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- RUTH JANE VOELKER (Dutton), age 95, of Niagara Falls, NY, entered into rest on December 9, 2017, at the Northgate Health Care Facility, with her family by her side. Daughter of the late James and Ida (Wilkerson) Dutton, she was born October 18, 1922, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Ruth married her true love, Kenneth E Voelker, on July 17, 1944, in Yuba City, California and moved to Niagara Falls, NY in July 1946. After 64 years of marriage, Ken preceded her in death onĀ August 10, 2008. Ruth was a member of St. James United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, and was a homemaker who took the utmost pride in her home and family.
Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie O'Neill (Ken Minton) of Ft. Myers, FL, and Beverly (Rick) Ponzi of Sanborn, NY; five granddaughters, Holly (Robert) Gonzalez, Stacey (Gary) Lucinski, Jamie (Allen J.) Thierer, Jaclyn (Timothy) Finiki, and Andrea (Joel) Russell; and nine great-grandchildren. Also predeceased by a brother, Harold Dutton, formerly of Queenston, Ontario.
The family would like to thank the staff of both the Care Unit and Hospice Unit at the Northgate Health Care Facility, for their excellent care of Ruth, and for all the special attention she received during her two year stay there.
Funeral arrangements were with the DuBois Funeral Home. An interment service was held privately with the family, in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.
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