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- Medicine Hat News
November 18, 2013
Ruth Florence Haskell (nee Tillemann) of Medicine Hat passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the age of 87 years, beloved wife of the late Harold Haskell.
She leaves to cherish her memory her five children, Roger Haskell of Calgary, Joyce Ayers (Neville Plummer) of Parksville, B.C., Beverly (Peter) Rogers of Calgary, Karen (Wayne) Jackson of Regina and Doug (Jane) Haskell of Medicine Hat; her grandchildren, Patti (Scott) Hull, Cherylyn Ayers (Randy Simpson), Heidi Ayers, Salena Bernhardt (Ian Holmes), Nathan (Joanna) Bernhardt, Elizabeth (Nathan) Ebenal, Christie (Adam) Olson, Chris Haskell (Amy Kidner), Matt Haskell (Brittany Marshall), Josh Haskell and Tianna Haskell (Jeff Manley); her great grandchildren, Avery, Ben, Veronica, Noah, Zane, Seth, Kalob, Warner, Holden, Soren, Mazie and Jace; three sisters, Emma (Alvin) Manske of Calgary, Lenora (Bev) Woods and Pearl (Reginald) Atchison, all of Medicine Hat as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents, Gustave and Katherine Tillemann; her husband, Harold on October 4, 1989; her son-in-law, Ron Ayers; one grandson, Warren Ayers; four brothers, Paul Tilleman, Gustave Tillemann Jr. and twins, Alfred and Fredrick in infancy and three sisters, Ella Miller, Peggy Bennitz and Lena Dick.
Ruth was born and raised on the family farm, just south of Horsham, Saskatchewan on September 17, 1944, she married the love of her life, Harold. They lived in Horsham and together ran the family general store there until 1963. They moved to Medicine Hat and lived in the family home on 12 St NE. After living in several other residences, her last home was at Sunnyside, where she loved her friends and thoroughly enjoyed a variety of activities, including Remember When – where she was able to tell all her tales of her life growing up on the farm, Newspaper Reading, Bible Study and various other recreational activities.
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