Obituary of Ruth Dorothy Evelyn Gies

Ruth Gies 1930 - 2015 Ruth Dorothy Evelyn Gies (ne Campbell), resident of Dawson Creek, passed away June 28, 2015 at the age of 85. Ruth was born February 22, 1930 in Amherstberg Ontario; she was the last survivor of six children born to Henry and Agnes Campbell of Parry Sound, Ontario. Ruth is remembered by many in Dawson Creek for living at and managing Rotary Village on 13th Street for many years. Early in life, Ruth worked at Kaufman Footwear in Kitchener for nearly 30 years, and later owned and operated a restaurant in Walton, Ontario. During her early years, Ruth loved dancing with her friends and cousins while living in Parry Sound, Ontario. Late in life, Ruth loved to cross stitch pictures of her grand and great-grandchildren, as well as going for tea with her friends from the Village. She was a very private and strong woman who survived cancer, braved through her treatments, and later knee replacement surgery. Throughout her life, Ruth traveled numerous times as she and Richard made several moves across Canada between Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. Once she retired in the mid 1990's from Rotary Village, she and Richard moved to Arras next door to their son Rick and family, where they would live for close to 17 years. Ruth and Richard moved to Kelowna for a short stay where Ruth loved going to the Legion with newfound friends for dinners, however due to certain ailments, was only able to watch the dancers enjoy themselves. In the fall of 2013, they moved back to Dawson Creek and later back to her home at Rotary Village where she lived until her passing. Ruth is survived by her husband Richard Gies in their 67th year of marriage, children Kathleen (late William Schiedel), Rick (Linda), Lori-Ann (Darren Schweitzer), 8 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. A wife, mom, Gramma, friend, and acquaintance, Ruth will be remembered for her love of life, family, and friends. To those of us that loved her the most, her time here was too short. Our family would like to take this opportunity to thank all our mother's many family and friends for their support, particularly her care givers during her eight week stay in the Dawson Creek hospital until her passing. At Ruth's request, there will be no funeral service.