Ruth Gentner

On Monday December 28th our dear Lord decided he needed another angel. With family by her side Ruth Marie Gentner earned her wings. Ruth was born to the late LaVerne Gentner and Shirley Gentner (Kanaby) on September 23rd 1952. Conquering breast cancer 8 years ago, she was faced with a new unforgiving cancer and fought a short but courageous battle. Ruth attended Ruth’s Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School until the 11th grade when it closed and graduated from Harbor Beach High School in 1970. She worked in a wire factory in Minden City and in Harbor Beach until their closure. Her last endeavor was working in the food preparation department in Harbor Beach Hospital. Although she wasn’t sure she could ever work in a hospital, it fit her like a glove. She loved it and met a “few” very close friends. Anyone who really knew Ruth knew how big of a heart she really had. The one thing she always would say was “how much she would have loved to be a Mom.” And so as life would have it, that one obstacle wouldn’t stop her. With that she loved her nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great nephews, and any child for that matter, as if they were her own. She loved hunting in her younger years and loved to plant flowers in the spring. Ruth was dependable, caring, hard working and never missed a day of school throughout her 12 years. Ruth is survived by a brother Donald Gentner of Forestville, sister’s Barbara and (Charlie) Halifax of Minden City, Jo Ann & (Kevin) Peyerk of Richmond and Mary & (Dennis) Homrich of Kinde. She is preceded in death by her parents and also by her brother David Gentner. Funeral mass for Ruth will be Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 12pm at Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic Church, with Fr. William Spencer officiating. Burial will take place at SSPP Church Cemetery in Ruth. Visitation for Ruth will be on Thursday at the church beginning at 10 am until time of services at 12 noon. Arrangements are being by the Ramsey Funeral Home of Harbor Beach. Memories can be shared at www.RamseyFH.com. And as Monday afternoon came and the first official “winter storm” warning posted, Ruth left us with a thought to ponder: “Although the sea gets rough, the storm never last forever.”

Ruth Gentner

September 23, 1952 - December 28, 2015