Ruth Jane Traub

April 1, 2018

Ruth Traub (Scranton) died on April 1, 2018. She was born in 1925 in Elgin, Illinois. She lived 87 years of her life in Elgin or South Elgin, Illinois. Ruth was most proud of her marriage to Harold Traub and of her family. She was the middle sister and remained very close to her sisters and her mother until they preceded her in death. Ruth worked at the Gail Borden Library as an assistant to the head librarian until her retirement. Ruth moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in the fall of 2013 to be closer to her daughter (Josie Traub-Dargatz) and son-in-law (David Dargatz). Ruth enjoyed many adventures with Harold in their many years of marriage including building their own house, watching Josie grow up surrounded by lots of animals, driving the family horse pulling a buggy or sleigh around South Elgin, and attending the horse races with Harold. Harold and Ruth encouraged Josie to become a veterinarian and they both supported her education. Ruth enjoyed travelling to visit Josie in the various places she lived prior to Josie and Dave settling down in Fort Collins. Ruth will be buried next to Harold in Illinois.