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RUTH LORNA SIMPSON
Born: Mar 22, 1927
Date of Passing: Mar 25, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryRUTH LORNA SIMPSON
Ruth was born on March 22, 1927, in Winnipeg, the first child of Marjorie and Archie. She attended Queenston Public School, Robert H. Smith Jr. High, Kelvin High School and the University of Manitoba.
She first worked as a lab technologist and later, after her family was grown, she retrained and became the secretary for the Canadian Society of Respiratory Technologists, running their head office and travelling to their annual general meetings across Canada.
Growing up Ruth loved to bike ride and skate from an early age. Her father taught her how to play tennis, a love she shared with her children. It was while playing badminton that she met her husband Robert “Bob” Clarence Simpson and with whom she enjoyed playing golf in their retirement.
Ruth volunteered in many roles in her communities and churches. She was always visiting and caring for her older family members. She included friends and neighbours for Christmas dinners if she found out they would have been alone. She was always cooking up delicious meals and baking batches of everyone’s favourite cookies and pies. She was an accomplished seamstress creating tennis wear and suit jackets and dresses. She spent many hours knitting and donating her crafts to the hospital gift store. She made many intricate knitted dolls and sewed teddy bears for many children.
Ruth and Bob retired to Water’s Edge, Saanichton, BC in 1989 and continued an active life in sports and volunteering. They loved hosting their grown family and grandchildren and old friends as well as making new friends. She was living close to her sister Lois and they loved to explore the island together. The sisters continued in a bridge group for years and also took up lawn bowling. After Bob’s death in 2010 Ruth moved into Sidney, BC to Norgarden.
Ruth spent her last years at AgeCare James Bay in Victoria, where she received care for dementia. She died at the age of 98. Ruth was predeceased by her infant son Mark, her husband Bob, and her sisters, Helen Martin and Lois Mcelheran. She is survived by her children, John, Paul (Joyce), Jane (Bill), Brian (James), Michael (Joanna), her eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Ruth will be greatly missed by many for her love of family, commitment to the community and beautiful spirit.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to AgeCare James Bay in Victoria, BC. In place of a funeral a Celebration of Life will be held with family in Winnipeg at a later date.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 12, 2025
Condolences & Memories (1 entries)
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When I was 10 hears old we moved to 20 Coral Crescent. That is where I met the whole Simpson family. There were 5 kids to play with, how wonderful. I became good friends with Jane, but all her brothers were always part of a big group of kids on the street. Mrs. Simpson made the best cookies, especially her chocolate chip, and I always remember having meringues with chocolate chips also. YUM! Mrs. Simpson was always so busy, driving around in a little black car. I went grocery shopping with her one time and it was so interesting, I had never seen a grocery cart so full of food. I guess with five kids that was understandable. I can still hear her standing on the front steps calling all the kids for supper. She was such an interesting lady and always spoke her mind. My sincerest Condolences, Donna. - Posted by: Donna Papetti (Sorokowski) (neighbour on Coral Crescent) on: Apr 12, 2025