CHELSEA — Once upon a time, there was a lady named Ruth, who lived to be 92 years of age. After a very brief illness that could not be remedied, on Dec. 4, 2013, Ruth passed as she wanted to. The end? Or is it the beginning … as she would go into a restful sleep and wake up in the arms of her beloved “Alden.”

She met her husband, Alden, while teaching at Bridge Academy in Dresden. They were married for 61 years and made their home in Chelsea on an 85- acre farm that always represented security, fun, laughter, peace and love for all family and friends. Though they never were blessed with children, they parented so many.

Ruth loved being a teacher and after beginning her career at Bridge Academy until it closed. She then transferred and taught at Cony High School in Augusta until her retirement. Ruth was still attending meetings with her beloved “teacher friends” with the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority.

She loved poetry, books, kitties, and her “yard bird friends,” her doll collection, and boating with Alden in their earlier years. She most enjoyed just going for scenic drives in her beautiful state of Maine.

Surviving is her sister-in-law, Leatrice Parr, her nephew John Lemoine and his wife Denise; three nieces, Linda Wood, Cathie Orr and her husband Doug, and Janet Poor and her husband Tom; and so many great- and great-great-nieces and nephews. Dear friends were many especially Edith Chaney of Edgecomb who has been at her side since age seven. If you became a friend of Ruth’s, you became as she would say “Framily.”

Graveside services will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath at a time to be announced in the spring. Memorial contributions may be made in Ruth’s memory to Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter at 19 Colby St., Waterville, Maine 04901.

To express your thoughts and condolences to the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.