Ruth Weeks

Ruth Jean Weeks died Aug. 28 in Green Bay, Wis., from causes incident to an awakened soul.
She was born Oct. 15, 1951 in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Frederick Bayne and Helen McFarlane Weeks. They moved to St. Anthony in 1952 were he taught and and later became principal of the school at the Youth Services Center.
Ruth attended Central Elementary School and graduated from South Fremont High School in 1969.She attended Idaho State University and waitressed in area restaurants before moving in 1972 to Menominee, Mich., her parents' hometown.
She worked at a hospital in Menominee and then joined Roman Catholic Community Services where she worked for several years. She married Jon Pocan in 1981. They later divorced.
She moved to Green Bay where she worked for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and later at the Registrar's Office at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. She also waitressed part-time for a few years at Brett Favre's restaurant. She retired in 2013 and enjoyed the company of good friends near her and on Facebook and cared for her three cats, Maggie, Alex and Molly. She occasionally visited the West and talked about moving back.
She was diagnosed with cancer in April. It was an advanced stage and ultimately proved stronger than her treatments. Throughout her illness, the loving kindness of her friends and neighbors led her to recognize anew how bound we all are by filaments of love.
She is survived by a brother, Russell, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Special thanks to the South Fremont High School Class of 1969. She treasured the card you sent. Thanks also to David Clark, who was with her on her last days, and Bonnie Woodbury and Lisa Perket, Michigan sisters true.
Good-bye, Ruth. Who could hang their name on you when you changed with every new day? Still, I'm gonna miss you.