A 1944 graduate of (SUNY) Geneseo Normal School, Mrs. Wolf
was an elementary school teacher in Norwich, Freeport and South New Berlin NY,
and delighted in teaching generations of young learners. She continued to share her special interest
in teaching reading into retirement, becoming one of the longest serving
members with the Chenango County Literacy Volunteers.
Ruth remained active into her early nineties participating
in swimming and water aerobics at the Norwich YMCA and was an avid golfer and
bowler. She provided care and a loving
home to a series of rescued dogs. She
enjoyed her family and for many years hosted the Bissell Family Reunion at her
home.
Ruth enjoyed traveling, beginning with family tenting trips
across Canada and the western United States, cruises and tours to Alaska,
Hawaii, Europe, North Africa and South America.
Stranded aboard a tramp steamer on a sand bar off the coast of Guyana in
1976, she had to contact her school principal via ship-to-shore radio to notify
him that she would be missing the first few days of the school year.
A memorial service and celebration of her life is being
planned for April 9, 2018 on what would have been Ruth's 100th birthday.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her memory
to the Unadilla Valley Central School Elementary Library, PO Box F, New Berlin
NY 13411 or the Guernsey Memorial Library, 3 Court St., Norwich NY 13815.
