RUTH SYME

SYME, Rev. Dr. Ruth
On November 27, 2013, the Rev. Dr. Ruth Syme died peacefully at home, surrounded by family and loved ones, after a long and courageous battle with leukemia. Ruth is pre- deceased by her husband of forty years, the Rev. Robert Syme, and her sister Joyce. She is survived by her beloved mother-in-law Anne Syme of Ottawa, children Alison (Marty Sulek) of Winchester, Indiana and Christopher (Melissa Greiner), Hilary (Craig Swaby), Peter (Sandra Singh) and Mattew (Liz Thorpe) of Toronto, and her dearest friend Joan Morison of Deep River, Ontario. She will be much missed by grandchildren Riehl, Oscar, Alexander, Caleb, Julian, Jamal, Tatiana, Emma, Chantal, Maya, Robert and Kate; by her siblings Doug (Martha) Baker of Edmonton, Jane Adeney of Hamilton and Ray (Agnes) Baker of Vancouver, and brother-in- law Doug (Beth) Syme of Lanark Highlands, and by her many nephews, nieces, in-laws and cousins. After graduating from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick in 1964, she served as a missionary in Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Girls' School in Tokyo, Japan. She was a faithful servant of her Lord the Creator, through her calling to the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the United Church of Canada. She graduated from McGill Presbyterian College, Montreal in 1978. She was ordained and served in pastoral ministry in Montreal, Toronto, Deep River and Golden Lake, Ontario, where she served until weeks before her death. She earned her Phd in Theology in 1989, from McGill University. A memorial service will be conducted in the Deep River Community Church with the Rev. Paul Evans officiating, on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 1 pm, with an open reception to follow. In memoriam donations may be made to the Deep River Hospital Foundation or the OSPCA. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Valley Funeral Home, Deep River.