Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Johnson
First Name
Ruth
Middle Name
A.
Maiden Name
Fernald
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Garland, ME
Date of Birth
1891-09-25
Place of Death
Bangor, ME
Date of Death
1972-12-08
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 12-14-1972, p.2
Obituary
RUTH JOHNSON Mrs. Ruth A. Johnson, 81, died Dec. 8 at a Bangor hospital after a brief illness. She was born at Garland Sept. 25, 1891 the daughter of Augustus and Abby (Straw) Fernald. She was the widow of Harry F. Johnson. She was a member of the Mission Circle of the First Baptist Church, the Senior Extension, the Dexter Grange, Pleasant Neighbors Club, and the Dexter Golden Age, all of Dexter. She is survived by a son, Wendell E. of Dexter; five daughters, Mrs. Mary L. Ellis, Miss Pauline T. Johnson, both of Dexter, Mrs. Phyllis A. Miles of Northboro, Mass., Mrs. Althea Rackliffe of Belfast, Mrs. Jane Elsie of Manchester, Conn.; a brother, Harold Fernald of East Corinth; a sister Mrs. Gladys Lee of Dexter; eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at the Crosby-Neal Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.