Ruth Allison, 94, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 20, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born Sept. 28, 1921, in Bakerton, Pa., to Walter J. and Mary Harris McCombie. On June 3, 1944, she married Roy Allison, who passed away June 7, 1986. She was a resident of Kosciusko County since 1948 where she worked at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw as the unit clerk on the surgical floor, retiring in 1991. Her full-time job was loving her family. She was a member of the Chimes Choir for over 24 years at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, as well as a member and three-time past president of Winona Literary Club. She was a member of Community Grace Brethren Church of Warsaw where she taught Sisterhood of Mary and Martha. She will be lovingly remembered by a son, Neil (and spouse Leana) Allison, Warsaw; two daughters, Patricia (and spouse David) Mikel, Nappanee, and Kathleen Allison, Winona Lake; three sisters: Peggy Flores, Johnstown, Pa.; Shirley (and spouse Bruce S.) Berkey, State College, Pa.; and Cally (and spouse Wilmer) Stiles, Homer City, Pa.; two brothers, Walter L. (and spouse Nancy) McCombie, and George (and spouse Kathy) McCombie, all of Johnstown, Pa.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Dorothy Yeager and Olive Bailey. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, with Pastor Tom Miller and Chaplain Bryan Benjamin officiating. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Salem Cemetery, Wilmot. Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Saturday. ***** Memorials to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by her family. Condolences via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
