Background
Ziolkowski, Ruth was born on June 26, 1926 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Frank Douglas and Lyda Catherine (Miller) Ross.
Ziolkowski, Ruth was born on June 26, 1926 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Frank Douglas and Lyda Catherine (Miller) Ross.
Student, Hartford (Connecticut) Junior College. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), South Dakota School Mines and Technology, 1991. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University South Dakota, 2002.
Volunteer assistant to Korczak Ziolkowski on Noah Webster statue, 1941. Volunteer assistant to Korczak Ziolkowski on Crazy Horse Memorial, 1947. President Korczak's Heritage, Inc., Crazy Horse, South Dakota, since 1968.
President, Chief Executive Officer Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, since 1982. Owner, assistant dairy farm, lumber mill.
Vice president Heritage Village, Crazy Horse, since 1996. Postmistress United States Post Office, Crazy Horse, since 1968.
Married Korczak Ziolkowski, November 23, 1950. Children: John, Dawn, Adam, Jadwiga, Casimir, Anne, Mark, Joel, Monique, Marinka.