Ruth L. Ware
Wenatchee, Washington
January 28, 2008

Ruth L. Ware, 86, of Wenatchee, passed away on January 28, 2008. She was born on September 2, 1921, in Belfield, ND, to Charles G. and Ida Pauline (Miller) Gethman. Ruth grew up on a farm in the Badlands of North Dakota. She helped her two brothers and three sisters herd 1200 sheep and tend to over 500 cattle and other animals on the family farm. Ruth's home was located many miles from higher education. After finishing elementary school, she traveled to Dickinson, ND, where she stayed with relatives to attend high school. Ruth went on to attend Dickinson State Teacher's College, received a teacher's degree, and taught in a one room school on the prairie that included eight grades.

In 1943, she moved to Washington state to help her brother, who had been seriously injured in an accident. During her stay, she met Orven Ware, a wheat farmer from Mansfield. They were married on May 14, 1945, and were wheat farmers for five years. They moved to Silverton, OR, and farmed for several years before returning to the Cashmere area where they raised three children. Ruth worked at the Cashmere Bakery and later for the local hardware store. The family moved to Wenatchee in 1972 and Ruth worked at Payless Drug as a pharmacy assistant for 17 years before retiring.

She was an energetic lady who had a passionate love for Jesus Christ. Ruth was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. She loved her children and left a lasting impression on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by a daughter, Angela Rolen in 2005; and a grandson, Jason Rolen in 2004. She is survived by a son, Gail Ware and wife, Rosy, of Wenatchee; a daughter, Sharon Beckly of Wenatchee; and a stepson, Gary Ware of Bothell, WA; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 1, 2008, in the Church of the Nazarene. Viewing will be from 1:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 31 at Jones & Jones~Betts Funeral Home.