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Ruth Bell
April 9, 1919 - October 29, 2012
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<div itemprop="description">BELL, RUTH: April 9, 1919 - October 29, 2012. After a brief illness Ruth passed away peacefully at the St. Catharines General Hospital in her 93rd year. Beloved mother of Wayne (1977), Margot (James 1978), Darryl (2010), Marvyn (Marilyn), Gary (Jeannette), Denny, Carolyn (Patrick) and Clyde (Sherry). She will be greatly missed by her 24 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren. She is survived by her brother Harry Harper, sister Elsie Bush and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her siblings Charles, Florence, Richard, Jim, Jeannette, and Lorna. Ruth was a member of the African Canadian Order of the Eastern Star, where she served 2 terms as the Most Worthy Matron for the Martha Chapter #9, St. Catharines from 1948-1969. She was a Matriarch of the Salem Chapel BME Church 1994-2008. She organized the Emancipation Day Reunion in Port Dalhousie from 1970-2003. A special thank you to the staff of Extendicare for their wonderful care, and to the St. Catharines General Hospital doctors and nursing staff. <br /> </div>