In 1925 Ruth's family moved to Garibaldi, Ore. Ruth graduated from Garibaldi High School in 1938. Ruth and Robert "Bob" Lewis were married July 27, 1942. They lived briefly in Kansas prior to Bob going overseas during WWII. Following the war they lived in Portland then Salem, returning to Portland in 1951. The family moved to Chico, Calif., in 1953 then to Hayward, Calif., in 1959 returning to Lake Oswego in 1972. Bob passed away in 1994. Ruth lived several years in Wilsonville before moving to Nehalem to live with one of her daughters.
Ruth enjoyed gardening and playing cards. She volunteered at the Lake Oswego Library for many years. Ruth also enjoyed eating, especially with family and friends. Senior Meals in Wilsonville and Nehalem, Meals for Senior in Rockaway Beach as well as lunch following Sunday services at Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church were high on her list of activities. Of course, spending time with her grandchildren was always her favorite activity.
Ruth survived several bouts with cancer, a hip replacement, a knee replacement as well as a broken right femur. As a result, many of her grandchildren referred to her as "the energizer grandmother," she keeps going and going and going.
Ruth raised four children, Roberta (Bobbie) Lewis Mosher of Nehalem, Ore., Rosalie Lewis Rynearson of Shingletown, Calif., Rebecca Lewis Neihart of Shasta City, Calif., and Roger Lewis of Sherwood. Ruth had five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren residing in California, Montana, Oregon and Washington, as well as various nieces and nephews in both the United States and England.
A private interment will take place at Skyline Memorial in Portland. All of Ruth's family and friends are encouraged to come together for a celebration of her life at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church in Nehalem, Ore.
