Ruth I. Van Vleet Obituary, Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan

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Obit-Adrian Daily Telegram, Nov. 29, 1994, Col. 3,4 page 2

RUTH I. VANVLEET

Tecumseh-Ruth I. VANVLEET, 80, of Tecumseh, died Nov. 28, 1994, at St. 
Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor.

She was born Jan. 8, 1914, in Tecumseh, the daughter of Frederick and Mary 
(HOUSEMAN) ANDERSON. On Dec. 29, 1939, she married Glenn L. VANVLEET in 
Adrian. He preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 1989.

Ruth was a lifelong resident of the Tecumseh area and graduated from 
Tecumseh High School in 1931. She worked in the cafeteria and as a bus 
driver for the Tecumseh Public Schools for several years. She was a member 
of the First Presbyterian Church of Tecumseh and the Tecumseh Grange.

She is survived by one son, Robert and his wife Susan VANVLEET of 
Farmington; one granddaughter, Melissa; and two sisters, Helen KAPPLER of 
Clinton and Lois and her husband George NICHOLLS of Jackson.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the Purse Funeral Home, 
Tecumseh, with the Rev. Richard MORTIMER officiating. Burial will be in 
Ridgeway Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the 
funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the American Cancer Society or 
the First Presbyterian Church of Tecumseh.





 

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