Ruth Ermina Benedict, 90, longtime resident of Corvallis and recent resident at Quail Run in Albany, died Thursday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital after a brief illness.
Ruth was born in Alpena, S.D. She grew up in a large family on a farm in South Dakota. She moved to Oregon with her mother and sister in 1938. She married John H. Benedict in Corvallis on Sept. 6, 1939.
She was a member of the First Conservative Baptist Church in Corvallis. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing cards and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her husband, John of Albany; sons Dan of Philomath and Steve of Harrisburg; daughters Jeanette Goeke of Albany and Nancy Little of Roseburg; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be Friday at Locke Cemetery north of Corvallis. A public memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Quail Run Assisted Living in Albany. Chaplain Eric Martin will officiate.
DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements (www.demossdurdan.com).
Ruth was born in Alpena, S.D. She grew up in a large family on a farm in South Dakota. She moved to Oregon with her mother and sister in 1938. She married John H. Benedict in Corvallis on Sept. 6, 1939.
She was a member of the First Conservative Baptist Church in Corvallis. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing cards and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her husband, John of Albany; sons Dan of Philomath and Steve of Harrisburg; daughters Jeanette Goeke of Albany and Nancy Little of Roseburg; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be Friday at Locke Cemetery north of Corvallis. A public memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Quail Run Assisted Living in Albany. Chaplain Eric Martin will officiate.
DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements (www.demossdurdan.com).
Ruth Ermina Benedict, 90, longtime resident of Corvallis and recent resident at Quail Run in Albany, died Thursday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital after a brief illness.
Ruth was born in Alpena, S.D. She grew up in a large family on a farm in South Dakota. She moved to Oregon with her mother and sister in 1938. She married John H. Benedict in Corvallis on Sept. 6, 1939.
She was a member of the First Conservative Baptist Church in Corvallis. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing cards and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her husband, John of Albany; sons Dan of Philomath and Steve of Harrisburg; daughters Jeanette Goeke of Albany and Nancy Little of Roseburg; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be Friday at Locke Cemetery north of Corvallis. A public memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Quail Run Assisted Living in Albany. Chaplain Eric Martin will officiate.
DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements (www.demossdurdan.com).
Ruth was born in Alpena, S.D. She grew up in a large family on a farm in South Dakota. She moved to Oregon with her mother and sister in 1938. She married John H. Benedict in Corvallis on Sept. 6, 1939.
She was a member of the First Conservative Baptist Church in Corvallis. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, playing cards and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her husband, John of Albany; sons Dan of Philomath and Steve of Harrisburg; daughters Jeanette Goeke of Albany and Nancy Little of Roseburg; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be Friday at Locke Cemetery north of Corvallis. A public memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Quail Run Assisted Living in Albany. Chaplain Eric Martin will officiate.
DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements (www.demossdurdan.com).
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