Ruth Lisbeth Powers, 73, of Foster, died Oct. 24, 2022.
She was born Jan. 28, 1949, in San Francisco, Calif., to Champion Nicholas and Miriam Hope (Collier) Nixon.
She grew up in Mountain View, Calif. She lived in Eugene, Albany, Brownsville and Lebanon.
Mrs. Powers was a longtime postal employee working as postmaster at different times for Cascadia, Foster and Crawfordsville.
She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and reading. She loved her dog Carl a great deal.…