Ruth Marian Stone was born in Seattle, Washington on April 17, 1936. In the late 1970's she married Thomas Stone. Ruth was a home maker, and as her daughter called her a "domestic goddess." Ruth spent the majority of her life in the community she loved - West Seattle, not far from Alaska Junction. As part of home making, Ruth loved to make things with her hands especially handicrafts. Ruth spent the last few years of her life in Des Moines, Washington where she passed away on April 20th, 2018.
Ruth was proceeded in death by her husband Thomas and her son John William Johnson. She is survived by her daughters Roxyann Marian Ruiz (husband James "Earl" Ruiz - Tacoma, WA) and Rose Mary Avelar (Bakersfield, CA) as well as three grandchildren: Nicole Johnson (husband Trent Johnson), Joseph Sandoval, and Vanesa Wortman. Ruth also had six great grandchildren: Gabriel, Talon and Easton Johnson; Jeremy Sandoval; and Carl and Vittoria Wortmann.
Ruth will be buried next to her husband Thomas at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Seattle.