Ruth Helene Catherine Bieman Bailey

Passed away at Grand River Hospital on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Ralph “Bud” Bailey (1994). Dear mother of Bruce Bailey and his wife Marnie of Kitchener. Loved grandmother of Andrea (Ian Smith) and Kerilyn Bailey (Mike Romagnoli) of Kitchener. Dear sister of Irene Searles, Janet Lasso, and sister-in-law of Joan Janosik. Predeceased by her parents Irvin and Annie Bieman and by her siblings Ken Bieman (Pauline), Ross Bieman (Dorothy), Lorne Bieman (Elaine), Stan Bieman (Carol), Joyce LaPointe (Gilles), and brothers-in-law Al Schill and Ken Lasso. Ruth was a long-time resident of the Bridgeport area and a proud member of the Bridgeport Women’s Institute. Most recently, Ruth was residing at Lanark Heights Retirement Home. Ruth’s family will receive relatives and friends at Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre, 1001 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, (519-743-8900) on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 7 – 9 pm. Visitation will continue at the funeral home on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 10:30 – 11:15 am, where the funeral service will be held in the chapel at 11:30 am. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be appreciated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2 – 1373 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, ON N2B 3R6, or to St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, 911 Queen’s Blvd., Kitchener, ON N2M 1B2. Online condolences at www.westmountfuneralchapel.com