Ruth Heider Obituary

The passing of Ruth Heider of Bowling Green, Ohio leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on February 20, 2025 at the age of 90. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Edmund Matthews and Edna Matthews (Warnke); her husband Jim; her sister Carolyn Dunlap; and her son Matthew (Cynthia).

She is survived by: her children, Kristina Guensche (Raimund), Mark (Shelly), Stephanie Lauwers (Mark) and Laura Slembarski (Keith); her grandchildren, James Calhoun (Julie), Jim, Ruth, Kathryn, River (Jaime), Jonathan (Candace), Sarah, Rachel (Robert), Amy (Sean), Benjamin, Anna (Austin), Erin (Jacob), Elisabeth (Jeffrey), Samuel, Michael, Emilia (Nicholas), Leah, Spencer, Joshua (Michaela), Andrew (Bethany), Matthew, Lukas, Caleb, Johanna, Carrie, Abigail and Martha; and her great grandchildren, Keegan, William, Jonah, Raiden, Kellen, Hayley, Xavier, Carson, Clara, Charlotte, Evelyn, Matthew, Sophia, Emma, Ruth, Lucy, Lydia, Robert, Colin, Caroline, Margaret, Symeon, Graham and King.

Memorial donations may be made to Abiding Word Lutheran Church or the Wood County Genealogical Society.