Hanover, NH - Ruth C. Page, of Haverhill, died on Monday, October 1, 2012 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Mrs. Page was born on December 19, 1936 in Raritan Township, NJ, the daughter of Wilbur H. Cox and Mildred H. Cox (nee Hamilton). She grew up in Pennsylvania, attended public schools near Philadelphia and graduated from Haverford High School in Havertown, PA in 1954. In 1958, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in history from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She was then a fellow of the Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum and earned a master's degree in early American culture from the University of Delaware in 1960. After completing her degree, she worked for several years as an assistant curator at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, VA and then later in a volunteer capacity at the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, NH. She also worked for many years as an administrative assistant for the House Appropriations Committee (now the Finance Committee) of the New Hampshire State Legislature. In 1966, Ruth married John F. Page of Ramsey, NJ, who became her best friend and inseparable companion for the next forty-five years until his death in May of 2012. She is survived by her sons David H. Page of Hampton, NH and Christopher W. Page of Boxborough, MA; her brother-in-law Ridler W. Page of East Boothbay, ME; her nephew William R. Page of South Berwick, ME; and nieces Kathryn Page of Hanover and Elizabeth P. Brown of Lyme. Mrs. Page was a devoted gardener and will be remembered by many for her beautiful landscaping and flowerbeds -- particularly the gardens she planned and maintained for many years at the family's Haverhill residence -- as well as for her generosity in sharing her expertise, advice and many (often rare) seedlings and cuttings with friends and family. She also loved traditional English culture and it was a great joy to her to be able to visit the countrysides and garden districts in England with her husband and two young sons. There will be no calling hours. The funeral service will be Saturday, October 6 at 2:00 PM at the Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. Burial will follow in the Ladd Street Cemetery, Haverhill. A small reception will be held at 3:30 at the parish house adjacent to the Haverhill Congregational Church, 120 School Street, Haverhill NH. Mrs. Page was always a passionate supporter of her husband's work in restoring the Pearson Hall building in Haverhill, NH. Contributions in memory of Ruth Page may be made to the Pearson Hall Fund in care of Edith Celley, Haverhill Historical Society, Haverhill, NH 03765.