Ruth Goff (Anderson) Densmore (1920 - 2015)

Born 27 Sep 1920 in East Orange, New Jersey

Died 12 Jan 2015 at age 94 in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

World War II

LTJG Ruth (Anderson) Densmore served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): United States Navy Women's Reserve (WAVES)
Service ended:

Birth: 27 Sep 1920 East Orange, New Jersey

Death: 12 Jan 2015 Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Crosslands Retirement Community) Age 94

She served during WWII as a Lieutenant (jg) in the WAVES, stationed in Washington DC. On Dec. 26, 1945,

Ruth was a life-long member of the League of Women Voters^[2] and served as President of the Painesville branch. In the 1950s, she was on the board of the Ohio League of Women Voters. In 1964-1965, Sulaiman Yusuf, an exchange student from Ethiopia, joined the family. In 1965-1967, Ruth and her husband Raymond were leading figures in the effort to create Lakeland Community College, working on the feasibility study, the referendum to approve the college and the vote to fund the new college. A graduate of Principia College (1941) and Western Reserve University (1964), she taught at Kent State and Cuyahoga Community College. Ruth taught at Lakeland Community College when it opened in the fall of 1967 in rented space above the Cleveland Trust Bank in Painesville, and for a number of years served as Personnel Director of Lakeland. While at Lakeland, she was instrumental in creating the Lake County Senior Citizens Center, 414 S Lewis Ave, Waukegan, IL. She was an active Christian Scientist and served on the boards of the churches in Painesville and later West Chester, Pennsylvania. Ruth had a soft spot for lost or stray dogs and ended up adopting several over the years. She also was concerned with maintaining some of the rural atmosphere of Concord Township and placed her Winchell Road land near Big Creek in Conservancy.

Parents:

Spouse and Children:

Raymond A. Densmore of Painesville, who served on Bataan and Corregidor in 1941-1942, and was a Prisoner of War of the Japanese from 1942 to 1945.

Bruce Densmore married Elle Seattle, Washington

Christopher Densmore married Laura of West Chester, Pennsylvania,

Burial

Concord Township Cemetery, Concord, Lake County, Ohio, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #141696362

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-herald/obituary.aspx?n=ruth-a-densmore&pid=173903637
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Women_Voters