Obituary of Ruth Constantine

Mrs. Ruth E. Constantine, 93, of Raleigh, formerly of Mount Morris, NY passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at William Dunlap Hospice Center at Hospice of Wake County in Raleigh, N.C.

Mrs. Constantine was born September 9, 1919 in New Brunswick, NJ, the oldest daughter of the late William and Mary Nielsen DeSelms.

Ruth retired from NYS, Sonyea Hospital in 1975, where she served as an R.N. She was accepted at the Duke University Nurse Practitioners' program in 1943, and attended the Willard State Hospital School of Nursing, in NYS. She was a member of the American Nurses Association and the Catholic Nurses Association.

Her husband of 55 years, John A. Constantine, passed away in 2000.

Survivors include one son: Francis (Rosalie) Constantine of Erie, PA. three daughters: Susan LeMay of Washington, NC, Betsy (Ron) Boyd of Raleigh, NC, Peggy Proctor of Mount Morris, NY, one sister: Helen (Gerald) Furman of Wilmington, Delaware, 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will celebrate Mass at 11:30 on Thursday, January 3, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Raleigh. There will be a Mass and burial at a later date in Batavia NY.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.