The matriarch of the family, Ruth Arndt, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013 with her family by her side. Ruth was born in Germany and was married to Frank for over 50 years.
Ruth was one of the most progressive women of her time. She was always self-assured, confident and a great listener. She was health conscious before it was popular to be so.
Ruth enjoyed spending time watching “The Young and the Restless” and “Guiding Light” — her programs, as she called them. She was an artist who crocheted, made jewelry, and did enamel work. She loved to travel and to tell her family about the places that she had been, especially about beautiful beaches. Ruth took pleasure in timing herself to see how fast she could complete a word search puzzle and enjoyed eating her grapefruit and a good piece of dark chocolate. She celebrated her 99th birthday with an oversized chocolate mint cupcake.
Ruth was more than a mother and grandmother; she was a best friend. She loved visiting with her family and looking at pictures of her two great-granddaughters.
She will always be remembered and greatly loved by her family, which was so important to her: Her daughter Beatrice, son-in-law Harvey, granddaughters Lisa and Melanie, grandsons-in-law Drew and Joel, and great granddaughters Allison and Shoshanna.