RUTH ELLEN KAHLER FERRIS JOY

Monday, September 25, 2006

Ruth Ellen Kahler Ferris Joy, 71, of Poland passed away Sept. 21, 2006, at 11:57 p.m. at her residence following an extended illness. She was born June 15, 1935, to Forrest and Fern Clark Kahler. Ruth graduated from Nappanee High School and attended Purdue University. She was active in the United Methodist Church in West Terre Haute Ind., was a past matron of the Order of Eastern Star in Bremen, Ind., twice belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, she was a member of Grange, and the American Legion. She was employed by the Nappanee Telephone Company. She was a manager at Occidental Chemical Company, a clerk and computer operator at C.B.S., manager at Blue Bonnet Restaurant, and owner of the Rusty Nail Restaurant in Brazil. Ruth enjoyed cooking, shopping, watching Pacers games, visiting Turkey Run State Park, attending festivals, traveling to Mackinac Island, and her spending time with her grandchildren.

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