Ruth I. Maddalena
1922 - 2020
Ruth I. Maddalena
1922 - 2020
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April 19, 1922 - September 27, 2020
PLYMOUTH - Lifetime Plymouth resident, Ruth I. Maddalena, 98, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday morning Sept. 27, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born April 19, 1922, Ruth was the daughter of Russell and Lula (Stone) Ganshorn. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1940.
On Sept. 16, 1963, Ruth became of wife of Carmine V. "Carl" Maddalena. Their blessed union would grow in love as they raised their four children: Eddie, Carolyn, Michael and Marcia. They would share memories, trips and laughs through their 27 years of marriage before Carl's passing in 1991.
Ruth worked for McClure's Shoes, Swearingen's Shoes and Treat's For Her Shop in Plymouth for 40 years. She could always be found with a smile and all glammed up, while helping her customers find the perfect shoe. She enjoyed what she did for a living and made many lifetime friends along the way.
She is a lifetime member of Plymouth Wesleyan Church, where she was a member of the Berean's Class that met on Sunday and Wednesday.
Ruth is survived by her son, Eddie (Janet) Ousnamer of Ft. Wayne; daughter, Carolyn (James) Skinner of Plymouth; daughter-in-law, Sharon Ousnamer; grandchildren: Kim Vollen, Mike Yates, Mark Miller, Melinda Daugherty, Matthew Miller, Michael Ousnamer, Timothy Ousnamer and Jodi Knepper; and more than 24 great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and her sisters: Mary Large and Jean Wilma both of Plymouth.
She was preceded in death by her husband Carl; son Michael Ousnamer; granddaughter Michelle Miller; her parents and siblings: Everett, Betty, Ralph, Harry, Hazel, Raymond and Helen.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, 200 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Plymouth Wesleyan Church, 11203 Michigan Road, Plymouth, with Pastors Ed Friberg and Ollie Dongell officiating. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m.
Burial will follow in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Plymouth Wesleyan Church, 11203 Michigan Road, Plymouth, Ind. 46563.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the website:
www.johnson-danielson.com
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Mary Eileen Helms
October 7, 2020
She and I went to school together at Plymouth Lincoln High School. We were 2 of 92 students in our class. I am Mary Eileen Helms and still live in Plymouth in my family home. I’m thinking Ruth and I may have been the last two classmates to survive. We graduated in 1940
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Michael J. Xaver
September 28, 2020
Ruth was one beautiful sweet and caring woman. I first met her when I started running around with her son Mike in high school. Mike always drove cool cars and instead of taking me home on lunch break we would go to his house and Ruth would have a lunch ready to eat. My mother would tell me that Mike should bring me home for lunch so we did not run up their food bill. Ruth would say, you tell Hattie its okay once or twice a week. I always stopped in to see Ruth when I made it back to Indiana on my visits. I always considered Ruth my second mom as she treated all of her sons friends as her kids. May she rest in peace and my condolence to her family and her many friends as she will be greatly missed. May her beautiful smile and charming way give you peace and comfort in the years to come.
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