Ruth I. Garman, 89, formerly of Corunna, entered into Heaven's gates on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Auburn Village in Auburn, IN.  She was born on October 7, 1930 in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late John C. & Maudie C. (Smith) Greuter.  She married Louis H. "Pete" Garman on February 25, 1951 in Allen County, IN and he preceded her in death on June 21, 2018.

Surviving are sons, Gary (Deb) Garman of Ossian & James Garman of Butler; daughters, Linda (James) Bradley of Corunna & Diana Strite of Waterloo; 11 grandchildren, Jeremy Strite, Heather Strite, Isaac Eckert, Zakari Eckert, Rebecca (David Schuster) Stockert, Sam (Brandy) Bradley, David Bradley, Emily (Nic) Mortoff, Matthew Garman and Nick (Mandy) Garman; 1 step grandchild, Jennifer Eckert Lehman; 8 great grandchildren, Keziah, Ezra, Izzy, Rosa, Brisea, Connor, Marcus & Summer and her feline friend, Bertha.

She was preceded in death by a son, Edward J. Garman; daughter, Judy Eckert; grandsons, James G. Garman & Andrew L. Strite; brother, John Greuter and sisters, Wanda Halte & Alice Thompson and sons-in-law, Roger Strite & Chris Eckert.

She was a homemaker, served on the Corunna Fire Department Auxillary for 14 years and ran a bakery near her home for several years.  She was also a member of the Leo Christian Apostolic Church and had a very kind spirit.

Calling will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2019 from 4-8 pm at the Leo Apostolic Christian Church (11714 Grabill Road, Leo, IN).  Services will be held on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 10 am with calling one hour prior at the church.  Burial in Leo Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials to The Cedars (14409 Sunrise Court Leo, IN 46765) or Gateway Woods Children's Home (14505 Klopfenstein Road Leo, IN 46765)