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Lempster, NH-Ruth M. (Gamash) Colby, 80, of School Road, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at her home. She was born in Newport, NH on November 28, 1931 the daughter of Arthur Lee and Bertha Rose Hannah (White) Gamash. She lived her lifetime in the area and graduated from Towle High School in 1951. Ruth married Roger E. Colby in 1953 and he died in 2009.
She was a courier for Lake Sunapee Bank. Ruth loved to go fishing with Roger. She also liked to knit, crochet, crafts, sewing, wreath making, reading and enjoyed going to baseball games. Most especially she loved to spend the holidays with her family.
She was predeceased by siblings, Donald Gamash, June Leslie, Phyllis Bush and Cynthia Hansen.
Members of her family surviving include her daughter, Debbie Wirkkala and her husband, Glenn of Lempster, NH; a grandson, Nicholas Wirkkala and his wife, Jessica; a great grandson, Paxton all of Winchester, NH; and a sister, Lucille Duffey of Sunapee, NH; nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home, 42 Main Street, Newport, NH on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 from 6-7 P.M.
A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lempster Rescue, c/o Lempster Firefighter Association, P.O. Box 76, Lempster, NH 03605 or Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association, P.O. Box 2209, New London, NH 03257.
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1931 - 2012 (81 years)
