- Date Of Birth: 1935
- Date Of Death: 2015
- State: New York
Ruth (“Rudy”) Ann Lekki , age 79, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 21, 2015. Ruth was born on December 12, 1935 in Rome, NY, the daughter of Charles E. and Anna M. Miller. She spent her youth on the family farm with her 7 brothers and sisters, and graduated from Oriskany Central School.
Ruth eloped with the love of her life, Bernard L. Lekki, in 1959. He predeceased her in 1960. She lived with her son, the other love of her life, Bernard W. Lekki, and his wife Debra and their family. She worked at Griffiss AFB and spent several years at the Forest Service in Redding, California, returning to New York in 1983 so she could be in her grandchildren’s lives.
Ruth leaves her beloved son, Bernard W. Lekki, his wife, Debra and 6 grandchildren: Brian (Kim) Lekki of Poland, NY, Heather (Mike) Barnes, Jamesville, NY, Matthew (Amber) Lekki, Rome, NY, Alexandra, Elyssa and Noah Lekki at home. She also leaves 6 great grandchildren: Dominic, Gregory, Amelia and Joshua Lekki, and Ashley and Emma Barnes, two sisters, Susan Hutchins, Otter Lake, NY, and Mary (Steve) Clauson, Redding, California, two sisters-in-law, Marlene Miller, Rome, NY and Patricia Miller, Carmichael, California, an uncle, Vita Muto, of Zephyrhills, Florida, as well as many family members on the Lekki side, including a special sister-in-law, Adeline (Lekki) Chmielewski, and many treasured nieces and nephews, including Clarissa (Rissy) Royce, Redding, California, and Gloria Lekki-Macri, Albany, NY, as well as a special friend, Eileen Ritter, of North Carolina.
Besides her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by four brothers: James, Robert, Fred and Bill Miller, sister, Grace H. Rodriguez, sister-in-law, Lorraine Miller, and brother-in-law, John Hutchins.
