Ruby C. Agan passed away in Lakewood, Colorado on Friday, February 3, 2023 at the age of 105. Ruby, the eldest child of Hobart and Martha (Vanhooser) Larew, was born on June 29, 1917 in Everton, Missouri. When Ruby was a young girl, she and her family drove across the dirt roads of Nebraska in a Model A to relocate in Greeley, Colorado. The family later moved to Morrison and then to the Golden area. On December 26, 1941, Ruby was married to Leslie (Les) Agan. When Les went overseas during in WWII, Ruby stayed in Colorado where she packed bullets at the Federal Center for the war cause. After the war, Ruby and Les lived in the metro Denver area where they raised two sons, Larry and Robert (Bob). Ruby went to work for Mountain Bell as a telephone operator and retired 26 years later as a supervisor. Growing restless after her short retirement, Ruby went to work part time as a Walmart greeter in Applewood. She enjoyed being a greeter because she got to see many longtime friends and neighbors from Golden and Arvada when they came into the store. Finally at the age of 90, Ruby decided it was time to hang-up the blue smock and fully retire. During her second retirement Ruby enjoyed crafting, crocheting, and working word puzzles.
Ruby was preceded in death by her husband Les, infant son Michael, brothers Leo Larew and Dick Larew, sister Loreen Hunt and daughter-in-law Betty Agan. She is survived by two sons Larry and Bob (Jane), four grandchildren Shanon (Steve) Vuylsteke, Shane Agan, Lawrence Agan, Deidre Agan, five great grandchildren, her sister Margaret Robinson and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ruby will be laid to rest next to Les at Crown Hill Cemetery in Lakewood, Colorado.
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