Ruth Tharp Bianco

COLUMBUS - Ruth Tharp Bianco, age 101, of Columbus, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2023, from complications of a fall. Ruth was born on August 12, 1921, in Larue County, KY to Curtis and Edna Tharp. She was the second of three children growing up on the family farm near Sonora, Kentucky. Ruth was a happy and loving child often found cuddling a kitten. Ruth moved to Louisville at age 20 and worked there for many years, including at the famous Brown Hotel. In 1973, she married Angelo Bianco and moved to Columbus. Ruth and Angelo were members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. They were active in the city’s Italian community. Ruth was a founding member of GALA, the Guild Athletic Club Ladies Auxiliary. Besides her parents, Ruth is predeceased by her beloved husband Angelo, her older sister Juanita Kakalec and younger brother Howard Tharp, and by her nephew Douglas Tharp. She is survived by step-daughter; Mary Bianco Taylor, her grandchildren; David and Julie Keane and niece Colleen Chilcote. Also holding her memory are nieces Donna Jensen and Carol Kohn, nephews Dean Tharp and Dana Tharp and many great nieces and nephews and special friend Cheryl Nuber. We were privileged to celebrate Centi’anni with Ruth in 2021, and we will hold the light of her smile and the joy of her laughter in our hearts. May her repose be blessed and her memory eternal. The family will receive visitors on Friday, February 17, 2023 from 9-10:30 am at the John Quint Triboni Funeral Home, 1177 W 5th Ave Columbus, Ohio 43212. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 720 Hamlet Street, Columbus, Ohio. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, 6440 S. High Street, Lockbourne, Ohio 43137. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com