Alex Ruud

Alex A. Ruud, 16 of

Ross, ND passed away

Monday, July 5, 2021 as a

result of an

automobile/atv accident

in Ross, ND. Springan

Stevenson Funeral Home

of Stanley has been en-

trusted with arrangements

and services. Friends may

sign the on-line register

and give their con-

dolences at

www.springanstevenson.com.

Alex & Garrett’s Fun-

eral Service will be held

at 11:00 AM, Tuesday,

July 13, 2021 at Stanley

High School in Stanley,

ND. Visitation will be

held on at the Stanley

High School in Stanley,

ND on Monday, July 12

from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

and an hour prior to ser-

vices at the High School.

Interment will be in the

Bohemian Cemetery,

Ross, ND.

The Funeral Service

will be broadcast, you can

view Garrett’s and Alex’s

services directly on their

obituary pages on our

website

www.springanstevenson.com.

Due to Covid 19, we ask

that everyone adheres to

local and state require-

ments for social distanc-

ing.

Alex Austin Ruud was

born December 21st,

2004, the second of twin

sons born to Jeff & Car-

men (Redding) Ruud of

Ross, ND. He joined big

brothers Garrett, Jace and

older-by-29-minutes twin,

Logan. Alex was baptized

at Hjerdal Lutheran

Church east of Voltaire,

ND. His godparents are El-

izabeth Colby, Maria Nor-

bury and Ryan Redding.

He attended elementary

school in Stanley, ND and

would have been a junior

this fall at Stanley High

School. Alex tried basket-ball and football and then

realized he was a runner.

He ran Cross Country and

Track and qualified for

state. This year he set a

personal record at State

Track, while running his

leg of the 1600 relay. Alex

was a former 4H member

participating in showing

pigs, sheep, chickens,

ducks and geese. Alex

was a talented musician.

He was a self-taught bas-

soonist, played the piano,

drums and all of the saxo-

phones. He attended

International Music Camp

at the Peace Gardens and

made lifelong friends.

Alex was a hunter and

had tagged three deer.

One of the activities that

Alex truly enjoyed was

participating as a member

in good standing of the

Rural Letter Carriers of

ND, Juniors Program. He

held various office posi-

tions such as President

and Vice President. There

were several activities he

excelled in, including

mentoring younger

juniors during education-

al field trips, as well as,

assisting in the Memorial

Services during morning

service at annual confer-

ences held in different ci-

ties around North Dakota.

Alex & Logan made last-

ing friendships that ex-

tended beyond this pro-

gram. We are honored

that he persisted in his

membership status. Alex

appreciated his Scandina-vian heritage and was

working on collecting all

of the flags and learning

the languages. He knew a

little bit of Norwegian,

German, and Japanese

and was beginning to

learn sign language. Alex

was very smart and on the

honor roll. He had a love

for aircraft and knew

everything about every

airplane he saw. He could

tell you the make, model

and speed of any craft, as

well as the seating confi-

guration. Alex was an ar-

tist and loved to paint. He

was thoughtful and loved

to learn about new things.

He enjoyed agronomy

plants and flowers. His

garden arrangements are

gorgeous. He especially

loved Lilies of the Valley.

Alex has aspired to many

careers because he was in-

terested in so many

things. First a pilot, then a

music director, next an

astronomer and most re-

cently an agronomist. He

would have excelled in

anything he set his mind

to. Alex had a couple lov-

ing nicknames including

Alley Cat, AlBell and Lit-

tle Stinker. He was a soft

spoken, gentle, funny, cu-

rious, amazing young

man. Alex passed away

with his big brother Gar-

rett on July 5, 2021. Alex

is survived by his parents,

Jeff & Carmen; brother,

Jace and twin, Logan.

Grandparents: John &

Clara Hauck, Steve &

Karen Ruud, Budd Red-

ding and Carmen Red-

ding. Many Aunts, Un-

cles, Cousins, and lifetime

friends also remain.