Obituary of Ruth Adams

ADAMS: Lillian Ruth Adams of Hillcrest Place went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 23, 2014 at the age of 94. Ruth was born May 24, 1920 in Shellmouth Municipality, Inglis, Manitoba to Herb and Jessie Adams. She attended Thundercreek School until grade 9 and completed her grade 12 at Russell High School. She took her nurses' training at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. She worked at Concordia Hospital and then North Vancouver Hospital before joining the Canadian Army in Vancouver where she worked in an Army Hospital as well as a TB Sanitorium at Tranquille, B.C. After her request for a discharge from the Army was granted, Ruth moved to Winnipeg. It was there she came to know the Lord at age 26. She felt God calling her to the mission field and in preparation for going she attended Winnipeg Bible College for three years. Ruth was accepted by CIM/OMF in 1949 and was in China from 1950-1952. She was reassigned to Thailand in 1952. While in Thailand, she worked with leprosy patients and she was the matron of an 80 bed hospital in Manorom. In 1983, Ruth returned to Canada and officially retired in 1985. Over the years, Bethesda Church in Winnipeg supported her missionary work. Ruth lived with her sister, Irene Donogh following her return to Canada. She attended McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church and was a chaplain at the Brandon General Hospital for several years. She was a gracious hostess and enjoyed gardening, growing flowers and picking berries. Ruth and Irene travelled to the UK and also Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. The highlight was visiting Manorom Hospital and the places where Ruth had spent her years as a missionary. She was predeceased by her parents Herb and Jessie Adams, her sister Irene Donogh and brother-in-law Harold Donogh. Ruth will be lovingly remembered by her niece Faye (Neil) Rempel and their sons Tim (Toni) Rempel and daughter Eve, and Rhett (Liz) Rempel. The family is so grateful for the love, care and compassion Ruth received while living at Hillcrest Place. A service to celebrate Ruth's life will be held at the Brockie Donovan Chapel, 332-8th Street, on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, MB. If friends so desire, donations in memory of Ruth may be made to Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 5155 Spectrum Way, Bldg. 21, Mississauga, ON, L4W 5A1 or to a charity of choice.