HOLLIS, Ruth Louise - It is with deep sorrow the family of Ruth Louise Hollis (White), formerly of Nictaux and Kingston, announce her passing on April 8, 2013, at Mountain Lea Lodge, Bridgetown. She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on June 3, 1918, and returned to Canada as a baby. Mum was very proud to have obtained her Canadian Citizenship in later years. She was predeceased by husband C. Gerald Hollis, her father, George Starr White, her mother Olive Matilda (Appleby) Langille and beloved stepfather William "Daddy Bill" Langille, Malagash; infant daughter Evelena, grandsons Michael and infant Peter, and half - brother Wendell O'Boyle. She is survived by her daughters Juanita (Ron) Swayze, Trenton, Ontario; Geraldine (Lee) Marshall, Nictaux, Nova Scotia; granddaughter Jane (Steve) Swayze-Burnfield, Trenton, Ontario; granddaughter Lisa, Manitoba; granddaughter Beverly (Michael's wife), Ontario; granddaughter Natasha, Ontario, 4 great grandsons and 1 great granddaughter, Manitoba and Ontario; 3 great-great grandsons, 3 great-great granddaughters, Manitoba; brother-in-law Dean Hollis, Truro, several nieces and nephews. During the Second World War, while Dad was overseas, she served her country installing electrical parts at the Canadian Car & Foundry facility in Amherst. Mum loved gardening and was an avid bird watcher. Through later years her constant companions were the poodles she loved so much. People will remember her daily presence at McDonald's restaurant in Greenwood where she knew the many young people who came and went and who in later years still remembered serving her and said hello. She enjoyed camping, reading, knitting and sewing, walking, watching the sunsets, enjoying nature and the love of her family. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held 7:00 to 9:00PM, Thursday, April 11, 2013 in the Middleton Funeral Home, 398 Main Street, (902) 825-3448 where a Celebration of Life Service will be held 2:00PM, Friday, April 12, 2013 with Rev. Bill McLeod and Rev. Patty Beals officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow the service. By request, family flowers only. Thank you to those staff who made her life more comfortable at Mountain Lea, with special thank you to Christopher and Nadine and Luke. Donations in memory of Ruth may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. On-line guest book may be signed by visiting: www.middletonfuneralhome.com Miss Me - But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road, And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room, Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little, but not too long, And not with your head bowed low, Remember the love that we once shared, Miss me but let me go. For this is a journey that we all may take, And each must go alone, It's all part of the Master's plan, A step on the road to home, When you are lonely and sick at heart, Go to friends we know, And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds, Miss me but let me go. Forever Loved by her family.