Former South Lake Tahoe resident Ruth Marie Hanson Woods died Jan. 16, 2017, in Logan, Utah. She was 89.

 

Ruth was born Sept. 5, 1927, in Santa Rosa to Percy Brunell and Helen Patricia LeCornec Hanson.

 

She was raised in Santa Rosa and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1945.

 

She married Norm Woods on April 13, 1947, in Santa Rosa.
 
Ruth is survived by her children, Cherie, Pattie and Steve (Penny), and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be at Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe later this year.

In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to CAPSA, Sunshine Terrace Foundation, Barton Memorial Hospital Foundation, South Lake Tahoe Cancer League, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, or American Legion Auxiliary Post 21, Santa Rosa.