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In Memory of Patti
Ruble
 Patricia Ann Makosky Ruble, 79, died as the result of a fall on Monday, December 6, 2021, at Ohio State University
Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Patti was born November 3, 1942, in
Cleveland, Ohio to Mary Vodhanel and lived her childhood years in Campbell, Ohio with her mother's family, where she attended
St. John the Baptist Church and elementary school. In 1955, while living in Chicago with her mother and adoptive father, a
month before entering high school, she was stricken with polio and left completely paralyzed. She survived after living in
an iron lung for months and went to live at the Georgia, Warm Springs Polio Rehabilitation Center where she was provided the
equipment and physical therapy that she would need to live her new life. Upon
leaving Warm Springs, Patti moved home to live with her family in Youngstown, Ohio. Her independent spirit took her to Creative
Living in Columbus, Ohio where she lived in her own apartment while attending Ohio State University and receiving a Master's
Degree in Social Work. She worked with the Columbus Legal Aid Society for many years. Upon retirement, she continued doing community work, always assisting people who wanted to improve
their lives through education, employment and better living conditions. Patti
was a kind and loving person with a heart of gold that welcomed all who were graced to be in her presence. No one ever left
a visit with Patti without a smile on their face and a spring in their step. Her positive attitude was deeply rooted in her
faith and belief that God would always take care of her. Patti lived her faith, always looking at the world through the lens
of love and kindness, always wanting to help when she saw a need. She
leaves four sisters, Veronica Foster resides in Upstate New York, Bernadette (Joe) Maluso lives in Fort Collins, Colorado,
Lisa Skorich is in Santa Fe, Texas and Kathleen Pritchard is living in Peoria, Arizona. Extended family and friends are too
numerous to mention here. Patti will live on through special
memories within the hearts of those who loved her. Her parents, Mary and William Makosky, are both deceased. Family and friends will gather at 10:30AM Saturday, January 29, at St. Thomas More
Newman Center, 64 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43201. Mass of Christian Burial 11AM. Fr. Vincent McKiernan, celebrant. This
service will also be livestreamed on (YouTube at Buckeye Catholic) for those unable to attend. A light meal at the Newman
Center will follow Mass. Interment will be on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at St. John Cemetery in Lowellville, Ohio after a 10AM
Mass at Christ the King Good Shepherd Church in Campbell, Ohio, the same church Patti attended as a child. Arrangements by
O'Shaughnessy Co.
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