In Memory
Ruth L. (Melton) Yankee
March 20, 1923-March 2, 1991
MISHAWAKA - Ruth Yankee, 67, of 118 Indiana, died Saturday at 4:20 a.m. in Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Yankee retired from Elixir Corp. in 1986, following 15 years of service. She was born March 20, 1923, in South Bend and was a lifetime resident of the area.
On Sept. 26, 1942, in South Bend, as Ruth Melton, she married Archie Yankee. He died in 1984.
Surviving are six daughters, Tamara Kindley, Ann Bylewski and Carol Gatlin, all of Mishawaka, Patricia Rinehart of Burlington, Ind., Glenna Harter of Chesterton, and Geneva Weesner of South Bend; a son, James of South Bend; 22 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Elizabeth Melton of South Bend.
A son, Archie Jr. died in 1984.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com
11/16/2024 EJS
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