Ruth Leona McDONNELL

1924 - 2024  (99 years)

• Name	Ruth Leona McDONNELL
  Birth	18 Aug 1924
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Jan 2024	London, Ontario   [1]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Ruth Leona McDONNELL,   b. 18 Aug 1924   d. 25 Jan 2024, London, Ontario  (Age 99 years) + 2. Phyllis Marie McDONNELL,   b. 18 Jan 1927, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 15 Jun 2004  (Age 77 years) + 3. Jean Mildred McDONNELL,   b. 5 Sep 1928  (Age 95 years) + 4. Malcolm Leroy McDONNELL,   b. 6 Nov 1929, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 30 Apr 2012, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age 82 years) + 5. Jack Walton McDONNELL,   b. 23 Mar 1934   d. 28 Mar 2022, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia  (Age 88 years)   6. Rev. Ralph Oliver McDONNELL,   b. 2 Jun 1936, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 21 Oct 1996, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age 60 years)   7. Eric Halsey McDONNELL,   b. 13 Mar 1938, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 19 Oct 2001, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia  (Age 63 years)
  Person ID	I24380	bmds
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Malcolm Murdock McDONNELL,   b. 23 Jan 1901, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 16 Oct 1999, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Elva Marie JEFFREY,   b. 13 Jul 1902, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 16 Dec 1986, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F8416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lewis Harold STODDARD,   b. 17 Apr 1924   d. 8 Jan 2017, London, Ontario (Age 92 years)
  Children	2 daughters
  	1. Lynne STODDARD   2. Margaret STODDARD
  Family ID	F9316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 25 Jan 2024 - London, Ontario
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Obituary. STODDARD, Ruth Leona (August 18, 1924 - January 25, 2024) Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at University Hospital, London on Thursday, January 25, 2024 Ruth was in her 100th year. Beloved wife of the late Lewis Stoddard for 72 years. Cherished mother of Lynne (Glen) Hall and Margaret (Allen) Yates. Proud grandmother of Kimberley (Michael) Goodwin, Todd (Louise) Bogart, Kristen (Dave) Merucci and Angela (Jimmy) Heskin and great-grandmother of 9 and great-great-grandmother of 10. Loving sister to Jean Goreham. Dear Aunt of Dale Sollows. Predeceased by her sister, Phyllis (Donnie) Nickerson; brothers, Malcolm (Ella), Ralph (Winnifred), Jack (Shirley) and Eric; sister in laws Vaughn (Robert) Goreham and Dean Sollows and Grandson Drayson. She will be sadly missed by her extended family and friends. Friends will be received by the family from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024, at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), London, where the funeral service will be held in the chapel at 1:00 p.m. Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation or Kidney Foundation. Special thanks to Dr. Omar Al-Azem and staff at University Hospital.