Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Rhoads, Ruth E. October 5, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com October 17, 2009, 9:57 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/08/2009 Rhoads, Ruth E. Ruth E. Rhoads LEBANON Ruth E. Rhoads, 93, formerly of Palmyra died Monday, October 5, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born October 8, 1915, in Hanoverdale, she was a daughter of the late Frank E. and Katie (Gingrich) Fureman and was the widow of Lloyd E. Rhoads, who died in 1987. She retired as assistant manager from the Palmyra Area School District Cafeteria with 27 years of employment. A 1934 graduate of Hershey High School, she was a member of Palmyra Church of the Brethren and the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home Auxiliary. She was also a volunteer at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, serving 3,383 hours. Surviving are her daughters, Betty R., wife of David H. Bucher of Hendersonville, N.C., and Bonnie M. Rhoads of Palmyra; brothers, Brian Fureman, Melvin Fureman, Delbert Fureman, and Warren Fureman; sister, Esther Umberger; grandchildren, David Bucher, Michael Bucher, and Kirsten Szendrey; and great- grandchildren, Kathryn Bucher, Christopher Bucher, Rachel Szendrey, Emily Szendrey, and Laura Szendrey. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 2009, at the DiMatteo Worship Center of the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, 1200 Grubb St., Palmyra, preceded by a visitation from 1 p.m. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Palmyra Church of the Brethren, 45 N. Chestnut St., Palmyra, PA 17078; or the Good Samaritan Fund, c/o Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, 1200 Grubb St., Palmyra, PA 17078. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/8/2009 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb