Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Shanks, Ruth Ann (Clegg) June 19, 2016
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Lakewood News-Sat. June 25, 2016

RUTH ANN SHANKS
Lake Odessa, MI - Ruth Ann Shanks, age 86, of Lake Odessa, passed away Sunday 
morning, June 19, 2016 at  Ewing Country Estate.

Ruth was born on November 27, 1929. She was the daughter of Newton and Pearl 
Clegg of Pickford. She was married to L. Marvin Shanks on October 8, 1947. They 
lived in Marquette while Marvin attended Northern Michigan university. After he 
graduated, they moved to Pickford where they lived until 1956 when they moved to 
lake Odessa.

Ruth worked in the Lake Odessa school system until she retired. Marvin and Ruth 
were members of the Central United Methodist Church. Ruth was passionate about 
family, pets and sewing.

Ruth is survived by three children, Paul Kaye and Marsha (Tom) Hacker, both of 
Holt, and Ken (Connie) Shanks of Lake Odessa. She is also survived by six 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Shanks; her parents, Newton 
and Pearl Clegg, and extended family in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

A Memorial visitation will be held at Koops funeral Home in lake Odessa from 1 
until 3 PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Burial will immediately follow at woodland 
Cemetery.

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