She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Marlene (Will) Crawford, Colleen (Bob) Ewen, son, Ken (Kim) and daughter-in-law Jeanie. Grandchildren Debbie, Brent, Kendra, Addey, Justin, Josh, Sean, Jason, Amelia. Great-grandchildren, Ila, Harlow, Brantley, Selah, Ethaniel, Isaac, Elijah, Keaira.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Russell in 1980, grandson, Bradley in 1993 and son Skip in 2019. Also predeceased by her sister, May and brothers, Bill and Chet.
Russell and Ruth raised their children in Hatzic and later moved to Mission. Mom was an artist and all family members have one or more of her paintings to remember her by. She also loved her garden and during the last years she was in her house, before moving to assisted living, that’s where you would usually find her.
She was a life member of the Branch 57 Legion Ladies Auxillary, and a life member of the Mission Arts Council.