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Esther M. Ruhinen

Esther Maria Ruhinen, 63, of Villa Rica, GA, and having family members in Huntington, IN, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at WellStar Medical Group Douglasville Medical Center.

Mrs. Ruhinen was a graduate of Mississinewa High School. She worked at Butler University and Delta Gamma Sorority as a house supervisor.

She was born July 27, 1953, in Harrisburg, AR, to James F. and Pearl J. Brand Thomas.
Survivors include two sons, Michael James (Margaret) Dixon, of Virginia, and Joseph Keenan (Tracy) Dixon, of Kentucky; two daughters, Laura Ann (James) Harmon, of Virginia, and Amanda Kay (Michael) Bailey, of Alaska; a sister, Toni Sarcevicz, of Georgia; three brothers, Randy Thomas, of Oklahoma; Rusty (Maui) Thomas, of Indiana; and Ralph Thomas, of Georgia; and six grandchildren.

Calling is Monday, July 24, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a service following at 1 p.m., at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion. Rev. Mike Pieart will officiate. Burial will be at Estates of Serenity, Marion.

Online condolences may be made at ww.nswcares.com.