Ruth M. Antrim, age
99 of Chesterton, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015, in Michigan City.
She was born on November 27, 1915, in Randolph County to Carl and Mary
Graves-Tucker, both of whom preceded her in death.
She is survived by
her daughters: Joyce (Don) Snider of Tampa, FL, and Phoebe Jane House of
Chesterton; her grandchildren: Michael (Joan) Hollowell, Vicki (Tony) Lentz,
David (Tina) Hollowell, Chuck (Wendy) Hollowell, Lori (Pete) Serrano, all of
the Tampa, FL, area, and Amy (Rob) Borg of Valparaiso; along with her eleven
great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
She is also
preceded in death by her husbands: Henry, Harold and James, and by her
siblings: Mildred, Mary and Joe.
Ruth was a
telephone operator and worked the switchboard for the General Telephone
Company for many years.
Ruth was a member
of the Nazarene Church. She enjoyed music and loved singing in the choir.
She was an avid college basketball fan and enjoyed watching the Cubs when
the basketball season was over. Ruth loved animals and always had a dog
around the house.
Funeral services
will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 12 p.m. E.S.T., at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, IN.
Memorial donations
in memory of Ruth may be made to Dr. Mary Shaffer Endowed Scholarship Fund,
c/o Northwest Nazarene University, 623 S. University Blvd., Nampa, Idaho,
83686, or to your local animal shelter.