Ruth Kaye Nagy

Ruth was born in Conneaut, Ohio, on October 20, 1945, the youngest child of Wayne and Sylvia Pulkkinen, one of five girls. She graduated from Edgewood High School in Ashtabula, Ohio.

Ruth and John Nagy married on November 14, 1964, and had four children, Allison, Adrienne, Aliina and Joel. In their life journey, the pair had moved from Ashtabula to Nebraska, then to Greenville. John passed away on August 7, 1983, in Greenville. For a time, Ruth had returned to her hometown of Ashtabula for several years, and because of health issues, moved south again, to Greensboro, NC, then back to Greenville.

Ruth was a devout believer in Jesus Christ, and was a member of Horizon Presbyterian Church in Greenville.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John, and a sister, Ellen Mayle.

Survivors include her children, Allison Taylor of Greensboro, NC; Adrienne (Dan) Sloan, of Greenville; Aliina Kehl of Greenville, and Joel (Nicole) of Salem, SC.

Grandchildren are Dr. Audrey Taylor, Washington, D.C.; Alex Taylor, Greensboro, NC; Logan Knowles, Greenville; Parker Sloan, Greenville; Merritt/Riley Kehl, Greenville, Miles McMahon, Greenville, and step-grandson Ethan Barton, Salem, SC.

Also surviving are sisters Ann Sitko, Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada; Edith Sickler, Ocala, FL, and Janet DeWalt, Ashtabula, OH, and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Ruth’s life will held in the Spring, in Ohio, at a time to be determined. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memory Gardens in North Kingsville, Ohio.