Ruth Brady

May 31, 1924 - June 10, 2016

COLUMBIA – Mrs. G. Ruth Brady, 92, of Columbia passed away on Friday afternoon, June 10, 2016, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook. She was born on May 31, 1924, in Lee, NH, a daughter to the late George and Gladys (Demerritt) Smith. Ruth grew up in Lee. In her younger days, she worked at the large shoe factory in Newmarket, NH. She was married to Francis W. Brady, and together they moved to the north country in the mid-1960s, where, as a team, they farmed for years in Colebrook and Columbia while raising their family. Ruth loved her gardens, both flowers and vegetables, both indoors and out. She had a passion for feeding the hummingbirds and cherished their return every spring. Her family will remember her as an excellent cook, and as one who loved to prepare large family dinners, and also as the rock that the family was built upon. She leaves behind two children, James ‘Jim’ Brady and wife Betty of Lee, NH, and Kathleen Brady of Columbia; two sisters, Alice Pender and Pauline Noyes; a brother, Charles Smith; ten grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. Ruth is predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Francis W. Brady in 2011, and a son, Richard ‘Dick’ Brady in 2015. There are no public calling hours. A private family committal will take place at a later date at the family plot in the Riverside Cemetery in Newmarket, NH. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Francis W. & Ruth Brady may be made to the NH Grange, Jeremiah Smith #161, Pomona #2, 1 Lee Hook Road, Lee, NH 03861. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.