Ruth Violet Johnson Graham

Ruth Violet Johnson Graham Mrs. Graham died November 8, 2010 in Ionia, Michigan, after a long illness. She was a resident of Heartland Health Care. Ruth was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 19, 1925 to John and Elsie (Berg) Johnson. She graduated in 1942 from Owen High School in Wisconsin. A lifelong Lutheran, she married Glenn Graham of Peoria, Illinois, on March 3, 1946 at Peoria. She retired in 1985 from working as a medical assistant in Gainesville, Florida; she was trained as a nurse's aide at Grayling Mercy Hospital in the early 1970s. Before moving to Ionia in 2005, the Grahams lived in Traverse City, Michigan; during their marriage, they also lived in South Range, Michigan; Menahga, Minnesota; Gainesville, Florida; Kalkaska, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Peoria, Illinois; and San Jose, California. She was preceded in death by both parents; brothers Robert of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and Wilbert of Oregon, half-brother Einard and half-sister Esther; her husband, Glenn, and son, James Marshall Graham. She is survived by a daughter, Jayne Graham of Portland; brothers John Albert Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona, and Ralph Wiinamaki of Canby, Oregon; nieces Jan (Dan) Eversole of Mt. Pleasant and Kris Johnson of Evergreen, Colorado; and a granddaughter, Beth Ann Graham of Saginaw. No services will be held. Burial will take place in Mountain View Cemetery, South Range, MI. Arrangements are entrusted to Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Portland Community Fund P.O. Box 524 Portland, MI 48875 in memory of Violet. Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com.