Person:Ruth Burkett (1)
Ruth Elizabeth Burkett
b.5 Sep 1915 Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States
d.15 Jul 2004 Green Springs, Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Nov 1914
  1. Ruth Elizabeth Burkett1915 - 2004
  2. Wendell W Burkett1917 - 2012
  3. Margaret L Burkett1918 - 2006
  4. Genevieve M Burkett1920 - 2011
  5. Helen M BurkettAbt 1924 - Bef 2004
  6. Suzanne Louise Burkett1927 - 1929
  7. Richard Byron Burkett1935 - 1973
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 Jul 1938
Spouse and Children
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m. 22 Nov 1945
  1. Caroline L Oldham1946 - 2007
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▼Facts and Events
Name Ruth Elizabeth Burkett
Unknown Betty _____
Gender Female
Birth? 5 Sep 1915 Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Marriage 3 Jul 1938 Sandusky, Ohio, United Statesto John Francis Welsh
Marriage 22 Nov 1945 to LaFayette I Oldham
Death? 15 Jul 2004 Green Springs, Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Burial? 2004 Metzgar Cemetery, Helena, Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Reference Number 39578

Ruth E 'Betty' Oldham Sept. 5, 1915 -- July 15, 2004

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Ruth E "Betty" Oldham, 88, of Fremont, died Thursday afternoon at St. Fran cis Health Care Centre, Green Springs.

She was born in Fremont to the now-deceased Byron C and Ruth R (Overmye r) Burkett. Ruth graduated from Ross High School in 1933 and later marri ed LaFayette I Oldham on Nov. 22, 1945, he died Feb. 22, 2004.

She was a homemaker and also worked as secretary for the Diels Insurance A gency, Helena, until retiring in 1978. Ruth was a former member of the Shi loh United Methodist Church in Helena, a current member of Rivers of Livi ng Water Church, Fremont, and a former member of Helena Firemen's Auxiliar y.

Ruth is survived by daughters, Caroline (Don) Clink of Perrysburg and Jul ia (Harold "Butch") Schwert of Fremont; son, Larry (Kathy) Oldham of Patas kala OH; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two foster grandchild ren, three foster great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, seven st ep great-grandchildren, one step-great-great-grandchild; brothers, Bud a nd Richard (Janet) Burkett of Fremont; sisters, Genevieve (Charles) Hensl ey of Fremont, and Margaret (Homer) Brown and Patricia (Donald) Schanke, b oth of Naples, Fla. Ruth is preceded by her parents, husband, and sister s, Suzanne Burkett and Helen Creighton.

Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Herman-Kinn-Karlove tz Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Fremont.

Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Bishop Robert Jones offi ciating.

Burial: Metzgar Cemetery, Helena.

Memorials: To Shiloh United Methodist Church, Helena, or Rivers of Livi ng Water Church, Fremont. 

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Originally published Saturday, July 17, 2004

added by Jon Jay Shultz, July 17, 2004.

▼References
  1.   Hayes Presidential Center, and various public libraries of Ohio. Ohio Obituary Index [database]. (Fremont, Ohio: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, ca. 1970-).
  2.   State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. (Ohio, United States: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.).
  3.   United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
  4.   Find A Grave.
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