Rafuse, Ruth Eva Langston, age 99, of Antigonish passed away on January 25, 2023 in Highcrest Nursing Home, Sherbrooke.
Born in Parrsboro, she was the daughter of the late John Lenley and Alice (Horne) Grant.
Ruth was a graduate of N.S. Normal College, Truro. She started her teaching career in a one room school at Parrsboro Roads and then on to Liverpool and Bridgewater, where she met her husband, Bruce. She was a dedicated member of St. Paul’s Anglican Church Antigonish serving in many capacities. Ruth’s life was her church and her family.
She is survived by her sons: Paul (Krista), Antigonish; Reverend Peter (Mary), Sydney; Philip (Monica) and their children Lauren and Tim of Stratford, P.E.I.
She was predeceased by her husband Bruce and sister Helen (Ian), Don Mills, Ontario
Visitation will be in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish on Monday, January 30th from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Funeral service will be in St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Tuesday, January 31st at 11:00 am with Reverend Tasha Brubaker presiding. Burial in St. James/St. Paul Cemetery at a later date.
Donations in memory may be made to St. Paul’s Anglican Church, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation or Antigonish SPCA.
Online condolences: www.clcurry.com.