_Benjamin Coles _
_Walter Coles _________|
| |_Sarah Crooks ___
_Walter Peter Coles _|
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| |_Lydia Bridget Loakes _|
| |_Ellen Maroney __
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|_Helena Emily Nimtz _|
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|_Wilhelmina Dupsloff __|
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Ruth (Coles) Blystone passed away Monday, October 25, 2004 at McLaren Regional Hospital in Flint, Michigan, following a brief illness. Ruth was born Dec. 3, 1912, in Ann Arbor, Michigan; daughter of Helena and Walter P. Coles. She married Norman W. Blystone of Clare, Michigan on Aug. 9, 1941. She is survived by her husband Norman, her children Elaine Piper of Jackson, Mich., and Glen (Kathy) Blystone of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., and her grandchildren, Joel and Mary Piper and Bart, Paul, and Shane Blystone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Elnore (Ivan) Parker of Ann Arbor.
Ruth received her bachelor’s degree in Latin and her master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1939. She worked as a reference librarian for the Ann Arbor Public Library and the State Library of Michigan. After a career break to raise her family, she began work as an elementary school librarian for the Lansing School District, retiring in 1978. What she loved most about her work was reading to children and introducing them to the joy of reading and the love of books.
Ruth’s hobbies included traveling, ballroom dancing, music and singing in several choirs. She was active in the Central United Methodist Church of Lansing for many years, serving on various committees and participating in many activities within the church. Throughout her retirement, Ruth especially enjoyed spending her summers at the family cottage in Northport and the winter months at their vacation home in S. Venice, Fla. Ruth was a member of the S. Venice Florida Yacht Club and Elks Club and enjoyed the activities and friendships she established within those organizations.