Ruth Florence (Deas) Wilken Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruth Florence (Deas) Wilken of Nanaimo, British Columbia, born in Timmins, Ontario, who passed away at the age of 82, on April 21, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Thomas Deas Sr. and Maisie Deas; her brothers, William A Deas and Thomas Deas Jr.; and her parents-in-law, Eric George Wilken and Betty Wilken.

She is survived by: her husband William Wilken (Bill); her sister Elizabeth Johnson (Betty) of Kapuskasing Ontario; her daughter Lynda Wilken Walters; her son-in-law Nathan Walters; her son Robert Wilken; her grandchildren, Eric, Leslie Schofield, Micheal, Karlee, Jeffery, Jonathon, Michelle Wilken, Hannah, Noah and Drew Walters; her great grandchildren, Kennedy Erickson, Brixton Grant-Schofield, Jackson and Lyneah Wilken; and her siblings-in-law, Patricia Wilken Holding and Kenneth Wilken.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation in Ruth's memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association.