Eva Madine "Jimmie" Ruzicka, 88, Springfield, peacefully passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 in Mercy Hospital. She was born December 13, 1924 in Republic, Missouri, the daughter of Carl Everett and Eva Nancy Elizabeth Biglieni. Jimmie graduated from Pleasant Hope High School, where she played for the school basketball team. After obtaining a degree from Draughon's Business College, she worked at Farm and Home Savings until she left to be a fulltime mother and homemaker. Upon her youngest reaching junior high, she returned to school to earn a nutritionist certification and was employed at Foster's Nursing Home and Mary E. Wilson Home, a career she thoroughly enjoyed. Upon her retirement, Jimmie spent her free time following her granddaughters' sporting events. Nothing, including a hospital stay or ice and snow could keep her away. She also was an avid Missouri State Lady Bear fan and could be counted upon to shake her pom-poms if the official made a poor call. She was an inaugural Springfield Cardinals season ticket holder and continued supporting them as well as the St. Louis Cardinals after no longer being able to physically attend. In her final years, she enjoyed reading mysteries and watching Jeopardy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Ruzicka, her son, Phillip James Ruzicka, and her beloved lap cat, Peaches. Jimmie is survived by a son, Larry Ruzicka; daughter, Linda Ruzicka; daughter, Betty Mock and husband, Terry; one sister, Gerri Dickens; two granddaughters, Briana (Mock) Green and Kailey (Mock) York; and three adorable great-grandchildren. Jimmie was kind-hearted and loved to laugh. You couldn't help but join in on the laughter when she started one of her belly laughs. We look forward to hearing that laugh again one day. A special note of thanks to Linda, who spent the last 12 years as primary caregiver for her mother. Funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in St. Agnes Cathedral with Father Michael V. McDevitt, celebrant, under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. Burial will follow in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Karlin, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. with a Rosary beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Cathedral.