Ruth Bristow Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ruth E. Bristow (nee Hill), age 73, of North Ridgeville, died Friday evening at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Crab Orchard, TN and had lived in North Ridgeville since 1936. She had worked as a punch press operator for 27 years at Erdie Paper Tube in Lorain. Mrs. Bristow enjoyed her pet birds, gardening, flowers and feeding birds and squirrels. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Post # 9871, North Ridgeville. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra Sopko, of North Ridgeville and Kelly Kommersmith, of Elyria; sons, Robert Bristow, of Elyria, Tom Bristow, of Sheffield Lake and Richard Bristow, of Elyria; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard Hill, of Elyria and Cecil Hale, of Boynton Beach, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles C. Bristow, in 1997; her parents George Hill and Sally (nee Johnson) Hale, a sister, Clara Tompkins and three brothers, Walter Fuell, Bo Fuell and Charles Hill. Friends may call Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville; where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM. Reverend Bill Shomo will officiate. Burial will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Of The Western Reserve, 300 East 185th Street, Cleveland, OH 44119