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Ruth <I>Wells</I> Gillette

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Ruth Wells Gillette

Birth
Death
1983 (aged 85–86)
Burial
Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Gillette, Ruth W.
Research - Obituaries
Friday, 06 March 2009 21:01
Ruth W. Gillette
April 21, 1897-Nov. 24, 1983

Mrs. Ruth W. Gillette, 86, 1905 Portage, Niles, died at noon Thursday, Nov. 24, 1983, in Berrien General Hospital afer an extended illness. Born April 27, 1897, in Dowagiac, she was a lifetime area resident.

She was a member of the First Baptist church, the Ladies Historical Club, Wd B class of Church and Fernwood Inc.

On Dec. 1, 1921 in Niles, she married Dr. Clarence Gillette; he preceded her in death in 1971. Surviving are a son, James C. Gillette of Niles; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Jill) Wiersema of Grand Haven, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist church with the Rev. Ray C. Cunningham of that church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Memorial fund.

Submitted by family member; publication details unknown

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 18:48
Gillette, Ruth W.
Research - Obituaries
Friday, 06 March 2009 21:01
Ruth W. Gillette
April 21, 1897-Nov. 24, 1983

Mrs. Ruth W. Gillette, 86, 1905 Portage, Niles, died at noon Thursday, Nov. 24, 1983, in Berrien General Hospital afer an extended illness. Born April 27, 1897, in Dowagiac, she was a lifetime area resident.

She was a member of the First Baptist church, the Ladies Historical Club, Wd B class of Church and Fernwood Inc.

On Dec. 1, 1921 in Niles, she married Dr. Clarence Gillette; he preceded her in death in 1971. Surviving are a son, James C. Gillette of Niles; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Jill) Wiersema of Grand Haven, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist church with the Rev. Ray C. Cunningham of that church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Memorial fund.

Submitted by family member; publication details unknown

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 18:48


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