- Date Of Birth: November 8, 1942
- Date Of Death: March 22, 2021
- State: Arizona
Ruth Ann (Ruthie) Yeager McKain (1942-2021)
Born in Johnstown, PA, Ruth was raised in South Fork, PA by her parents William and Mary Yeager. After high school, she attended nursing school in Cleveland, OH. Once she graduated, she worked in the same teaching hospital to pay off her student debt. As part of her life, she sang, played piano and danced in a small musical group. She moved to Arizona in 1970 and in 1972, met John McKain at Grace Community Church in Tempe. They were married on February 15, 1974 at the church.
Upon retirement they expanded travel to upwards of six months a year, mostly foreign.
“When days are sad and lonely, and everything goes wrong, we seem to hear your whisper: Cheer up and carry on. Every time we see your picture, you smile and seem to say, don’t cry, I’m only sleeping, we’ll meet again someday. You gave no one a last farewell, nor even said goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why. A million times we’ll miss you. A million times we’ll cry. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly. In death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place that no one else can ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone, for part of us went with you the day God took you home”- Anon.
