Ruth Loretta Elderkin
1929-2018
Ruth Lorretta (Clarke) Elderkin – 88,
formerly of Wolfville, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018
at the Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville, after lengthy
illness. She was born on December 12, 1929 in Saint John, NB
and moved to Wolfville in 1952, where she and her new husband raised a
family. She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick
« Fred » J. Elderkin; two sisters, Lillian and
Eleanor; her mother, Mrs. Josephine Clarke, (Saint John, NB) and
father, Fred Clarke. Those surviving include her children,
Marilyn Alice Salle, Barriere, BC; Cheryl Ruth Field, Barriere, BC;
Mark Frederick Elderkin, Wolfville; four grandchildren, Garrett,
Jeremy, Carrie and Kyle, Barriere, BC; and five
great-grandchildren. Ruth was an accomplished singer and a
member of the Wolfville Baptist Church where she sang in the choir for
many years. She was a woman of grace, whose faith was the
wellspring for her kindness, generosity, compassion, warmth and caring
for her family, friends and all those who knew
her. Ruth’s family would like to thank the
‘angels’ that were her care givers, nurses and
other staff at the Evergreen Home who treated her with the same
dignity, love and compassion they would give to a member
of their own family. Cremation has taken place and a
celebration of her life will occur at a later date. Donations in
Ruth’s memory can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Nova
Scotia or the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. Arrangements
have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, Kentville.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Ruth Loretta Elderkin 19292018.source
Décès pour la Ville: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia
