June 20, 1922 - Mar. 21, 2010NEW CARLISLE - Roberta R. "Ruth" Lambert, 87, of New Carlisle, IN, passed away at 10:05 a.m., Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Hamilton Communities. Roberta was born on June 20, 1922 in Mill Creek, IN, to Oscar and Wilma (Watkins) Wilson, and had been a lifelong resident. She had been formerly employed at Hamilton Grove for five years. On February 7, 1941, in Mill Creek, IN, as Roberta R. Wilson, she married John W. Lambert, Sr., who preceded her in death on August 23, 2000. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia A. (Jerry) Griffin of North Liberty, IN and Linda S. (Roderick McNeill) Derricott of Mishawaka, IN; four sons, John W. (Judith) Lambert, Jr. of New Carlisle, IN, William H. (Joyce Collins) Lambert of LaPorte, IN, Robert W. Lambert of New Carlisle, IN and James A. Lambert of South Bend, IN; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Wilson of South Bend, IN; and one sister-in-law, June (Lee) Rowley of LaPorte, IN. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, March 25, 2010 in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 201 S. Filbert Street, New Carlisle, IN. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m., E.S.T. Wednesday and from 11 until 1 p.m. E.S.T., Thursday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home. Roberta made many patchwork quilts over the years. She enjoyed the outdoors and mushroom hunting. Roberta always had a big garden. She enjoyed gardening, tending to her flowers, working in her yard, and sitting in her swing. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oak Grove Cemetery Association or to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. To send online condolences, please visit Kaniewski.com.