancing at the Senior Center and with the WagonWheelers Square Dance Club.

Ruth loved fishing and they spent many weekends fishing at O'Sullivan, Banks and Roosevelt lakes. She was very active in the Lower Naches Grange. She bowled in a league and had trophy's to show for it. She was a 4-H Leader for 10 years and the children in the club carried many projects and won many awards. She helped coach her daughters' softball and she was very active in all four of her children's sports and school activities.

Ruth and Bob had a Grade A Goat Dairy and sold milk to Darigold. They showed their goats for many years at the Central Washington State Fair and won many awards.

Upon retiring from St. Elizabeth Hospital in medical records, they became snowbirds, traveling to Green Valley and Yuma, Arizona for the winter, and returning in the spring to live with their daughter, Sydney (Bob) Horner, and raising a big garden and beautiful dahlias.

Ruth is preceded in death by her husband, Robert, who passed in 2015 and her oldest son, Robert Terry Lamson, who passed in 1998. Ruth passed away on her son, Terry's birthday. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Lee Rosenbush, Al Rosenbush, Della Newport, and Dora Rosenbush. Ruth is survived by daughters, Sydney (Bob) Horner, and Jean (Troy) Palmer of Selah, son, James Lamson of Nyssa, Oregon, and daughter-in-law, Lynn Lamson of Coeur D Alene, Idaho, eight grandchildren, Rebecca Ostrander, Amy Swayze, Angie Sherwood, Matthew Palmer, Kelly Burns, Kevin Lamson, Brittanie Elliott, and Justin Lamson, 13 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Ruth's family meant the world to her and she will be dearly missed.

A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 1:00pm, at West Hills Memorial Cemetery. There will be a Celebration of Ruth's life at a later date. Shaw &

Sons Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.shawandsons.com.