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Ruth Clark Skakles

Birth	:	25 Apr 1926 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
Death	:	8 Nov 2013 Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.1300011, -112.9739990
Description	:	Our mother passed on to dance with the angels and her husband, Billy on her 66th wedding anniversary at the age of 87. Ruth was the second child of Terrance and Rose Clark, born May 25, 1926, in Anaconda. She had an older sister, Leonore, and younger brother, Terry whom she adored. She was a beautiful child whose mother curled her auburn hair in ringlets and sewed her dresses to look like Shirley Temple. Deep down she was a tomboy at heart. She graduated as an honors student from Anaconda High School in 1944. She entered the Carroll College Cadet Nursing Program... Read More	Our mother passed on to dance with the angels and her husband, Billy on her 66th wedding anniversary at the age of 87. Ruth was the second child of Terrance and Rose Clark, born May 25, 1926, in Anaconda. She had an older sister, Leonore, and younger brother, Terry whom she adored. She was a beautiful child whose mother curled her auburn hair in ringlets and sewed her dresses to look like Shirley Temple. Deep down she was a tomboy at heart. She graduated as an honors student from Anaconda High School in 1944. She entered the Carroll College Cadet Nursing Program where she met the love of her life, Billy Skakles. The war ended before she graduated in 1947, so she did not have to fulfill her service duties and graduated as a registered nurse. Ruth married Billy on Nov. 8, 1947, in Anaconda. They had three lovely daughters, Nonie, Jayne and Twinkie. Ruth started her nursing career at St Ann's Hospital in the ER, choosing to work night shift so she could be with her young family. She took on the task of managing the County Mountain View Nursing Home, which merged with the Community Nursing Home where she was the director of the Nursing Home for a short period. Also, during her nursing career she was a specialty nurse that donated her time to in-home nursing care free of charge. She helped friends and family and doctors called on her to make house calls to patients in need. She believed nursing wasn't just her job it was her calling. She finished her career at Galen as a charge nurse. Ruth's three daughters were blessed to have a wonderful mother who was there for everything in their lives. She had them practice dancing every day, she was gifted with making costumes, and winning first place at any Valentine box competition there was! She was a wonderful writer with beautiful handwriting and loved pretty stationary and pens. She had a creative mind in arts and crafts, not to mention she made the best scrambled eggs on the planet! She was a Girl Scout leader and excelled in working with her daughters. She never learned to drive but would hop on a bus to go to Butte to shop for the day with her girls. She raised us to be responsible and thoughtful of others and to be the women she knew we could be. She was a devoted daughter who lived next door to her parents. She was elated to become a grandmother with five beautiful grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was affectionately named "Pink Grandma" by her oldest granddaughter, Airika. She was a wonderful grandmother, attending basketball, baseball, and football games, cheerleading, dance recitals, ice-skating — you name it — she was there. Ruth suffered a major stroke in 2004, at age 79. She was paralyzed on her right side. She never complained and fought to live everyday with an iron will. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Skakles; her parents, Terrance and Rose Clark; her sister, Leonore Kerkoff; sister-in-law, Ruth Ann Clark; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy and Peggy Skakles, Oren and Catherine Evans, and Joe and Gertie Thompson She is survived by her daughters, Nonie Swan, Jayne (Larry) Krizan, and Twinkie (Gary) Blaz; grandchildren, Airika (Rick) Waible, Tyson (Kelly) Blaz, Teagen Blaz, Taryn (Zach) Sherbo, and Weston Krizan; brother, Terry Clark; brother-in-law, Vince Kerkoff; great-grandchildren, Kennedy and Zac Waible, Cecily, Abbi, Deakon Blaz, Rowen and Chotte Sherbo, and Xander Krizan; as well as many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, with Rosary Service by the Legion of Mary following at 6:30 p.m. at Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Anaconda. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. We are lucky and truly grateful to call her our mother — she was beautiful, loving, fiery, strong- willed, kind and generous — everything a woman should be. Fly high with the angels! Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home is entrusted with Ruth's funeral arrangements. Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home Obituary 11/13/2013

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Where is Ruth Clark Skakles's memorial?
Ruth Clark Skakles's memorial is located at: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA.
When did Ruth Clark Skakles death?
Ruth Clark Skakles death on 8 Nov 2013 in Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Ruth Clark Skakles's memorial?
Latitude: 46.1300011
Longitude: -112.9739990

Family Members:

Parent

Terry John Clark

(1897 - 1981)

Rose A Clark

(1902 - 1985)

Spouse

William Alec Skakles

(1919 - 2010)

Siblings

Terrence Joseph “Terry” Clark

(1937 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1300011, -112.9739990

2. Mount Carmel Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1237068, -112.9619827

3. Upper Hill Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1224440, -112.9588340

4. Lower Hill Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1213440, -112.9572510

5. New Hill Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1380770, -112.9917530

6. Staffanson Family Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1780556, -112.9610000

7. Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1165858, -112.8653042

8. Norton Cemetery
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.0619000, -112.8333000

9. Warm Springs State Hospital Cemetery
Warm Springs, Deer Lodge County, USA
Coordinate: 46.1916580, -112.8032913

10. Sunset Memorial Park
Gregson, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 46.0596000, -112.7754500

11. Montana State Prison Cemetery
Deer Lodge, Powell County, USA
Coordinate: 46.3959999, -112.7590027

12. Hillcrest Cemetery
Deer Lodge, Powell County, USA
Coordinate: 46.3958015, -112.7556000

13. Philipsburg Cemetery
Philipsburg, Granite County, USA
Coordinate: 46.3408990, -113.2961010

14. Mount Moriah Cemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9885500, -112.5423400

15. BNai Israel Cemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9865700, -112.5409000

16. Saint Patrick's Cemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9844017, -112.5406036

17. Saint Johns Columbarium
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9923000, -112.5178000

18. Mountain View Cemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9622720, -112.5077200

19. Dewey Cemetery
Beaverhead County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7700005, -112.8613968

20. Potters Field
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9894470, -112.4773280

21. Holy Cross Cemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.9510994, -112.5036011

22. Christiansen Ranch Cemetery
Jackson, Beaverhead County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7742700, -113.3571300

23. Highland Cemetery
Nine-mile, Silver Bow County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7992300, -112.4865100

24. Valley Cemetery
Drummond, Granite County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6286011, -113.1361008