Mrs. Ruth Walent Walent Fox

Richland Bean Blossom Health Care Center. Born December 21, 1919 in

Nashua, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Anthony and Agatha

(Chesnolevich) Walent. Ruth grew up in a large family of four brothers

and two sisters.

Ruth later moved to Bloomington, where she worked for Sarkes Tarzian,

and later at a local yarn store. Ruth was an accomplished seamstress,

knitter, quilter, cross-stitcher, and also excelled at ceramics. She

also was a true animal lover, especially dachsunds, and later cats. She

enjoyed feeding the birds and loved all wildlife. She especially

enjoyed her lakeside home at Lake Lemmon, with her beloved husband

"Foxie." She was a member of the Eastern Star for many years.

Affectionately known as "Ruthie" to many of her friends, she was a

private, yet affable person with a great sense of humor. She developed

many friends over her lifetime, and was always a good friend to them.

Ruth was very friendly, humble, and unpretentious to others. One of her

favorite sayings was, "I pay my bills and taxes, I mind my own business,

and I still get into trouble."

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, William, Walter,

Anthony Jr., Joseph, and one sister, Madeline Kulikowski. Also

preceding her in death, were husband Charles S. Fox ("Foxie"), and son

Charles Ross Fox ("Charlie"). Survivors include her sister, Francis

Ward, and nieces, Priscilla Slatunas, of Nashua, NH, Margaret Woitkowski of NH, and nephews Richard, David Walent, and Edmund Wolodzko,

great nephew, Lance

Fox (wife Irene), and great-great nephew, Dane Fox, all of Bloomington.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Thursday at Day Funeral Home.

Visitation will be on Wednesday at Day Funeral Home from 5-8 pm. Burial

will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made

to the Monroe County Humane Association or Bloomington Animal Shelter.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.dayfuneralservices.com.