Ruth Virginia (Scheuer) Crosby
Obituary
Ruth Crosby, a long time resident of Morgan Hill, CA passed away peacefully in her home on March 13, 2022 at the age of 90.
Ruth was born in San Jose, CA on December 5, 1931 to William and Trientje Scheuer of Dutch heritage which she was always very proud of .
Ruth lived most of her childhood in Bakersfield, CA. She graduated with a AA degree from Bakersfield College where she met the love of her life Frank G. Crosby. They were married in Bakersfield on August 31, 1951 and were happily married for 67 years.
They moved to Berkeley, CA so that Frank could earn his degree at UC Berkeley, which he accomplished with Ruth's support. Throughout his career as a High School Science teacher she supported him as a true homemaker and raised their four children. Over the years they traveled to different states with the family to further Franks education and to Scotland for a year for Franks Fulbright-Hayes exchange program.
She loved her family, nature, camping with family and friends, gardening and reading. She was an excellent cook and shared the dinner table with many. The smell of homemade bread and cookies will always be a fond memory.
She worked for 10 years at Morgan Hill Children's Center with her good friend Donna. She was a volunteer at St. Mary's food bank for several years and also accompanied Frank on his trips with the Science and Engineering fair.
She always put her family first, making birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving and family events very special.
She will be fondly remembered and deeply missed by many, especially her two daughters, Nancy (Mark), Sue (Ron), sister Mari, brother-in-law Harold, daughter-in-law Josie, son-in-law Frank (Teresa), eight grandchildren, Carla (Danny), Dane, Marina (David), Adrienne (Fred), Skye (Jesse), Christine, Laurel (Zach), Stephen (Connie) and two step grandchildren George and Georgina. Thirteen great grandchildren, Melissa, Dane M., Daniel, Ciri, Ava, Alora, Madilynn, Brooklyn, Jase, Vera, Myla, Hagan, Ronin and beloved extended family.
Ruth was preceded in death by her loving husband Frank, beloved son David and beloved daughter Annie.
A family memorial will be held in the future.
Published in Morgan Hill Times · March 29, 2022