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 Ruth Ella Geer Walworth departed for glory on June 23, 2024 with her loving family by her side. She was born on August 1, 1943 in Manchester, Connecticut to Arthur and Agnes (Skarin) Geer. Ruth graduated from Manchester High School in 1961 and later obtained her Associates Degree from Manchester Community College. She also received an English Composition Award from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Ruth worked as a secretary for an attorney's office for a few years before becoming a wife and full-time mother. She met her loving husband, Kirk Sumner Walworth in 1964 and they married on May 22, 1965. They resided in Tolland Connecticut for 15 years and then moved to Rockville, Connecticut in 1980. Ruth enjoyed reading, writing, singing, sewing, gardening, vacationing and spending her summers with her family at Crystal Lake in Ellington, Connecticutat their cottage. In 1999, they converted the cottage to their year-round home and resided in Ellington for another 15 years. In 2014, Kirk and Ruth moved to St. Augustine, Florida until March of 2023 when they moved to the assisted living facility Paradise Pointe in Ormond Beach, Florida. Kirk and Ruth were members of Union Congregational Church in Rockville, Connecticut for 49 years before moving to Florida. In St Augustine, they became members of Community Bible Church. Ruth is survived by her husband of 59 years Kirk, a brother Ralph (and Mary) Geer of Palm Bay, Florida and her two daughters Brenda (and David) Bolton of Ormond Beach, Florida and Darlene (and Michael) Suchecki of Palm Coast, FL, as well as her three grandchildren Daniel, Aubrey and Laura Suchecki. She also leaves behind two brother-in-laws Mark (and Pat) Walworth of Rocky Hill, Connecticut and Jon (Johanne) Walworth of Wallingford, CT as well as several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff at Advent Health in Daytona as well as Paradise Pointe in Ormond Beach for their outstanding care.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Ruth's honor at Community Bible Church 3150 US Highway 1 South, St Augustine Florida 32086 on Saturday, June 29th. Viewing hours are from 10 - 11 AM with a service to follow.
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Jean Rodgers (Kozlowski)
RIP RUTH
Marilyn Rose (Matthews)
It sounds like Ruth was a lovely person and had a beautiful life... I wish I had known her in MHS but coming in from Bolton I never got to really meet so many of my classmates or spend any quality time with them... I always regretted that..
Please know my heart is with the family who is missing this precious piece of their lives... and know that I too believe that she has gone to GLORY beyond our understanding with our human minds... and that one day she will be joined by all those who have also grown to know and love our Precious Lord and Savior !!
In the meantime ...hug each other... remind each other of all the wonderful times you have shared with her... and DREAM in HOPE of all those you will one day share with her in ETERNITY !!
Sandra Geer (Butcher)
Ruth, where do I start? Well, let us start at the beginning: August 1,1943, the date you were born. Your mom (my aunt Agnes) was the proud mother of a beautiful baby girl says my mom. Three weeks later, I was born and our lives melted together. We shared all those family memories. As we grew up, we had many times to share fun and laughter. Life went on and before you knew it, you departed this earth this week. I am devastated. I look back and see how my late husband always made time to stop and see you and Kirk (and the family) when we made our winter trips down south. Even he, too passed, that never stopped me to venture that trip alone a couple months ago to see you and reimence our years together. That gift of our togetherness is the last time I saw you and your family. How I treasure that memory now. I don't say goodbye Ruthie, I just say I will see you by and by. Love you much Cousin Sandra Geer Butcher '61.