Miami Union

July 13, 1911 

HELMAN, RUTH IRENE - Ruth Irene, daughter of W. H. and Cora Helman of Clinton township, Shelby county, passed quietly away Monday morning about one o'clock after an illness of six months duration.  The deceased was born October the sixth, 1893 and has lived with her parents all her life.  She attended the district schools of Shelby and Miami counties and has been a pupil in the Sidney high school for almost a year.  For about six months she has been a constant sufferer from tuberculosis and was finally called to her rest early Monday morning.  During life she was a member of the German Baptist church and a faithful believer.  She is survived by her father and mother, her brother, Maurice and her sister, Etvile.  Interment was made at Bradford, Ohio, the old home of the family, Rev. S. Z. Smith of Sidney in charge.

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