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Ruth Louise Ball, 86, passed away Tuesday, November 2nd in Lakewood, Colorado.  

Ruth was born on August 10th, 1935 to John and Mary Alice VanHole, in Valley Falls Kansas. The family eventually moved to Topeka, where she graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University, with a degree in teaching. She taught for one year at Grant Elementary School in Topeka. The following year she was recruited to teach in the Jefferson County Public School …

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Ruth started   State Street  Elementary School in the fifth grade around  1940.   We became immediate friends and remai…

Ruth started   State Street  Elementary School in the fifth grade around  1940.   We became immedia…

Ruth started   State Street  Elementary School in the fifth grad…

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Born

August 10th, 1935
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Passed away

November 2nd, 2021
Lakewood, CO

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Method of disposition

Cremation

Final resting place

Fort Logan Cemetery

4400 West Kenyon Avenue, Denver, CO 80236
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