Birth date: May 17, 1941 Death date: Oct 1, 2012
Darlene Curtis Ruskin, formerly of Decatur, passed away on October 1, 2012 in Cathedral City, California after a long and brave battle with illness. Darlene was born May 17, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Leon and Sadie Fraser, and w Read Obituary
Jon,My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.What I remember most is what I personally witnessed even as I was young myself. My tale is actually about both of your parents. My memory is of a time when "Mr. and Mrs. Ruskin" entered the Temple social hall showing off their new baby boy. You were darling!You were a bundle of energy. They beamed with JOY!
Sincere condolences to Jon from the Milwaukee Tick clan (consisting of Marvin and Bobbie Tick, their children Adriane Tick Meyers and Ira Tick, Lene Miriam Tikotzki-Tick and me, and our children Alex Tick, Madeleine Tick, Joshua Tick, and Nathalie Tick). Your mother and father both were fixtures in the Decatur Jewish community during my Decatur childhood, and I know my parents were proud to be their friends and co-congregants. May your mother's memory be a blessing for all of us.
My deepest sympathies go out to the entire family. Darlene was one of my favorite people at the Temple in Decatur. She helped instill into me my loving memories of the Temple, and all of them have her in them. All of us are now the poorer for her loss. She was a wonderful lady, whom I loved and admired in my youth.
