Ruth V Carpenter--d;12/4/2006
Age 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2006, after a long battle
of
health problems. She was preceded in death by: her husband Leroy "Skip"
Carpenter; daughter, Virginia "Ginny" Dietrich; brother, George
Surpian.
Surviving are her sons, Douglas of South Bend, IN and David of Holt;
brother, Ralph Surpian of Dansville; sister-in-law's, Margaret Roberts,
Joyce Cooly, Nancy (Don) Lubbers; grandchildren, David (Deb) Carpenter,
Scott (Sue) Carpenter, Nick (Leslie) Carpenter, Chris Carpenter, Pat
(Chris)
Carpenter, Julie (Blane) Burlow, Rob (Shar) Ward, Amy (Phil) Wright and
8
great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was a member of
Holt
United Methodist Church and long time member of the Caroline Circle.
She
loved playing cards of all kinds and was a big Chicago Cubs fan.
A special thank you to: Bea Parker, Carol Haascl and Rev. Lynn Grimes
for
their caring. She will be greatly missed. Graveside services will be
held on
June 25, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Holt United Methodist Church in memory
of
Ruth.