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CARLA JO RUHCarla Jo Ruh, 86, of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Jacksonville died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at St, John’s Hospital in Springfield.She was bom Oct. 14, 1930, in Kilbourne, thedaughter of Harry and LaBelle (Vannier) Merri-man. She married Leland L. Ruh on March 17,1952, in Jacksonville andhe preceded her in deathon July 25,2003.She is survived by her daughter, Janet (husband, Peter James) Rafferty of Springfield; her son, Paul (wife, Linda) Ruh of Castle Pines, Colorado; four grandchildren, P.J.Rafferty and Amy Rafferty, both of Springfield, Rebecca Ruh of Chile and Benjamin Ruh of Phoenix; and two great-grandchildren, Jordan Rafferty and Samantha Rafferty, both of Springfield. She was preceded in death by one brother, Donald Mer-riman.Mrs. Ruh graduated in 1949 from Jacksonville High School and in 1952 from Passavant School of Nursing. She worked at Passavant Area Hospital and then for doctors Alfred and George Schultz for 30 years. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. While living in Arizona, she volunteeredfor hospice in the inpatient unit of Sun City Health Hospice. She alsoserved for many years as chairman of Quilts for Kids at Sunflower Resort in Surprise, Arizona; the group of seniors has made and donated thousands of quilts for needy children in the greater Phoenix area. She also donated quilts to various veterans’ groups.A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Buchanan Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville with burial at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, prior to the service. Memorials are suggested to Salem Lutheran Church or St. John’s Hospice. Condolences may be left at buchanancody.com.
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Jacksonville Journal Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
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