Ruth Elsasser

Ruth Elsasser, of Weehawken, passed away peacefully on January 27th, 2020 after struggling with Parkinson’s Disease. Ruth was born in 1932 in Newark, NJ to Carl and Irene Immele who had immigrated from Germany in the 1920s. She was known for her beautiful smile and cheerful positive disposition and her amazing organizational abilities and natural leadership skills. She was a founding member of the Weehawken Environment Committee and long-time President which was instrumental in preserving the famous view of the skyline from the cliffs of Weehawken and making certain the public has access to the Hudson waterfront forever. She fought to ensure the public walkway was built along the waterfront from the George Washington south through Weehawken and as far as Jersey City.

She was president for many years of the Weehawken Women’s Club. Ruth was a long-time member of the Park United Methodist Church in Weehawken. She also was a Cub Scout den mother and a Girl Scout leader. Ruth worked for many years as the office manager for the Humanities Department at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken until she retired.

Ruth was a terrific mom, wife and grandmother. She was married to her beloved husband, Max, for 66 years.

Ruth was predeceased by her parents, Carl and Irene Immele and her sister Gerda Mooney of Lancaster, PA. She is survived by her husband, Max; her children, Tim (Judi) of White River Junction, VT; and April (Roland) of Leonia, NJ; her grandchildren, Molly, Colin and Ethan; her fraternal twin sister, Elizabeth (Bob); and many wonderful nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be on Friday 1/31/20 at 11am at the Leber Funeral Home in Union City at 11am with the interment to follow at Hollywood Memorial Park. The visitation will be on Thursday from 4 to 8pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Weehawken Volunteer First Aid Squad.