Obituary for Ruth Kathleen Garcia
Ruth was born in 1947 in Idaho Falls, Idaho and graduated from Bonneville High School.
She moved to Twin Falls with her parents and siblings and spent her time helping her parents. Ruth loved to sew. She made clothes for her sisters and her nieces and nephews. In addition to sewing she loved being an aunt and canning food. She canned everything.
In 1969 Ruth went to Boise and attended business college. After college she came home and worked at Kings and in 1972 helped open the K-Mart store in Twin Falls. She was an assistant manager, one of her many responsibilities was to travel to different States helping to open new stores and close others. She worked at K-Mart for 26 years and was loved by everyone there.
She moved to California where she met and fell in love with Jonny Garcia and in 2002 she moved back to Twin Falls. In 2003 her and Jonny got married. They loved going to garage sales and canning together all while Ruth continued to sew. Later Ruth was diagnosed with dementia and dealt with that illness for many years.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents, Father, Myron “Mike” Mayne and Mother, Theo Mayne; Brothers, Larry, Kenneth, Roy, and Dean. She is survived by Nancy (Jon) Brown, Susan Mayne, Cheryl (Dirk) Dunham; six nephews; nine nieces; eleven great nephews; one great niece; and five great-great nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Park, 2296 Kimberly Rd. in Twin Falls; a viewing will be Thursday, July 23rd from 6 to 8 p.m. at White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel, 2466 Addison Ave E. in Twin Falls.
She moved to Twin Falls with her parents and siblings and spent her time helping her parents. Ruth loved to sew. She made clothes for her sisters and her nieces and nephews. In addition to sewing she loved being an aunt and canning food. She canned everything.
In 1969 Ruth went to Boise and attended business college. After college she came home and worked at Kings and in 1972 helped open the K-Mart store in Twin Falls. She was an assistant manager, one of her many responsibilities was to travel to different States helping to open new stores and close others. She worked at K-Mart for 26 years and was loved by everyone there.
She moved to California where she met and fell in love with Jonny Garcia and in 2002 she moved back to Twin Falls. In 2003 her and Jonny got married. They loved going to garage sales and canning together all while Ruth continued to sew. Later Ruth was diagnosed with dementia and dealt with that illness for many years.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents, Father, Myron “Mike” Mayne and Mother, Theo Mayne; Brothers, Larry, Kenneth, Roy, and Dean. She is survived by Nancy (Jon) Brown, Susan Mayne, Cheryl (Dirk) Dunham; six nephews; nine nieces; eleven great nephews; one great niece; and five great-great nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Park, 2296 Kimberly Rd. in Twin Falls; a viewing will be Thursday, July 23rd from 6 to 8 p.m. at White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel, 2466 Addison Ave E. in Twin Falls.