 Mrs.
Ruth E. (Knox) (Swett) Wojcik of North Chelmsford died
Tuesday March 7, 2006 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center
in Burlington.She was the wife of the late Harold R.
Swett who died in 1970 after 30 years of marriage and
the late Joseph J. Wojcik who died in 1989 after 15
years of marriage.
Born in Riverdale, Nova Scotia, Canada on December
28, 1918, the daughter of the late Glenwood and Lois (Rhodenhizer)
Knox. She grew up in the Worcester area and graduated
from the Worcester High School with the class of 1936.
A resident of Chelmsford for over 40 years, she
previously had lived in West Boylston and Littleton, MA.
Mrs. Wojcik was employed at the Lowell 5 cent Savings
Bank in Vinal Square, N. Chelmsford. She started as a
teller and retired as the Manager after 17 years. She
retired in 1975.
Ruth loved to travel and enjoyed Cape Cod during the
summer. She was a member of the Congregational Church of
N. Chelmsford where she was a Sunday School Teacher,
Sunday School Superintendent and financial secretary for
several years. She also was a member of the Eastern
Star, and member of the Girl Scouts of America Troop 10
in Worcester for over 75 years.
She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Anne (Swett)
Blair of N. Chelmsford; her son, Andrew Swett and his
companion, Jane McMaster of Dover, NH; a brother, Arnold
G. Knox of Yarmouthport, MA; 4 grandchildren, Lori
Craffey and her husband, Robert of Westford,MA, Tami
Spears of N. Chelmsford, Heath A. Swett of Portsmouth
Alayna (Swett) Davis and her husband Drew of Dover, NH;
5 great grandchildren, Rebecca, John and Julia Mae
Craffey, Nathanial Spears and Ian Davis; several nieces
and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Robert P. Knox
and Chester Knox.
FUNERAL NOTICE
WOJCIK, Ruth (Knox)(Swett) Wojcik of North Chelmsford,
MA formerly of Worcester Area died March 7, 2006.
Visiting hours Thursday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the
DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 Middlesex St. Chelmsford, MA. Her
Funeral Service will be Friday at 10:00 a.m. in the
Congregational Church of North Chelmsford 15 Princeton
Street North Chelmsford. Burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery,
W. Boylston, MA. In Lieu of Flowers donations may be
made to the Memorial Fund at the Congregational Church
of N. Chelmsford. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME
978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com
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