Ruth Cavender
Ruth Cavender, 96, of Cromwell, passed away on July 22, 2015, at the IU Health Goshen Hospital.
She was born on May 18, 1919, in Leiters Ford, to John and Pearl (Huffman) Swartzell. On June 9, 1940, she married Leonard Cavender Sr. who mpreceded her in 2009. She retired from Big Boy Commissary in Broadview, Ill. She moved to the Syracuse area in 1975 coming from Illinois.
She is survived by her two daughters: Patricia (Edward) Kott, Cromwell; Janet (Craig) Graebec, Mena, Ark.; three sons: Leonard (Mary) Cavender Jr., Chicago, Ill.; James Cavender, Syracuse; and Michael (Jeanette) Cavender, Canyon Country, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, July 24, at the Eastlund Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at the funeral home, with pastor Jack Scott officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.