Ruth Tollefsbol's Obituary
Ruth Tollefsbol, 92, of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully on August 18th, 2017. She joins in death her husband of 56 years, Orion Tollefsbol. She is survived by her children Terry and wife Veronica, Petra McCarthy, Tony and wife Janis, Trygve and wife Lucy, Orie Harris, Tracey and Tia; grandchildren Tara Elliot, Jeremy Tollefsbol, Trevor Tollefsbol, Jeffrey Tollefsbol, Ryan McCarthy, Lyndsay Longley, Jacob Harris, Kara Harris, Stephanie Kohl, 13 great grandchildren and very special friend Cagle Bernard.
Ruth was born in Franklin, Virginia to Albert and Ruth Wade. She had one sister Mary Alice Cotton. Ruth had an amazing life and was part of “The Greatest Generation”. She worked on the Manhattan Project during WWII in Oak Ridge, Tennessee where she met her husband Orion, an engineer who worked on the same project. After the war, she devoted herself to her family and raising seven children. She retired from JC Penney after a successful career. Ruth loved her family, cooking, playing the piano and her beloved dog Prancer. She was a wonderful cook and made the best fried chicken in the world. She was a member of Covenant of Faith United Methodist Church pastored by Luthur Walker.
She was an inspiration to all of us. Ruth loved life, people and animals and was a lifelong learner as evidenced by her prowess on the computer, searching the internet at age 85. She always took care of everyone’s needs before hers, insisting she should be served last at every family gathering.
We are so blessed to have had her in our lives as she was the perfect mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
The family would like to acknowledge the loving care and friendship provided by Rosslyn Kennedy for the past four years.
Visitation will be conducted on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 5PM-8PM at South Park Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be conducted also at South Park Funeral Home in the chapel at 10:00 AM on Wednesday August 23, 2017. Burial will be at South Park Cemetery following the Funeral Service.
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