Ruth Wilson Cann's Obituary
Ruth Wilson Cann died peacefully after a long illness on March 15, 2024 in Baltimore, MD at the age of 92.
Born in Boston, MA on August 3, 1931. She was the daughter of Robert G. Wilson, Jr. and Florence Ruth (Purcell) Wilson. She was a graduate of Garland Junior College.
She married her husband Norton W. Cann in 1951 and had two children, Deborah C. Westcott and David N. Cann. A loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ruth was devoted to her family, always referring to herself as a homemaker and to her church, teaching Sunday School for many years.
Ruth made friends wherever she went and was known for her sense of humor and her joy of laughter shall be sorely missed. She is survived by her daughter, sisters, Diana Wilson Frazier (Paul), Mary Wilson-Tauson (Ric) and Sara Wilson, a daughter-in-law, Maria B. Cann, four grandchildren: Molly A. Rinke, Jeffrey D. Cann, Dr. Matthew D. Cann, and Mary E. Cann, three great grandchildren: Arabelle A. and Weston F. Rinke and Oliver A. Cann and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, son, grandson Robert G. Cann, sisters Carol Hernandez, Judith Cox and brother Robert G. Wilson III. Donations in her name can be made to the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, CT, the American Cancer Society, and Gilchrist Hospice Care in Hunt Valley, MD.
A memorial service will be held July 18, 2024 at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. Ruth will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme.
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