She was born on Sept. 12, 1945, in Reading, a daughter of the late Harry and Elsie Sands.
Ruth is survived by her daughter, Michele L., and her husband, Daniel Hen-del, and her son, Andrew J. Mantione, all of Hamburg; two sisters, Doris Evans of Wilkes Barre and Rayell Willard of Robesonia; and two granddaughters, Caiden Hendel and Haley Hendel.
Ruth was predeceased by sisters: Violet Sands, Evelyn Graeff and Gloria Brown; and her half-brother, Harry Sands Jr.
Services will be Jan. 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. in Auman's Inc. Funeral Home, 390 W. Neversink Road, Reiffton. Burial to follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park. A viewing will be Saturday 10 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home. www.aumansinc.com.