LUBEC – Ruth L. Skoog, 86, passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Atlantic Rehab & Nursing Center, Calais. Ruth was born March 13, 1924, in Lubec, daughter of the late Vernon and Verna (Ramsdell) Leighton. She graduated from Lubec High School, Class of 1942, and Beal College, Bangor, with a degree in business. Ruth moved to Boston, where she met Dennis Skoog. They married June 13, 1953, in Whiting. Soon after they moved to Portland, where they resided for several years until her husband’s job sent them to New Jersey, Virginia and eventually, Texas. While in Texas, Ruth enjoyed volunteering at Park Place Hospital, Port Arthur. Upon his retirement, they enjoyed summering in Lubec until they eventually moved there full-time in 1989. Ruth was an active member of West Lubec United Methodist Church and enjoyed sewing, baking pies and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her loving husband, Dennis Skoog Sr., in 2002; three sisters, Thelma Mahlman, Gwen Trecartin and Madeline Faye Leighton; and three nephews, Stephen Trecartin, Leonard Skoog and David Duncan. Surviving are her two children, Dennis Skoog Jr. of Calais and Debra Dore of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Jeffrey Dore and his wife, Emily, and Michael Dore, both of Houston, Texas; a sister-in-law, Patricia Duncan of Camden; brother-in-law, Leonard Skoog Sr. and his wife, Edith, of Vinalhaven; two nieces, Wendy Crossman of Camden and Barbara Duncan of Portland; and two nephews, Eric Skoog of Portsmouth, N.H., and Robert Mahlman and his wife, Claudia, of Lubec. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at Green Acres Cemetery, Lubec. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais and Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com.
RUTH L. SKOOG
