Family/Spouse: ALMOST, Elsie. Elsie and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On October 11, 2023 Ruth Helen Elizabeth (Ostrander) Dixson passed away peacefully after a brief illness.  Born October, 12, 1928 in Niagara Falls, NY to Charles Otis and Elsie (Almost) Ostrander, Ruth was just shy of celebrating her 95th birthday. She was predeceased by her husband, Jay Barry Dixson. Ruth is survived by her sister Myrtle (Ostrander) Gilreath, numerous cousins, and many nieces and nephews, including those she considered her honorary family. Ruth had a lively personality and enjoyed sharing stories of her many travels.
Ruth worked for many years at Allie Brandt Lanes in Lockport as director of the youth bowling program. She also enjoyed working at Judi’s Lounge in Niagara Falls selling lottery tickets well into her eighties.  Ruth was an accomplished bowler who won many amateur competitions and travelled often with her team.  She bowled 300 on the TV program Bowling for Dollars for which she won a trip to London that she enjoyed with her husband Barry. After a lifetime of travel, at 82 and 84, on road trips across Canada and the U.S. and the American southwest with her nieces Janice and Frances Gilreath, Ruth was proud to complete her goal of visiting all the provinces of Canada and 49 of the 50 United States (excepting Alaska).  She was talented at needle point, creating many landscapes and other scenes that graced the walls of her home and were gifted to friends and family.  Ruth will be deeply missed by all that knew and loved her.
Visitation Thursday October 19, 2023 from 3-7 PM in the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY.  Services and interment will be private at Arlington National Cemetery to be with her husband.

Family/Spouse: DIXSON, Jay Barry. Jay (son of DIXSON, Joseph Bryan and Rosemarie) was born on 12 Sep 1928 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jan 2021 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MYRTLE'S OBITUARY

Our loving mother, Myrtle May (Ostrander) Gilreath, sadly passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at the age of 92 after a long and full life. She was born and lived most of her life in Niagara Falls, NY. She was very loved and will be missed terribly. If you would like to pay your respects, friends and family may call at LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, 14304 on Wednesday, November 15 between 3 and 7 pm. Burial will be private.
Myrtle is survived by her children, Shirley Anne, Mitchell W., Charles K., Janice L. and Frances C. Gilreath and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Joel Robert (Gil) Gilreath, and her sister Ruth [Barry] Dixson.
Myrtle cared deeply for her friends and family and enjoyed spending time with them. She was a caregiver to a dear friend throughout her extended illness and was a support to another at the time of that friend’s passing. When her children were young she was an active member of the LaSalle Sportsman Club Ladies’ Auxiliary, responsible for many of the children’s events.  Myrtle enjoyed reading, bowling and was an active member of a local senior’s group for many years. She learned crochet and embroidery from her mother and aunts and shared those skills with her daughters. A handmade blanket or embroidered pillowcases were frequent gifts for births or weddings. She enjoyed the outdoors, and taking long walks with her husband Gil in her neighborhood and in the mountains of North Carolina.
Before her marriage she worked in the offices of Carborundum Co.  She worked for many years at Super Duper and Jubilee Markets until she retired.
Special thanks to the staff at Schoellkopf Health Center for their care of our beloved mother. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Schoellkopf Health Center through Niagara Memorial Medical Center, or Niagara Hospice.

Family/Spouse: GILREATH, Joel Robert. Joel and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]