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Ruth Etta <I>Cooley</I> Stabene

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Ruth Etta Cooley Stabene

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Death
15 Aug 2018 (aged 91)
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Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.6134444, Longitude: -79.9436806
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Ruth Cooley Stabene,91, of Star City, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Mapleshire Nursing and Rehab Center.

The daughter of the late James and Irene Simpson Cooley, Ruth was born in Morgantown on July 17, 1927.

Ruth worked at the General Hospital, Star City Glass made a home for her own family and watched many other children from the community.

If you knew Miss Ruth, you knew she did not mince words. She told it like it was and those closest to her appreciated that quality about her. She was a matriarch of Star City and will be sadly missed by her neighbors and friends. She was a faithful member of the St. Mary Catholic Church.

Ruth is survived by her son and his wife, Harvey Jr. and Edith Stabene; two grandchildren, Melissa Mason and her spouse, Michele and Harvey Stabene, III; two great grandchildren: Taylor and Rourke DeLancey; one sister Dorothy Hill; also, her special friends Jackie Hess, Bob, Laura ‘JJ’ and Owen Williams, Jerry Kuhn, the Reckart family and Todd Gregg.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Harvey Stabene in 2011. One sister, Virginia “Ginny” Kotopka and one brother Donald Cooley.
Ruth Cooley Stabene,91, of Star City, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Mapleshire Nursing and Rehab Center.

The daughter of the late James and Irene Simpson Cooley, Ruth was born in Morgantown on July 17, 1927.

Ruth worked at the General Hospital, Star City Glass made a home for her own family and watched many other children from the community.

If you knew Miss Ruth, you knew she did not mince words. She told it like it was and those closest to her appreciated that quality about her. She was a matriarch of Star City and will be sadly missed by her neighbors and friends. She was a faithful member of the St. Mary Catholic Church.

Ruth is survived by her son and his wife, Harvey Jr. and Edith Stabene; two grandchildren, Melissa Mason and her spouse, Michele and Harvey Stabene, III; two great grandchildren: Taylor and Rourke DeLancey; one sister Dorothy Hill; also, her special friends Jackie Hess, Bob, Laura ‘JJ’ and Owen Williams, Jerry Kuhn, the Reckart family and Todd Gregg.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Harvey Stabene in 2011. One sister, Virginia “Ginny” Kotopka and one brother Donald Cooley.


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  • Created by: Anna
  • Added: Aug 16, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192288620/ruth_etta-stabene: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Etta Cooley Stabene (17 Jul 1927–15 Aug 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192288620, citing East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Anna (contributor 47477171).