Ruby L Schuttie

Ruby Louise Schuttie passed away Feb. 17, 2017, at the age of 86. She was born in Fall City, Wash., July 6, 1930, to Howard and Marie Baker. The Baker family included brothers, Howard and Mike and sisters, Kathryn and Gwyneth. In 1940, they moved to Riffe, Wash., where Ruby attended Mossyrock schools and graduated as valedictorian in 1949. Ruby married Ronald Schuttie in March of 1952. They first settled in Salkum, Wash., and welcomed Ronn Joseph and Sharon Marie into their family. In 1958, Ron’s work took the family of four to Seaview, Wash., on the Long Beach Peninsula for five years. These were special years for Ruby and the family. In 1963, the family moved back to Lewis County, settling in Onalaska where they have resided in their present home for 54 years. Ruby has been an active member of the Onalaska Presbyterian Church, always providing a dish or dessert for church events. For many years, she organized the 4th of July firework stands that funded the local softball and baseball teams. Ruby worked at the Onalaska superintendent’s office in payroll and accounts payable from 1976 to 1983. She bowled on a women’s team at Peninsula Bowl and for many years on Mary McCrank’s team at Chehalis Bowl. Ruby was a true Mariner’s fan standing by her team during good years and bad. Ruby was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and lifelong friend. She will be in our hearts, always! Ruby’s surviving husband is Ron Schuttie of Onalaska, Wash., and her children are Ronn (Cindy) Schuttie of Onalaska, Wash., and Sharon (Jeff) Mason of Puyallup, Wash. Grandchildren include Kyle Schuttie of Wenatchee, Wash., and Haylee (Shawn) Downs stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Jennifer (Gary) Senior of Arvada, Colo., and Andrea (Matthew) Greenlaw of Oregon City, Ore. Great-grandmother of five. A celebration of life will be held at the Onalaska Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 11 a.m., with a lunch reception following. In Ruby’s memory, please make donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF 1215 4th Avenue Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98161 or www.jdrf.org.

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