Ruth Carpenter McGonigle, 94, passed away April 5, 2004, in Little Egg Harbor, N.J. A longtime Nazareth resident, she was born in Kingston and was a daughter of the late E. Joel and Ruth (Sahm) Carpenter. She was the wife of the late John W. McGonigle.
A graduate of Ursinus College, Collegeville, she taught Latin and German for Nazarus High School for more than 20 years. She also was the junior and senior high school foreign language department head and advisor to the schools National Honors Society. She was a member of the Nazareth Moravian Church for many years and a teacher and superintendent of its primary department. She was a member of the Moravian Historical Society and a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. A member of Great Valley Girl Scout Council, she was a troop leader, camp counselor and new leaders trainer.
Survivors: Daughters, Ruth Faust in New Jersey, Sally Guaraldo and her husband Joseph in Maine; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; nephews, niece. She was predeceased by two sisters, two brothers and a grandson.
Services: graveside, 2 p.m. April 17, Nazareth Moravian Cemetery. Arrangements, Maxwell Funeral Home, Little Egg Harbor.
Published in Morning Call on Apr. 9, 2004.
A graduate of Ursinus College, Collegeville, she taught Latin and German for Nazarus High School for more than 20 years. She also was the junior and senior high school foreign language department head and advisor to the schools National Honors Society. She was a member of the Nazareth Moravian Church for many years and a teacher and superintendent of its primary department. She was a member of the Moravian Historical Society and a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. A member of Great Valley Girl Scout Council, she was a troop leader, camp counselor and new leaders trainer.
Survivors: Daughters, Ruth Faust in New Jersey, Sally Guaraldo and her husband Joseph in Maine; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; nephews, niece. She was predeceased by two sisters, two brothers and a grandson.
Services: graveside, 2 p.m. April 17, Nazareth Moravian Cemetery. Arrangements, Maxwell Funeral Home, Little Egg Harbor.
Published in Morning Call on Apr. 9, 2004.
Ruth Carpenter McGonigle, 94, passed away April 5, 2004, in Little Egg Harbor, N.J. A longtime Nazareth resident, she was born in Kingston and was a daughter of the late E. Joel and Ruth (Sahm) Carpenter. She was the wife of the late John W. McGonigle.
A graduate of Ursinus College, Collegeville, she taught Latin and German for Nazarus High School for more than 20 years. She also was the junior and senior high school foreign language department head and advisor to the schools National Honors Society. She was a member of the Nazareth Moravian Church for many years and a teacher and superintendent of its primary department. She was a member of the Moravian Historical Society and a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. A member of Great Valley Girl Scout Council, she was a troop leader, camp counselor and new leaders trainer.
Survivors: Daughters, Ruth Faust in New Jersey, Sally Guaraldo and her husband Joseph in Maine; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; nephews, niece. She was predeceased by two sisters, two brothers and a grandson.
Services: graveside, 2 p.m. April 17, Nazareth Moravian Cemetery. Arrangements, Maxwell Funeral Home, Little Egg Harbor.
Published in Morning Call on Apr. 9, 2004.
A graduate of Ursinus College, Collegeville, she taught Latin and German for Nazarus High School for more than 20 years. She also was the junior and senior high school foreign language department head and advisor to the schools National Honors Society. She was a member of the Nazareth Moravian Church for many years and a teacher and superintendent of its primary department. She was a member of the Moravian Historical Society and a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. A member of Great Valley Girl Scout Council, she was a troop leader, camp counselor and new leaders trainer.
Survivors: Daughters, Ruth Faust in New Jersey, Sally Guaraldo and her husband Joseph in Maine; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; nephews, niece. She was predeceased by two sisters, two brothers and a grandson.
Services: graveside, 2 p.m. April 17, Nazareth Moravian Cemetery. Arrangements, Maxwell Funeral Home, Little Egg Harbor.
Published in Morning Call on Apr. 9, 2004.
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