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Ruth Swenson Burton

October 8, 1926 — April 28, 2012
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Ruth Swenson Burton

October 8, 1926 — April 28, 2012

Ruth Swenson Burton, 85, born on October 8, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away April 28, 2012. She resided in Van Nuys, California at the time of her passing. She is survived by her husband, William Burton; son, Richard (Dorothy) Burton; daughter, Joyce (Michael) Ostrowski; sister, Gloria (Ed) Westdorp; 8 grandchildren, Deborah Olson, Sarah Burton, Naomi Bjork, Rebecca Burton, Eric Burton, Mark Burton, Lauren Ostrowski and Ryan Ostrowski; and 2 great-grandchildren, Eloise and Isabelle Bjork. Her son, Allen Burton, preceded her in death in 2001.
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