Ruth Williams

1910 - 1989  (78 years)

• Name	Ruth Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	30 Nov 1910	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Aug 1989	Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I5705	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Fredrick Richard Williams,   b. Abt 1876, Ohio, USA d. 22 Dec 1957, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Potts,   b. 29 Jan 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 8 Oct 1934, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard W. Ogden,   b. 31 Mar 1909, Elwood, Madison, Indiana, United States d. 4 Oct 1987, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1934	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  	Saint Patrick Church Saint Patrick Church
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F1636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Staff, News-Messenger, (Name: News-Messenger; Location: Fremont, Ohio, United States;), Obituary: Kekelik, Gertrude (Williams-Vargosick). Mrs. John Kekelik MARBLEHEAD - Mrs. Gertrude F. Kekelik, 59, wife of John Kekelik, 114 Clemons Street, died unexpectedly Thursday of a heart attack at her home, She had been employed at the New Departure Plant, Sandusky, for 16 years. Surviving with the husband, John are three daughters by a previous marriage. Mrs. Donald Elder and Miss Donna Mae Vargosick, Sandusky, and Mrs. Kenneth Olson, Wilminton; sisters, Mrs. Richard Ogden, Vickery; Mrs. Harold Knecht, Lakewood; Mrs. William Kekic, Cleveland; Miss Florence Williams, Cleveland; and brother Charles Williams, Bay Village. There are two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Elizabeth Potts Williams and her first husband. Friends may call at the Gerner and Wolf Funeral Home, Port Clinton, beginning Saturday at 7 p.m. Service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. News-Messenger, Fremont, Ohio: 12APR1968 HFA: 18FEB2023 [S267] Staff, Sandusky Register, (Name: Sandusky Register; Location: Sandsusky, Sandsukey, Ohio, United States;), Ogden, Richard. Richard Ogden VICKERY - Richard W. Ogden, 78, Maple Avenue, Vickery, died Sunday in Providence Hospital, Sandusky, after a lengthy illness. Born in Indiana, he was a meat inspector for the of Ohio until retiring in 1975. He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sandusky. Surviving are his wife, Ruth (Williams), to whom he was married 53 years; a son, Richard Jr., Fayetteville, N.Y.; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; five sisters; Grace Green, Jean Hyde, Ione Matter and Betty Garlock, all of Sharon, Pa.; and Helen Weisen, Albuquerque, N.M.; and two brothers, Jack, Cleveland; and Terry, Columbus. He is preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Dorothy Keough; and three brothers, James, Edward and Ira. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Frey-Groff Funeral Home, 604 W. Washington St., Sandusky, where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Frank Eckart, Holy Angels Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials contributions may be made to Cancer Services of Erie County. Monday, October 5, 1987 - Sandusky Register - Page A-5 HFA: 19MAR2023 [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Williams, Elizabeth [Potts]. Id#: 0392725 Name: Williams, Elizabeth Date: Oct 11 1934 Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #086. Williams: Elizabeth (nee Potts), Oct. 9, 1934, beloved wife of F. R., mother of Florence Badger, Elizabeth Knecht, Fannie Kehic, Beatrice Madden, Ruth Ogden, George, Charles and Gertrude Williams, suddenly at her residence, 1843 W. 54th Street. Funeral services from St. Patrick's Church, Thursday, Oct. 11, at 10 a. m. Cleveland Public Library: Cleveland Necrology File: Plain Dealer, The: 11OCT1934 Accessed: 25JAN2026