Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....GRIFFITH , Ruby L. HANSEN  April 16 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Thursday, April 18, 2002
Ruby L. H. Griffith

Ruby L. Hansen Griffith died April 16, 2002, at Kit Carson Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Born in Tulare on Aug. 10, 1915, she was 86.

She and her first husband, Oswald Hansen, moved to Davis in 1942. She worked at
Rogers Department Store in Davis for many years before accepting a position in
the vegetable crops lab at UC Davis. During her tenure at the university, she
was very popular with graduate students, often acting as a surrogate mom.

She joined the Davis Rebekah Lodge No. 253 in 1946, and is a Past Noble Grand.
She was active in the Davis Community Church and as a Brownie and Girl Scout
leader while her daughter was growing up.

After retirement, Ruby and her second husband, Charlie Griffith, moved to
Buffalo, Wyo. She was a member of Daughters of The Nile in Sheridan, Wyo. Upon
Charlie's death, she returned to California, making her home in Amador County to
be near her daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Andy Anderson.

She lived in Rollingwood Mobile Home Park in Jackson until she could no longer
live alone. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends at Rollingwood and with
the Sierra Belles Bridge Group.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Oswald "Ozzie" Hansen and Charlie
Griffith, and by brothers Edwin, Joseph and Donald James.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law; her grandchildren, Tony and Pam
Anderson of La Mesa and Karen and Frank Valvo of Pony, Mont.;
great-grandchildren, Tricia Anderson of Boston, Toni Lynn Anderson and Tommy
Anderson of La Mesa, Jennifer Patchen of Missoula, Mont., and Joseph Valvo of
Pony, Mont; a niece, Lois Murphy of Belmont; and nephews, Norman Hansen of
Winters and Dale Hansen of Rancho Murietta.

Viewing will be held Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at McCrory's Mortuary in Pine
Grove, with graveside services Monday at 1 p.m. at the Davis Cemetery. Interment
will follow.

The family requests that remembrances in her name be sent for Parkinson's
disease research to Parkinson's Institute, 1170 Monse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089;
to the Hospice of Amador, P.O. Box 595, Jackson, CA 95642; to the CAHP Widows
and Orphans Fund, 2030 V St., Sacramento, CA 95818; or to the donor's favorite
charity.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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