Ruth, Susan A. Landis (1909-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Apr 4 p. 11

Birth date: 1909 Jun 5

text of obituary:

SUSAN A. RUTH

Susan A. Ruth, 95, of Souderton, Pa., died Feb. 11, 2005, at Souderton Mennonite Homes, where she and her husband had resided since 1987. She was born June 5, 1909, to Abraham M. and Susan Alderfer Landis of Lower Salford Township.

On March 29, 1929, she married Henry L. Ruth of Line Lexington.

They were farmers on the Landis homestead on Branch Creek until their retirement. After her children were grown, she worked as an aide in Grand View Hospital. On March 29, 2004, they celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.

In 1931, she and her husband were founding members of the Finland Mennonite congregation.

Survivors include her husband, Henry; a son, John L. Ruth and his wife, Roma, of Harleysville; three daughters, Lois Kennel and her husband, Arthur, of Rochester, Minn., Martyne Wetzel and her husband, Conrad, of Urbana, Ill., and Carolyn of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; a foster son, Siegfried Rebnegger and his wife, Elsie; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Eunice Mast, in 1994.

A memorial service was held at Souderton Mennonite Homes. Burial was in the Finland Mennonite Cemetery.