Death notices
MANSELL, Ruth Enid (nee Chapple)
Front Office
Nov 12 2022
1 min read

It is with sadness we announce the passing of Ruth, with her family by her side, at Chaffey Aged Care, Merbein, on Friday, November 11, 2022, aged 94 years. Loved and loving wife of Ian (dec). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Robert and Julie, Colin and Julie, Jeanette and John Mason, Ken and Anne, Denise and Nick Pragt. Adored Mama, Grand and Great Grandma. Funeral details in later edition.

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