Fairfield Glade, Tennessee - Ruth Martha Lazur, 87, loving wife and mother passed away on March 2, 2025, in Gold Canyon, AZ, surrounded by her family. She was a resident in Fairfield Glade for 30 years after moving from Rochester Hills, MI.

She was born in Kaleva, MI on May 25, 1937, to Martin and Toini Sandell where she grew up on a small farm with four brothers and two sisters. She is predeceased in death by her father, mother, three brothers and two sisters.

Ruth leaves behind her loving husband, John Lazur; daughter, Kristy Lazur; son, Michael Lazur; daughter-in-law, Michelle Lazur; granddaughter, Skylar Sibbett; and brother, Bill Sandell, as well as many nephews and nieces. She also had many close friends in Flint, Flushing and Detroit, MI, as well as high school classmates in Kaleva, MI.

After she graduated from high school in 1954, she moved to Detroit to start her long-standing 32-year career as an executive secretary with General Motors, retiring in 1986 at the age of 49. Her career included working at Detroit Diesel 1954-1955, Cadillac Motor Division 1956-1961, General Motors Institute 1961-1975, GM legal staff and GM human resources 1976-1986. While at Cadillac, she witnessed Elvis Presley picking up his pink Cadillac.

Ruth was a wonderful cook who loved to prepare great dinners, always looking for different recipes on the internet to enhance her dinner menus. She snow skied, played golf, cards, and went to the movies. She loved to travel and went many places, France, Italy, England, Scotland, Germany, Hawaii and Australia. Ruth also loved to go on cruises and did to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Baltic, Mediterranean, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and Rine River Cruise. Her real passion though was reading books regarding politics, religion, true stories and famous people. Ruth has always loved dogs, although later in life she could not care for them, but that didn't diminish her love for them whenever she encountered them.

Ruth loved her Christ Lutheran Church in Fairfield Glade, the pastors and the people in the church. She always looked forward to going there.

A Memorial Service was held at Christ Lutheran Church 481 Snead Drive in Crossville at 11 a.m. on April 5, 2025.