Ruby L. (Voth) Stucky
Newton Kansan
Ruby L. (Voth) Stucky, 91, died on
Friday (Oct. 14, 2011) at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton.
She was born on Oct. 8, 1920, the first
child of George and Emma Voth, in McPherson.
Ruby was a registered nurse; she
graduated from Bethel Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
She was a life-long caregiver to her family. For many years, she was
an active community member. She devoted her energy to many
organizations: She served as a deacon in the Bethel College Mennonite
Church, she volunteered at the Community Playschool, Prairie View,
coordinated Red Cross blood drives, worked with special needs
children, conducted hearing testing in the Newton schools, and
volunteered for the American Cancer Society.
Ruby married Harley J. Stucky on March
14, 1945. Their union was blessed with four children: Steven Joe,
Franklin Jay, Nathan Paul J. and Rita Joy.
She is survived by her children and
their spouses, Lane, Kathy, Suzanne and Bob; her grandchildren,
James, Hannah, Robin, Christopher, Vanessa, Nathan, Julian and
Michael; and great-grandchildren, Reese, Carson, Marley, Zhora,
Chloe, Ruby and Dylan. She also is survived by her brother, George
Voth and his wife, Marilynn, as well as numerous nephews and nieces.
Harley and Ruby also had an extended family, including Kenneth and
Joyce Kaufman, and nieces, Lynnette and Carla and their families.
Ruby was preceded in death by her
husband, Harley, and by her sister, Vera Voth.
Visitation will be Monday, with family
greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Peterson Funeral Home in Newton.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Bethel College Mennonite Church. A family burial will be
at Hopefield Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with
Bethel College Nursing Scholarship Fund, and the Community Playschool
at Bethel College Mennonite Church, both in care of Petersen Funeral
Home, 215 N. Main St., Newton, KS 67114.
