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Ruth Parkhouse

May 17, 1931 to March 17, 2022


Ruth Parkhouse of Atwood, passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Thursday March 17, 2022 at the age of 90. Ruth enjoyed attending music festivals with her husband Allen, knitting, bird watching, camping and spending time with her family. She was employed at Campbell's Soup, Listowel for over 25 years. Beloved wife of the late Allen Parkhouse who predeceased her in 2010. Loving mother of Peggy (Ken) Johnston, Harv (Ginny), Linda (Gord) Coulter, Susie (Clare) Schiestel, Brad (Grace). Special grandma of Terri (Mike), Ryan (Tasha), Nathan (Alex), Brandon, Shawn (Meghan), Todd (Katie), Amanda (Ryan), Chad (Shannon), Erin (Cory), Ben, Alex (Maralee), Andrew (Amanda) and great-grandma of Dustyn, Talyn, Kylie, Leah, Ila, Jack, Dylan, Boston, Sydney, Kayden, Kiyran, Mariah, Madeline, Abbi, Everly, Nicholas, Livie, Everleigh, Nixyn, Tre, Parker, Mishca, William, Brynn, Gray, Colby, Nevaeh, Lilly, Emma and great great-grandma of Sloane and Finn. Dear sister of Phyllis Hannah and Bill Heibein. Predeceased by her parents George and Charlotte (Candler) Heibein, sisters Jean, Gertie, Joyce, Julena, Kate and brothers Lloyd, Jack and Stan. A private family memorial service to celebrate Ruth’s life will be held at Brenneman Funeral Home, Atwood with Rev. Ernie Naylor officiating. Interment in Elma Centre Cemetery, Atwood. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation 255 Elizabeth Street East Listowel, ON N4W 2P5 Atwood Presbyterian Church PO Box 179 Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 or a charity of one's choice appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the Funeral Home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make a Donation link. Please forward your donation to the charity of choice at the above address.

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