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Ruth Mae Hernden
May 23, 1933 - February 8, 2013
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<div itemprop="description"> <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; HERNDEN, Ruth (Day)- not more than 29 if you asked her, passed away peacefully February 8, 2013 in Halifax.&nbsp; She was a daughter of the late Arthur and Dorothy Day, Head of Jeddore, NS. </p> <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ruth loved to run the roads, especially Spring Garden Road to shop.&nbsp; She loved true crime novels, heavy dramas, Fox News, American politics, a good feed and a strong cup of tea.&nbsp; She loved us, her 6 children whom she raised by herself against all odds.&nbsp; She was a founding member of the South Shore Parents Alone Association in Bridgewater, NS and spearheaded the Block Parent Program.&nbsp; She co-founded and was the president of Scotia Business Center in Bridgewater that exclusively hired single parents and partners from abusive relationships.&nbsp; Her journey to better the lives of her children brought her to Halifax where she graduated from the Maritime School of Social Work in 1983.&nbsp; She worked at various agencies in HRM including Family SOS and retired from the Department of Community Services Child Welfare Division where she had become one of the best and most respected Child Protection Officers this city has known.&nbsp; Her strength, resilience and perseverance helped hundreds of families within our community.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;In all her modesty you would never have known what a Superhero she actually was &ndash; but we do Mom, daughters: Sueann (Ron),Guest, Oakville, ON, Pamela (Tony) Bremner, Dartmouth, Glenna(Brad)&nbsp; Kelln, Fall River;&nbsp; sons: &nbsp;Mark ,Vancouver, BC, &nbsp;Dwight (Mary Ellen), Chester,&nbsp; and Lindsay (Daina), Brookfield; grandchildren Sarah, Stephanie, Rachel, Nathan, Lindsay, Paige,Olivia, Nik (Sarah), Ben ,Jake and great granddaughter Abigail. She is also survived by sisters Clenda Nason, Grimshaw, AB and Madalion (Desmond)Dobson, New Germany, NS, sister- in- law Eva Day, and brother-in-law Eric Starr. Ruth was predeceased by brothers: Calvin, Eldon, Layton, Ansel and Martin in infancy,&nbsp; sisters;&nbsp; Elsie, Paulina, and Veryl Starr. &nbsp;Cremation has taken place.&nbsp; Visitation to be held Wednesday, February 13 from 7-9 pm at Atlantic Funeral Home, 771 Main Street, Dartmouth. The memorial service will take place on Thursday, February 14th at 1pm in the Atlantic Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Ivan Gregan officiating, with interment to follow at Dartmouth Memorial Gardens. Reception to follow in the funeral home reception lounge.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, donations in Ruth&rsquo;s memory may be made to Bryony House. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com, Dartmouth Chapel. </p> </div>