Ruth Pauline Dean

August 5, 1928 ~ September 1, 2000
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mrs. Dean was the daughter of the late August & Elisabeth Henseleit, and wife of the late Robert Dean. Mrs. Dean was a native of Germany and a former resident of Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of Groce United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Roberta “Liz” Norvell and her husband, Chat, of Etowah, NC; two sons, Robert Dean of Columbus, Ohio and Jerry Dean of Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren, Anne Dean and Amy Dean, both of Columbus, Ohio; John Norvell of Asheville; Trina Lindquist and Ryan Hetterscheidt, both of Ogden, Utah.
No local services are planned. Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 16, Asheville, NC 28802 or to the Salvation Army, PO Box 2387, Hendersonville, NC 28793.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is in charge of arrangements.
We were sorry to hear of Mrs. Dean’s death. Our love and prayers are with you.
A neighbor, who always found Ruth to be a very pleasant neighbor. We will miss her.