Ruth Marjorie Howe

Born in Detroit, MI, her family soon moved to the, then rural, South Lansing area, establishing a grocery at the corner of Cedar and Rouse streets. Ruth lived almost all of her life on Rouse Street.

After graduating from Eastern High School, Ruth attended business school. She found work in the office of a Lansing doctor. It was there that she met her future husband, William Howe. Ruth and William, “Bill” were married June 3, 1938, a marriage lasting nearly 60 years. Soon after their marriage, they began their family business, Denstaedt’s Quick Serve Hardware, which became a long time and well known fixture in South Lansing.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Bill, sister Inez Price and half-brother Kenneth Olson. She is survived by sons Paul (Carolyn) Howe and Kenneth Howe. Also left to cherish her memory are grandchildren Karina Foster and Kelly (Michael) Angell and great grandchildren Aleksander Foster, Nadia Foster, Madelynn Angell, and Isaac Angell.

Ruth loved to travel, having visited most every state in the U.S. as well as several countries in Europe. Even in her last days, she just enjoyed getting out for a ride to see the sites.

Ruth was an active volunteer, having donated many years of community service through the Rebekah’s, Eastern Star, the DAR, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Judson Memorial Baptist Church. Ruth was honored by Lansing Christian Services for more than a decade of work with the Love Clothing Center.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 900 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI. The Eastern Star service will be at 7:30 p.m. and the Rebekah service at 7:45 p.m. on Sunday evening. There will also be a visitation at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Monday. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2013 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes with a brief interment service at Deepdale Cemetery chapel, 4110 Old Lansing Rd, Lansing, MI following the funeral. A light meal for family and friends will follow at Judson Memorial Baptist Church, 531 Glendale Ave. Lansing, MI. Those desiring may make contributions in Ruth’s name to Judson Memorial Baptist Church or the Love Clothing Center, in care of the church. The family is being served by Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Lansing Chapel. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.grlansing.com