Ruth Madeline Caverhill
1915-2021
Ruth M. Caverhill of Nackawic, NB, wife of the late Eugene Caverhill,
passed away peacefully on July 5, 2021 at Riverside Court in
Woodstock, NB. Ruth was born at Southampton, NB in 1915, the daughter
of the late Perley and Bessie (MacDonald) Cronkhite. She began
working at the age of sixteen years when she was called to be relief
operator, working her way to Chief Operator for the New Brunswick
Telephone Company. She married Eugene in 1942, who had joined the
Canadian Forces, and accompanied him to his postings in several
Ontario locations. When he received his final call to go overseas
Ruth joined her sister-in-law and went to Bouchard, Quebec to work in
an ammunition factory filling bullets with T.N.T. From 1954 to 1966
she and Eugene operated a grocery store in Lower Southampton and then
until her retirement worked as a waitress and in retail sales at
several places in Nackawic. She was a member of the Nackawic United
Baptist Church and taught Sunday School.
Ruth is survived by her twin sons, Paul Caverhill (Anne) and Peter
Caverhill (Robin); her grandchildren, Marisa (Tom), Bruce (Amie),
Brennan (Olena) and Mike (Sandra); her great grandchildren, Jackson,
Bennett, Emma, Sarah and Daniel; special friends, Laurie and Clinton
Conrad and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by
three brothers, Arnold, Allen and Carl Cronkhite.
Visiting hours will be held at Flewelling Funeral Home, 585 Otis
Drive, Nackawic, NB on Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
when a funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel with
Pastor Dan Grove officiating. Interment will follow at Otis
Cemetery.
For those who wish to make a donation in memory of Ruth, the family
has suggested the Nackawic United Baptist Church or a charity of the
donor’s choice.
www.flewellingswan.com
19152021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Ruth Madeline Caverhill 19152021..
Décès pour la Ville: Nackawic, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick