Ruth Burns Obituary
Posted by Terry White on May 22, 2009
Ruth Burns, 84, of 261 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 8:28 pm at her residence at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, IN.
Ruth was born February 24, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William J. Dietz and Elizabeth A. (Bubeck) Dietz. On March 31, 1945, she was married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Ralph Samuel Burns, who survives.
A resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana, for the past 39 years, she was a homemaker, and a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, Winona Lake, Indiana. She served at her husband’s side as a pastor’s wife for 40 years in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Indiana.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 64 years, Ralph S. Burns (Winona Lake, Indiana); son: Ronald David (wife Krista) Burns (Warsaw, Indiana); daughter: Rebecca (husband Daniel) Gehrke (Warsaw, Indiana); nine grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and one brother.
Visitation will be Tuesday, May 26, 2009, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, Indiana.
The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake, Indiana, with pastors Bruce Barlow, Bob Divine, and Glenn Byers officiating. There will be a private graveside service for the family at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana.
Memorial donations may be made in Ruth’s memory to Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries, P.O. Box 612, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590.
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Ruth, was one sweet lady. She always impressed me with her quiet and humble spirit. She truly loved the Lord and served him in many practical ways.