Ruth B. Allen

Ruth was born in 1925 to the late Delmar and Edna (O’Neal) Koontz of Clear Creek, Indiana. Ruth was a lifelong resident of Bloomington and Monroe County.

Among her hobbies Ruth loved to play competitive board games and cards; she couldn’t grow flowers but was an excellent vegetable gardener; she was a great cook and was known for her tasty fried chicken. She enjoyed riding roller coasters with her grandchildren and never turned a stray animal away. Mostly, she loved being with her family. Ruth was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Clear Creek Christian Church.

She is survived by two daughters; Tami (husband Hart) Boesel and Carol (Greg) Ridge. Ruth is also survived by six grandsons; Robin, Troy, Brian Jon, Jason, Brian and Hart, one granddaughter; Kadi, 8 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands; Paul Pate and Edsel Allen, her son Ronald Pate, four brothers; Russell, Harry, Rufus and Opal Joe Koontz, and two sisters: Ruby Corman and Mary Bourke.

Visitation for Ruth will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Day & Deremiah-Frye Funeral Home 4150 E. Third St. Bloomington, Indiana 47401. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.

Online condolences may be given to the family a www.DayDeremiahFrye.com