Ruth Munson

TOWN OF MOREAU Ruth (Faure) Munson, a special "Gramma," died unexpectedly at age 89, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. She was born April 7, 1918, in Schenectady, to Peter and Lillian (Chichester) Faure. Ruth graduated from Draper High School in 1935. She remained in Schenectady, and started working at General Electric. On July 20, 1940, she married Maynard Munson. They were married for 55 years, and moved to this area to raise their two sons. Ruth continued to work at GE, this time in Hudson Falls. She retired from there in 1981, and enjoyed meeting for lunch regularly with other retirees. Ruth was always kind to everyone, she was called "Gramma" even by those to whom she was not related. She enjoyed cooking, especially comfort foods and baking for others. The cookie jar was always filled with homemade cookies, even on the day she died. She always looked forward to having her family gather at her home to visit and share a meal. In addition to her parents, Ruth was predeceased by her daughter, Joyce, when she was a toddler, her husband, Maynard, who died in 1995, one brother, William Faure, and two sisters, Lillian Hughes and Edith Charette also died before her. The manner in which she lived her life, placing others before herself, will continue to serve as an example to her family and friends. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Survivors include a son, Dean, and his wife, Peggie Munson, of Adirondack, and son, Richard, and his wife, Alicia Munson, of Alden, N.Y.; daughter-in-law, Suzanne Munson of Queensbury; grandchildren: Stacia, and her husband, Jason Springer, of South Glens Falls and Caleb and his wife, Maile Munson, of Natick, Mass., Doris, and her husband, Keith Topel, of Beaufort, S.C. and Tony Dettori of San Diego, Calif.; great-grandchildren: Jordan, Quinton and Skyler Munson, all of South Glens Falls, Myshkin, Lydia and Beckett Munson, all of Natick, Mass., and Alex, Marina and Ricky Topel, all of Beaufort, S.C. Ruth has donated her body to Albany Medical College in order to continue to help others. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 959 Route 9, Mount Royal Plaza, Queensbury, NY 12804 or High Peaks Hospice, 286 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY 12801. There will be an open house at her home, 260 Burt Road, today, Oct. 25, 2007, from 2 to 6 p.m., where family will be welcoming those wishing to share memories and celebrate her life. "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."