Ruth was born on July 12, 1935, on the family farm southwest of Robinhood, SK., to parents Llewellyn & Mary Billard. She had two brothers, Benjamin and Stanley, who predeceased her. She took her education in various small one room schools in the area. She quit school at 14 and went to work in North Battleford doing housekeeping. She went back to school at Fraternity School where her mother was teaching. It was at one of the school dances where she met her future husband, Peter Hrynewich. Ruth and Peter married on June 15, 1951. They lived in a very small two-bedroom log house with 3 small children, no electricity or running water, with Peter’s parents for seven years. They then built their own house across the road on their own quarter of land. Into this marriage they welcomed four children, Stanley, David, Diane, Mary, Linda Ann, Catherine Rose. From these four children she gained 13 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, & 13 great great grandchildren. Give or take a few! Ruth loved to crochet and do embroidery in her later years she took up sewing, liquid embroidery, scrap booking and cake decorating. She helped with farming, doing the manual stacking of bales, hauling pails of chop, milking cows, and making miles of fence. She was involved for many years as a 4-H leader, belonged to the Hall board, Museum board and seniors group in Rabbit Lake as well as the Whitkow Ukrainian Orthodox Church group. She enjoyed being involved with her children’s activities and continued that with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was always ready to help out pinching perogies, picking berries, babysitting and anything else that was asked of her. Ruth moved to Tower One in North Battleford after the passing of her husband Peter in 2006. She continued to live there for 19 years. As her health started to fail she moved to Rose Gill Lodge in Rabbit Lake in July of 2025. Ruth Passed away in Rose Gill Lodge on October 2, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held October 8, 2026, at 11am at the Rabbit Lake Community Hall, her final resting place will be beside her husband Peter at the Glass Lake Cemetery near Whitkow. Donations in Ruth’s memory may be made to the Rose Gill Lodge, Rabbit Lake, SK. S0M 2L0  Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit http://www.beaulacfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home and Crematorium, R. Mark Muir, Funeral Director, Spiritwood, SK (306) 883-3500.

• Date : 2026-10-02
• Location : Rabbit Lake, SK