Title
Mrs.
Last Name
LaRoe
First Name
Ruth
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Brittian
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Baltimore, MD
Date of Birth
1895-11-27
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1972-04-15
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 4-20-1972, p.7
Obituary
MRS. RUTH LAROE Mrs. Ruth B. LaRoe, 76, died at the Plummer Hospital Saturday morning. She was born in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 27, 1895, the daughter of Samuel and Ida Luck Brittian. She attended Baltimore schools and lived several years in Dunellen, N.J., until moving to Dexter in 1942. She had made her home here ever since and was the widow of Dr. John E. LaRoe. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Woodard of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Richard (Nina) Millette of Marine, Ill.; a brother, Samuel Bittian of Baltimore, Md.; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, with former First Baptist pastor, the Rev. Alan Brough, officiating.