NORWAY – Ruth Adele Rolfe Kittredge, 89, died Thursday, March 15, at Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center with her loving family at her side.

She was born in Albany Township on Oct. 29, 1917, to Edwin and Alice Rolfe.

Ruth married Herbert Kittredge on April 1, 1939. They made their home in the Bethel area until they retired to Hanover in the 1970s.

Ruth moved to South Paris after her husband’s death to be nearer family.

She spent most of her life as a mother and homemaker but after her children were grown, she worked for several businesses in the Bethel area. She always wanted for her family what circumstances didn’t allow her folks to give to her (schooling, health care, regular dental appointments and a second pair of shoes for special occasions).

The Kittredge home seemed to always be the household where all the neighborhood children liked to gather. Her home was always full of love, laughter and fun. She instilled in her four children a wonderful work ethic and taught us all how to live full and productive lives.

She loved to correspond with all her family and many friends and never stopped her writing to the family (and extended family) to hold us togetherand amazed us all when at 80 she learned and used WebTV to e-mail all her family and friends. Her letters by hand, though, will always be treasured by those with whom she corresponded.

She leaves behind a sister, Arlene Merrill, of Otisfield; a son, Walter, and his wife, Sandy, of Fort Myers, Fla..; two daughters, Patricia Brown and her husband, Blair, of Brunswick, and Kathy Bean and her husband, Harlan, of South Paris; seven grandchildren; and 10 beloved great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Herbert; a son, Laurier; four brothers, Nelson, Marshall, Winfred and Harold; and three sisters, Thelma Card, Norma Jodrey and Betsy Grover.