Obituary of Ruby Adams

B I O G R A P H Y ADAMS: Ruby Charlotte Adams passed away in the Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone, Saskatchewan on Friday, March 11, 2005 at the age of 90 years. Ruby is survived by: one son Vern Adams and his wife Connie of Airdrie, AB; three grandchildren: Shon, Raina and Jay; five great grandchildren; one sister Frances Ball of St. Albert; one brother Don Thom of Hamilton as well as numerous other relatives. Ruby was predeceased by her husband Ralph; four sisters and three brothers. The funeral service for Ruby was conducted from the Neilburg Community Hall, Neilburg, Saskatchewan on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Ted Haas officiating. Hymns sung were "Abide With Me," and "Amazing Grace," accompanied on the organ by Marcie Park. The Neilburg Community Choir was also in attendance. Honorary pallbearers were all those who shared in Mom's life. Active pallbearers were: Lyle Thom, Larry Flicek, Dean Flicek, Randy Flicek, Shon Adams, Jay Adams, Roy Ball and Paul Haffey. Interment followed in the Neilburg Cemetery. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster administered the funeral arrangements. Ruby Adams was born on August 5, 1914 in Riddlevale, Alberta, and moved to the Neilburg area with her family, in 1918, where she went to school and later worked. In 1933, she married Ralph Adams and they proceeded to farm at various locations until they retired to Neilburg proper in 1973. In 1945, Ruby became the proud mother of Vern Adams, completing the family unit. In time Ruby became a Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Ruby has touched many lives; in and outside her family; being a very supportive friend to all who knew her. She was endowed with an exceptional sense of humor and a deep empathy that would strengthen you so you could cope with tomorrow. Living in a community for 80 years or more has the effect of building deep, strong relationships and Ruby built a lot of them. All her friends have said that; although she had experienced trials in her life; she always had a positive outlook, took strength from her hard times, and was always willing to share the benefit of her experiences with others. Anyone was always welcome to drop in for a visit and enjoy a “Gourmet” cup of instant coffee, a game or six of cards, and all the laughter you could physically handle. Ruby was always willing to share her cooking and baking, which was quite exceptional, later on. When first married, she was not a cooking master; but in fact invented the first frisbee, as the survivors of her first pancakes did attest to. As items of the modern age, like electricity, came to the Neilburg area, Ralph became infatuated with the NHL, which provided Ruby the opportunity to improve her cooking skills. She was adamant that she wasn’t a hockey fan. Ruby was always the watchful, protective mother. A fact her son was not always happy with. One particular incident sticks out in Vern’s mind. “Mom and I, along with Alvin Gagnon and his mother, had gone to a fowl supper in Baldwinton. After dinner, Alvin and I decided that a beer would be a really good idea. So we went into the bar and got one. There we were, sitting by the door, beers in hand AND underage, and who should walk in but our mothers. Mom never said anything directly to us, but our endeavor quickly ended. She had quite a laugh about that for years to come. Ruby was only slightly less eagle-eyed with her grandchildren. She was always excited to have them visit, filling her house with fresh baked goodies. She was always ready with a joke and a laugh, but also took the opportunity to impart her wisdom, on an individualized basis, with each of her grandchildren. In 1991, Ruby became a widow, and had a huge void to fill in her life. She filled it by spending more time with her friends and pursuing her chosen hobbies: Bingo and scratch lottery tickets. She loved her tickets. When you look back at Ruby’s 90 years on earth, there is 1 thing that sticks out in everyone’s mind, her laugh. It was unique and infectious, and always did what it was supposed to. Make others laugh too. As we progress through the rest of our lives without Ruby, friends and family agree that her laugh is what we’ll remember most. We will miss her. Card of Thanks Thank you to the Doctors, nurses and hospital staff of the Maidstone Hospital. Thank you also to the Home Care nurses and staff in the Neilburg area. Thanks to all her family and friends that gave Ruby love and support. The Ruby Adams Family Donations in memory of Ruby may be made to the Charity of the donor's choice.