Longtime Bainbridge resident Ruth Dick died peacefully on Feb. 23 at the Madison Avenue Retirement Center, where she’d lived since 2006. She was 100.

She was born on Sept. 4, 1908 in the Snoqualmie Valley to Ida an Albert Prenatt. Her mother emigrated from Sweden, and her father was half French and half Snoqualmie Indian, a heritage of which Ruth was very proud.

Growing up in the Snoqualmie Valley, she enjoyed a happy childhood with sisters Mildred and Edith. She often told the story of how she followed the hired farm helper around the farm as he did his chores.

Shortly after she married Frank Dick, they embarked on an Alaskan adventure to Juneau in 1937. They fished and camped, thoroughly enjoying the Alaskan lifestyle. In 1942, they moved to Bainbridge Island, where Ruth worked in various grocery stores for 35 years and grew to know many islanders.

Ruth and Frank loved the outdoors and enjoyed many years of traveling in their camper to hunt and fish all over the Northwest and Canada. Although childless, they enjoyed the love and friendships of many nieces, nephews and friends. Ruth’s love of conversation and gift for storytelling won the hearts of both young and old.

She was an avid bingo player, and loved a trip to the casino any time. She never forgot a birthday and stayed in contact with friends and family by sending cards and letters until her death.

She is survived by her nieces, Gail Kimmel and Cheryl Boyce; nephews Don Cooper and Jerry Stickney; and many grandnieces, nephews and friends.

Her family extends a special thank-you to the staff at MARC for their loving care.

There will be no services at her request, but many spontaneous gatherings to raise a glass in remembrance.