Dorothy I. Ruggles, 87, entered into God's eternal care Monday morning, April 16, 2007, at Hanover Hospital. She was the loving wife of Ralph R. Ruggles, Jr.
Born in Rapid City, S.D., on October 26, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Arizona Viola Hackert Doel.
Raised in the western United States, Dorothy graduated from Fremont High School in Nebraska, then attended the University of Nebraska before graduating from Lincoln School of Commerce in Lincoln, Neb. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hanover Elks Auxiliary, National Assoc. of Retired Federal Employees, and the Adams-Hanover Local NARFE Chapter 1797.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Rev. Ronald W. Ruggles, Sr. and wife, Jane Catheryne (Strausbaugh) Ruggles of Paducah, Ky., and Douglas A. Ruggles of New York City, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Ronald W. Ruggles, Jr., Tracey Leigh Ruggles, and Erin Aileen Ruggles; and two nieces, Claudette Sekutera and Tasha Schenck. Mrs. Ruggles was preceded in death by a brother; and three sisters.
A service to remember and celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 Frederick St., Hanover. Viewings will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, and in the church parlor Friday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. The Rev. William Garrett will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Littlestown.
Published in the York Daily Record & York Dispatch on 4/18/2007.
Born in Rapid City, S.D., on October 26, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Arizona Viola Hackert Doel.
Raised in the western United States, Dorothy graduated from Fremont High School in Nebraska, then attended the University of Nebraska before graduating from Lincoln School of Commerce in Lincoln, Neb. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hanover Elks Auxiliary, National Assoc. of Retired Federal Employees, and the Adams-Hanover Local NARFE Chapter 1797.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Rev. Ronald W. Ruggles, Sr. and wife, Jane Catheryne (Strausbaugh) Ruggles of Paducah, Ky., and Douglas A. Ruggles of New York City, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Ronald W. Ruggles, Jr., Tracey Leigh Ruggles, and Erin Aileen Ruggles; and two nieces, Claudette Sekutera and Tasha Schenck. Mrs. Ruggles was preceded in death by a brother; and three sisters.
A service to remember and celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 Frederick St., Hanover. Viewings will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, and in the church parlor Friday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. The Rev. William Garrett will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Littlestown.
Published in the York Daily Record & York Dispatch on 4/18/2007.
Dorothy I. Ruggles, 87, entered into God's eternal care Monday morning, April 16, 2007, at Hanover Hospital. She was the loving wife of Ralph R. Ruggles, Jr.
Born in Rapid City, S.D., on October 26, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Arizona Viola Hackert Doel.
Raised in the western United States, Dorothy graduated from Fremont High School in Nebraska, then attended the University of Nebraska before graduating from Lincoln School of Commerce in Lincoln, Neb. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hanover Elks Auxiliary, National Assoc. of Retired Federal Employees, and the Adams-Hanover Local NARFE Chapter 1797.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Rev. Ronald W. Ruggles, Sr. and wife, Jane Catheryne (Strausbaugh) Ruggles of Paducah, Ky., and Douglas A. Ruggles of New York City, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Ronald W. Ruggles, Jr., Tracey Leigh Ruggles, and Erin Aileen Ruggles; and two nieces, Claudette Sekutera and Tasha Schenck. Mrs. Ruggles was preceded in death by a brother; and three sisters.
A service to remember and celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 Frederick St., Hanover. Viewings will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, and in the church parlor Friday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. The Rev. William Garrett will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Littlestown.
Published in the York Daily Record & York Dispatch on 4/18/2007.
Born in Rapid City, S.D., on October 26, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Arizona Viola Hackert Doel.
Raised in the western United States, Dorothy graduated from Fremont High School in Nebraska, then attended the University of Nebraska before graduating from Lincoln School of Commerce in Lincoln, Neb. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hanover Elks Auxiliary, National Assoc. of Retired Federal Employees, and the Adams-Hanover Local NARFE Chapter 1797.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Rev. Ronald W. Ruggles, Sr. and wife, Jane Catheryne (Strausbaugh) Ruggles of Paducah, Ky., and Douglas A. Ruggles of New York City, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Ronald W. Ruggles, Jr., Tracey Leigh Ruggles, and Erin Aileen Ruggles; and two nieces, Claudette Sekutera and Tasha Schenck. Mrs. Ruggles was preceded in death by a brother; and three sisters.
A service to remember and celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 Frederick St., Hanover. Viewings will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, and in the church parlor Friday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. The Rev. William Garrett will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Littlestown.
Published in the York Daily Record & York Dispatch on 4/18/2007.
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