Ruth passed away on July 18, 2019 at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, the same place where she was born on September 1, 1947 to the late Harry and Florence Hill. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Nelson; son, Robin; daughter, Teena (John); 9 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and her sister, Bev. She was predeceased by her brother, Harry Hill. Thank you to the nurses and staff on 7N at RJH.
A Funeral Service will be held in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens, 4665 Falaise Drive on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 10AM with visitation from 9AM to 9:45AM.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ruth’s memory would be appreciated to the BC Cancer Clinic at RJH (Pancreatic Cancer).
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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I feel very sad to see my old friend,Ruth passed away. She was a my first Canadian pen pal in Victoria in my junior high school days.
Her blond hair and charming smiles were very impressive to me. Today I checked my friend on Yahoo,Canada. I lost our happy younger days. I miss her very much.I would like to send my sincere condolence to her family from Kyoto,Japan
I’m so sorry Ruth is not longer with us. I will miss her on Shawnigan Lake
We had many conversations about the Water, Kids & health.
To Nels: My Heart goes out to you, you have been a Husband many Woman dream of. You cared for Ruth so many Years with love,
My Sympathy to Tina & her Brother.
Hanna Gimbel ( Martha Finster’s Sister )
I have many good memories of Aunt Ruth. The most recent one being at the hospital when she introduced me to her doctor as my niece. Ruth has always welcomed me into the family since I first became a Hill. Ruth was always happy for us to pop in for a visit on Summit. She invited us up to the lake for some lovely swimming. Her heart has always been open. She will be missed. I am so sad for the family with her loss. May God hold you all close at this time. I pray his blessing on you. May this be a time of remembering all the sharing and love that was Ruth.
NELSON AND FAMILY, OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS TIME .
“In my Father’s House there are many mansions….” “I go to prepare a place for you.”. John 14:2. My dear friend, Ruth, when I think back about all our silly antics and all the laughter we shared over these past 30 plus years, it truly puts a warm smile on my heart. You take a part of me with you. I will miss you, until we meet once more. BFF’S Forever. XOXO Catherine ❤