Ruth Ellen (Brock) Petrey

Ruth Ellen (Brock) Petrey, 91, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving friends and family. Ruth was born November 30, 1930 in Brodhead, Kentucky to the late Worth and Mary (Cassell) Brock. Ruth always said that she retired from three jobs. Raising her children, working at Fanny Farmer Candies and volunteering at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital, where she volunteered over 7000 hours. Ruth enjoyed helping anyone in need, time with her friends at a casino and mostly loving her family. Ruth is survived by children, Wallace (Beth) Petrey of Vermilion and Timothy Petrey of Norwalk; grandchildren, Jennifer (Gene) Lawhun of Sunbury, Andrea Petrey of Olmsted Falls, Michelle Petrey of Wakeman and Kylie Petrey of Gahanna; great-grandchildren, Brody Lawhun of Columbus, Zoey Lawhun of Columbus, Bryce Lawhun of Sunbury and Kaylee Petrey of Gahanna; siblings, Ora Jewell Yeary of Morristown, Ohio, Loretta Faye Bussell of Dry Ridge, Kentucky and Edward Brock of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky. In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace L. Petrey and siblings, North Brock, Lilly Quik, Flora Neal, Wilburn Brock and Eva Brock. Friends may call Monday, January 10, 2022 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Morman Funeral Home, 16 Cooper Street, Wakeman, where services will be held Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Wakeman Cemetery. Donations can be made to the Heartland Hospice at 907 W. State St A, Fremont, OH 43420. Online condolences may be left at www.mormanfuneralhome.com