Ruth Anna Booth

Feb. 20, 1954-Dec. 17, 2015

Ruth Anna Booth of Anchorage, 61, died Dec. 17, 2015. Born on Feb. 20, 1954. she was the fourth child born to Joseph and Peggy Booth  Ruth. She and her six siblings grew up on the family homestead at the mouth of Stariski Creek in Anchor Point.

There will be a public celebration of Ruth’s life hosted by Jeanie Reilly at  1 p.m. Jan. 17, 2016, at Reilly’s in Anchorage.

“Ruth lived every day to the fullest and was a great friend and confidant to many. Her career was devoted to helping the terminally ill as the ultimate home health care provider.  She was the essence of compassion and a living angel,” her family said. 

She is predeceased by her parents, her brother, David Booth, and niece Julie Ulmer.

Left behind with warm and loving memories of her are her daughter, Trisha Mueller; sisters, Cathie Ulmer, Emma Haase, Norma Cochran, Dovie Horton and Mary Stokes; about 50 nieces and nephews,  along with many beloved friends.