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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Ruth M
Smeltzer
March 5, 1925 – September 21, 2020
Obituary
Ruth Margaret Smeltzer, 95, former longtime Hegins resident, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.
She was born on March 5, 1925, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Ralph and Pearl Laudenslager Whitman.
Ruth was a 1942 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
She was a homemaker, often found in the kitchen baking and cooking for her friends and family.
Ruth was a lifelong member of Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, where she was always helping whenever she was needed, especially in the kitchen.
She was also a member of Tri-Valley Senior Citizens.
In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Roy H. Smeltzer in July 2002, brothers Jack and William Whitman, and a niece Jane.
She is survived by a niece and a nephew.
Graveside services were held at Friedens Cemetery, Hegins, on Monday, September 28, 2020, at 10:00 am, with Rev. Michael Klahr officiating.
Memorial contributions can be made to Friedens United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 57, Hegins, PA 17938.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, was in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com .
She was born on March 5, 1925, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Ralph and Pearl Laudenslager Whitman.
Ruth was a 1942 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
She was a homemaker, often found in the kitchen baking and cooking for her friends and family.
Ruth was a lifelong member of Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, where she was always helping whenever she was needed, especially in the kitchen.
She was also a member of Tri-Valley Senior Citizens.
In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Roy H. Smeltzer in July 2002, brothers Jack and William Whitman, and a niece Jane.
She is survived by a niece and a nephew.
Graveside services were held at Friedens Cemetery, Hegins, on Monday, September 28, 2020, at 10:00 am, with Rev. Michael Klahr officiating.
Memorial contributions can be made to Friedens United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 57, Hegins, PA 17938.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, was in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com .
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