Ruth Chamberlin

CONCORD — Dedicated teacher, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Ruth (Kelly) Chamberlin, 100, of Concord died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 at Havenwood.

She was born December 6, 1911 in Dorchester, Mass., daughter of the late Hiram and Florence (Mellor) Kelly.

She was predeceased by William Chamberlin, her husband of 43 years in July 1991.

Ruth was a graduate of Radcliffe College and received a Master's degree from the University of New Hampshire (UNH). She taught for many years in private secondary schools in Boston, Washington, D.C., Providence and New York City. She also taught for 6 years at UNH and after raising a family, taught for 11 years at Concord High School. She served on boards and committees at South Congregational Church and at the Durham Community Church. She did volunteer work in church and community in Concord and Durham and was on both the Durham and the New Hampshire board of the League of Women Voters. Ruth and her husband Bill enjoyed being host to numerous foreign exchange students at the University of New Hampshire. She wintered with her husband for 28 years at Jekyll Island, Ga. Throughout her life she had a passion for handiwork, becoming proficient at sewing, pottery, quilting and many other crafts. She loved traveling, making many trips to the British Isles, as well as to Northern Europe and around the United States and Canada.

Ruth was recently predeceased by her daughter, Ruth Anne Jobel and by her sister Grace Haney Hill of East Lansing, Mich.

Ruth is survived by her daughter's husband, Ron Jobel and their children Brad and Kelly of Bow; her son, William Chamberlin, his wife, Sara, and their children, Cole and Liam of Republic, Wash., and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held in Concord and a graveside service in Durham will be announced at a later date.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St., Concord, NH 03301 or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nationalmssociety.org.

The Bennett Funeral Home of Concord is in charge of the arrangements.

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