Ruth Charlotte Knight was a talented weaver and the respected mother of four daughters. Ruth spent her early childhood in logging camps and then moved to Seattle Washington to attend high school. She graduated from UBC and worked as a laboratory technician. Ruth met George Matthew Knight at UBC and they married in 1951. Ruth adapted to moving her family across Canada creating homes in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal and Goderich. She has resided in Goderich since 1977. Ruth took up weaving while living in Montreal where she experimented with natural dyes and a range of weaving techniques. She had a keen interest in First Nations culture and art. Ruth later taught weaving to a number of students and she demonstrated her weaving on the loom at the Goderich Jail. Ruth was a woman of strength, courage and integrity who will be greatly missed by the Knight and Mills families including her younger sister, Grace Mills- Hogkins, also her childhood friend Florence Hoffman, her four daughters, Elizabeth Knight, Sheila Cooper(Drew Cooper),Kathryn Knight, Maureen Kloeze(John Kloeze)and her six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Ruth will be missed by her wonderful friends and fellow weavers in Goderich as well as all the dedicated caregivers at Maitland Manor who made her last times so special and comfortable.
We are always willing to go where called upon but this image shows a visual of the communities that our included in our initial transportation fee. We offer a 40km radius from any of our 5 locations (Arva (London), Exeter, Lucan, Seaforth, and Zurich). Any mileage beyond the included 40km will be charged a rate of $2.50/km (one way travel only).
Emily & Carson Milley
Ruth and George were wonderful neighbours. We wish to extend our sincere sympathy to everyone in the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you at this very difficult time.
Rhonda Mckone
Through Kathy’s retelling stories I have found your mother to have had a strong silent presence within your family and raised wonderful strong independent women. She will be with you first in her lifetime then forever in your memories. My thoughts are with you:)
Elizabeth Knight
What a beautiful picture of our wonderful mother! Thanks for being the strong woman you were.
Sheila Cooper
I feel so grateful for Mom
She was such a great support to all of us and appreciated all we achieved. So smart, great fin, incredible cook, an adventurer and such a lover of weaving and spinning. Thanks for giving all of yourself to ensure we had such a great start. You are missed but we are so glad you left peacefully on your next journey. Love Sheila