Ruth Carol Johnson Keller passed away April 16, 2018 at the age of 89. She was born February 7, 1929 in Inglewood, California to Fred Turner Ashley and Alta Maria Parkinson Ashley. She married Wallace Kenneth Johnson on April 3, 1954.
They made their home in Torrance, California, where their family grew to include three daughters: Cynthia, Debra and Kristin. Their family moved to Vista, California in December 1968, where they were very active in the LDS church. In July1977 they moved to Castle Valley, Utah.
She returned to California in 1985 where her husband worked in construction. The two returned to Castle Valley to retire. Retirement brought great joy to the couple.
They served in the Moab community, enjoyed their grandchildren and their grandchildren’s interests, travelled around the world and invited friends and neighbors to enjoy their swimming pool. Her husband Ken died in 2012. Her daughter Debra took great care of her mother Ruth until Debra succumbed to cancer in 2014.
Ruth moved to Maple Springs in Brigham City, Utah near where her daughter Cynthia lived. There she found love again and married Preston Keller in October 2015. The couple later moved to Lotus Park in West Haven.
Ruth was lovingly embraced by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preston passed away on March 2, 2018. Ruth enjoyed good health up until a week before her death.
She played her beloved grand piano daily for residents and guests at Maple Springs and Lotus Park. When she knew that death was imminent, she faced it bravely and with grace wearing bright pink lipstick. She planned her own funeral and shared her love with friends and family before passing away peacefully on April 16, 2018.
She is survived by daughters: Cynthia (Alan) Day and Kristin (Jeffrey) Godwin; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother John Ashley, her husbands Ken Johnson and Preston Keller, her daughter Debra Officer, and grandsons Erik Day and Zachary Taylor. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City, UT.
A viewing will be held Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. at the Mortuary. Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Castle Valley Graveyard, where she will be laid next to her husband Ken Johnson. A luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the LDS Church on 400 North after her interment.
Friends and family are welcome to attend to share her memory.
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