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Portrait of Ruth Jean Wakeford
Our Mom…

Ruth Jean Wakeford

March 24, 1941 – October 20, 2022
Lived 81 years
Village Cemetery · Thomaston, Maine
Life story

Our Mom was amazing and is missed every day. It’s hard to put into words, but if you knew my Mom you know she was such a good person. Always looking to help others and was so giving. She loved her family so much and had so many friends throughout her life that she loved! Our Mom loved to host any holiday or any party and was an amazing host! She was known for always inviting others who might otherwise be alone. She had a huge heart!

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The world Ruth knew

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1941
Born March 24
1947
Ruth was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Ruth was 18 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Ruth was 21 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Ruth was 30 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Ruth was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Ruth was 54 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Ruth was 64 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Ruth was 69 when Instagram was launched
2020
Ruth was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away October 20, age 81
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Holly Riley 105w

My beautiful nana

She always liked to teach me money and saving tricks, like put it in an envelope and put it away! I always loved going to visit her in Florida, she would always make the best food and give us cousins the back tickles before bed. I can still smell her…without a doubt even when I called her from Australia, she always made me laugh telling me stories about papa Jim and her day to day fun. I miss you nana xxx

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