Born: April 14, 1909
Died: July 16, 2001
Married: Carl H. Smith
Ruth C. Smith taught second grade at Petrova Elementary School and later at the Broadway School. She was awarded tenure in 1948. 1 She lived at 18 Cedar Street. By 1962, she had been named principal of the Broadway School.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 17, 2001
Ruth C. Smith
SARANAC LAKE - Ruth C. Smith,. 92, of Lake Clear, died Monday, July 16, 2001 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Born in Ogdensburg on April 14, 1909, she was the daughter of James and Isabel (Gonyaw) Cook.
She married Carl H. Smith on June 29, 1932. He predeceased her on Aug. 27, 1992.
Mrs. Smith was a long-time resident of Saranac Lake and was employed as a teacher for the Saranac Lake Central School District for over 30 years until her retirement in 1971. During her teaching career, she had formerly taught special classes for mentally disabled school children in Catskill. She later taught second grade, in Saranac Lake and Lake Clear and also served as elementary school principal in Saranac Lake for several years. Mrs. Smith was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and was a past president of the Ladies Guild. She also volunteered at the Budget Box and was a charter member of the Elks BPOE 1508.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews, including Richard and Gertrude Agar of Burnt Hills; many grandnieces and grand- nephews; one sister-in-law, Harriet Cook, of Albany; and her companion, John Laube, of Lake Clear. She was predeceased by three brothers.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Luke's . Episcopal Church in Saranac Lake with the Rev. Frederick Dennis officiating. Following the service, there will be a reception in the parish hall. Following cremation, interment will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the . Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Squad or St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, December 20, 1962
Elementary School News
The news this week was prepared by students and teachers at Broadway School
SECOND GRADE, MRS. RUTH SMITH…
Animals In Winter
Winter is coming. Animals get ready for winter. Some go away to warmer places. Some store food and stay. Squirrels store nuts. Bears store food by eating and eating. They get fat by eating so much. Bears use this fat to live on when they are hibernating.
Skunks, chipmunks, woodchucks and raccoons hibernate. All winter long they will not eat. They will not grow. They will sleep in their homes until spring. Snakes hibernate. Frogs and turtles hibernate in the mud near the ponds.
Some animals live the same way all year long. The deer and fox live the same way in winter. They have to find their food every day. Farm animals do not store food. The farmer feeds them. The farmer takes good care of them. The barn keeps them sheltered all winter.
Our bulletin board has pictures of winter sleepers.
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1. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 18, 1948
