

Her husband, Allen L. Hummel, died in 1991.
Ruth was born in Pitman, a daughter of the late Albert and Polly (Masser) Maurer.
She was a member of the Salvation Army, where she was also pianist and loved the Lord.
Ruth is survived by two daughters, Debra M. (Hummel), wife of John Gill, of Stowe, and Esther M. Hummel of Lititz; two sisters, Orpha Schultz, widow of Sam Schultz, of Ashland, and Jane, wife of Leroy Heisler, of Tamaqua; four grandchildren: April Meyer, Beth Wolstenholme, Amber Stacey and Crystal Stacey; and four great-grand-children: Heather Meyer, Chantal Meyer, Christian Wolstenholme and Autumn Wolstenholme.
Ruth was predeceased by a son, David A. Hummel, in 1985; two sisters, Emma Schmolze and Kathryn Keim; and three brothers: Elmo Maurer, Harold Maurer and Nevin Maurer.
Services will be Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at 1 p.m. in the Auman Funeral Home, 390 W. Neversink Road, Reiffton. Burial to follow in Berks County Memorial Gardens. A viewing will be Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions maybe made to the Salvation Army, 301 S. Fifth St., P.O. Box 1099, Reading, PA 19603 in her memory.
Published in the Reading Eagle on 2/22/2010
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