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Mayor Garner laid to rest in Potsdam

Posted 10/23/17

POTSDAM -- Ruth Garner, former trustee and mayor of Potsdam, was to be laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery today following a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Church . Potsdam firetrucks and …

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Mayor Garner laid to rest in Potsdam

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POTSDAM -- Ruth Garner, former trustee and mayor of Potsdam, was to be laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery today following a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Church .

Potsdam firetrucks and firefighters lined the side of the church as mourners entered.

Ruth Garner died at the age of 101 last week in her home. Funeral arrangements were with the Garner Funeral Home, which was established by Garner and her husband George in 1945.

The mother of six, businesswoman, political activist and public servant was the first women elected to the Village of Potsdam Board of Trustees, she served several terms as mayor and was cited by CBS’s “60 Minutes” in 2003 as a senior citizen who continued to serve her community well past the usual retirement age.

For more about Garner's life, see story.