Ruth Griswold, 82 of Lincoln died November 13, 2018 after a long illness. She was born in 1936 in El Dorado, KS, the daughter of Ralph and Avril E. Lill. She lived with her parents and two older brothers on a farm and attended a one room country school house. She attended El Dorado High School and Butler County Community College. She transferred to Kansas University and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy.
She married Norman Griswold in 1959 and moved to Lincoln, NE. She was employed as a Registered Occupational Therapist from 1959 to the mid 60’s. After her daughters were born, she left occupational therapy to become a full time mother. She volunteered for many activities at her daughters’ schools and was a Leader of two Campfire Girls groups. Ruth was the original owner and manager of Page One Paperback Book Exchange in downtown Lincoln from October 1980 to April 1994. After that she took up the hobby of quilting and made many quilts for family and for the Linus Project, which provides quilts for hospitalized children.
Ruth was interested in many things including art, reading, birding, genealogy, quilting, traveling, and gardening. She was a member of Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Saint Paul UMC Quilt Group, Lincoln Quilters Guild, Nebraskans of Irish/Scotch-Irish Ancestry (newsletter editor for four years), Valparaiso University Women’s Guild (President of local chapter for nine years), Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society (held several offices), Wachiska Audubon Society, Saint Paul UMC UMW (co-chair of Group II for 7 years), and was the coordinator of the Saint Paul Care-Drivers Committee for about 8 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Avril Lill and two brothers, James R. Lill
and Joseph T. Lill. She is survived by husband: Norm Griswold, Lincoln, NE; daughters and sons-in-law: Diane and Paul McCallum, Pittsburg, KS; Debra and Scott Dooley, Gunbarrel, CO; Granddaughter: Theresa Dooley, Gunbarrel, CO.
Private services will be held for Ruth.
Memorials to Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Wachiska Audubon Society, or Eastmont
Towers Retirement Community.
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