Ruth M. Perry

Ruth Madeline Perry, 79, of Ottawa, Illinois went home to be with her Lord Thursday, November 17, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, at Bethel Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Tim Johnson will officiate. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with her cremation.

Ruth was born June 25, 1937 in Merrick, NY to George and Edith (Morgan) Pape.

She is survived by a son, Robert Joseph Perry and a daughter, Ellen Ruth Perry, a sister, Jeannette Davis, two nephews, John Davis, John Pape, a niece, Jessica Pape, and great-niece Morgan Davis.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, George and John Pape.