Ruth Teresa Samuelson of Laurel died at San Simeon Nursing Home on July 17, 2014. She was 95.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 18, 1919 to Thomas Gannon and Teresa Gannon (nee` MacDonald) and was a graduate of Westbury High School.
During WW II she did office work at Eclipse Pioneer in New Jersey and later in life she was employed in the offices of the New York Stock Exchange.
Sketching and painting has been Ruth’s love for many years. She started painting clowns for her niece’s son and has expanded her portfolio to include all mediums, her favorite being painting children. She also earned the title of San Simeon’s Resident Artist!
Surviving are her niece Margaret “Peggy” Gannon of Laurel, her nephews Rick Gannon of Cutchogue, Rob Gannon of Florida and Mike Gannon of New Jersey. She was predeceased by her husband, Arvid Samuelson.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.
