Ruby E. Ogden, age 97, passed peacefully in her sleep on Monday, May 4, 2020, at the Green Home in Wellsboro, PA, where she had received dedicated care for the past seven years. Born to Milton and Ruby (Moore) Brooks of Mansfield in 1922.
She was married to Harold Ogden of Blossburg in 1939, who predeceased her in 1983.
Ruby was employed for many years at Blossburg State Hospital’s dietary department, and in later years enjoyed her hours with students in the Blossburg school’s cafeteria. Her hobbies were the bowling team of the hospital, knitting and crocheting afghans, ceramics, baking cookies and peanut brittle, and spending time with family and friends. In later years, it was shopping with her sister-in-law, Betty Johnson. Ruby was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Blossburg.
Ruby is survived by six grandchildren, Scott Ogden of Hornell, NY, Richard (Shawana) Ogden of Holiday, FL, Michael (Robi) Ogden of Jasper, TN, Lisa and Stephen Ogden of Scotland, and Joshua Ogden of Portland, OR; seventeen great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; and a brother, Darwin “Cork” (Rose) Brooks of Liberty, PA; a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Ogden Campbellsville, KY; and many nieces and nephews. Predeceasing besides her husband; sons, Alfred, Richard, and Thomas Ogden; granddaughter, Angela Ogden; sisters, Evelyn Brooks Frederick, and Gladys Brooks Schirmer; brothers, Raymond, Edwin, Kenneth and Richard Brooks; two brothers-in-law; and four sisters-in-law.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., 637 South Main Street, Mansfield Pastor Calvin Phillips of the Blossburg United Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will take place in Arbon Cemetery. Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc. 637 S. Main St. Mansfield, PA is assisting the family. www.buckheitfcandcrematory.com
