May 16, 2018

Ruth R. Nevin, 82, Riverbend Dr., Watertown passed away at her home Wednesday afternoon, May 16, 2018, under her loving family's and Hospice of Jefferson County's care.

Calling hours will be held at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., Watertown on Sunday, May 20, from 1 - 4PM. The funeral service will be at the funeral home on Monday, May 21, at 10AM followed by burial in Brookside Cemetery.

Ruth was born in Glens Falls on September 25, 1935, daughter of Rexford and Emily Sceurman Reynolds. She graduated from Warrensburg High School and Russell Sage College, Troy and she did graduate work at St. Lawrence University, Canton.

On October 8, 1960 she married Charles O. Nevin at Holy Family Church with his brother, Fr. Steven Nevin, officiating.

Ruth taught at Gouverneur High School and Immaculate Heart Central, and later enjoyed being a homemaker. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and a member of the League of Women's Voters. She was a supporter of Save the River. With her family she enjoyed spending time at her childhood cottage on Saranac Lake and their cottage on the St. Lawrence River.

Along with her husband, Charles, she is survived by her four children, Charles L. Nevin and wife, Bridget Whalen-Nevin, Brier Hill, Lisa N. Hackett and husband, Sean, Baltimore, MD, Andrew R. Nevin and wife, Shannon, and Amy N. Forgit and husband, Joseph, Hammond; nine grandchildren and one great granddaughter; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. The youngest of five children, her three sisters, Emily Martin, Florence Pennock, and Miriam Quackenbush, and her brother, Rexford Reynolds II, died before her. Above all, providing for her family, young and old, was her paramount mission throughout her life.

Donations in Ruth's name may be made to either the Heritage Fund at Holy Family Church, 129 Winthrop St. or Hospice of Jefferson County, 1398 Gotham St., both in Watertown, NY 13601. Online condolences to her family may be posted at www.cummingsfuneral.com.