Ruth Allen Robertson Nana 1910 ~ 2007 On January 29, 2007 our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ruth Allen Robertson passed away after a full 96 years of gracious living. Ruth was born March 31, 1910 in Provo, Utah to James E. Allen, Sr. and Stella Speakman Allen. Married Joseph A. Robertson July 26, 1933 in the Manti LDS Temple. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1983. Joe passed away June 3, 1984. Ruth graduated from Provo High School. She attended Brigham Young University where she met her future husband. After graduation they left for New York University where Joe received his Master's degree in retailing. While in New York, Ruth was employed at Gimbel Bros. Dept. Store. As an active member of the LDS church, Ruth held positions in all the auxiliary organizations and served as a Relief Society visiting teacher for over 50 years. Our "Nana" has lived a life of character, cleanliness and selfless devotion. She took pride in the care of her home and in her appearance and created around her a sense of calm and order. She was not afraid of hard work and faced her life challenges with a quiet dignity. She is preceded in death by her husband, her daughter, Linda R. Jardine, daughter-in-law Connie C. Robertson, three sisters, Norma R. Williams, Florence A. Nielsen, and Cheer A. Nielsen, two brothers, Paul S. Allen and J.E. Allen, Jr. Survived by her son, J. Kyle (JoAnn) Robertson, son-in-law J. Kurt (Judy) Jardine, eight grand children, Joe (Katie) Robertson, Jani (John) Hillyard, Julie (Barry) Moore, Jeri Lin Robertson, Jed Robertson (Julie), Jason Robertson, Doug (Debra) Jardine, Debbie (Bryan Chamberlain) Fife and seventeen great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Sat. Feb. 3, 2007 at Noon in the Cottonwood 2nd Ward, 2080 E. (Highland Dr.) 5165 S. Friends may call Fri. Feb. 2nd from 6-8 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 Highland Dr or prior to services 10:45 - 11:45 on Sat. at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Leroy J. Robertson Scholarship Fund at the U of U School of Music, The LDS Perpetual Education Fund, or the charity of your choice.


Published in Deseret News from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 2007