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Garnet I. <I>Redfoot</I> Ruffing

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Garnet I. Redfoot Ruffing

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17 Feb 2011 (aged 87)
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Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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February 20, 2011

Garnet I. Ruffing
Noted cake baker worked for Herald, Blue Sky Inn
Anonymous The Herald The Sharon Herald Sun Feb 20, 2011, 09:00 PM EST

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Tuesday for Garnet I. Ruffing, 93 Birchwood Drive, Pymatuning Township. She passed away at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. She was 87.

Mrs. Ruffing was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Fredonia to Daniel and Harriet (Knaulf) Redfoot.

She was a 1943 graduate of the former Fredonia High School.

She was employed for 17 years as a van driver for The Herald, Sharon; and worked for 16 years as a waitress at the former Blue Sky Inn, West Salem Township.

Mrs. Ruffing was a member of St. Michael's Church, Greenville.

She was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 7599, Reynolds.

She was a great baker of cakes.

She married Albert E. Ruffing Sr. Dec. 30, 1944. He survives at home.

She is also survived by: three daughters, Shirley Smith and her husband Robert, Floral City, Fla.; Patricia Moyer and her husband Richard, Las Vegas; and Barbara Stevens and her husband James, Transfer; one son, Albert E. Ruffing Jr., Transfer; and 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Elsie Hess and Dorothy Sidley; five brothers, James Redfoot, Paul Redfoot, George Redfoot, Clyde Redfoot and Earl Redfoot; a son, Daniel J. Ruffing; and one grandson, Austin Gray.

Donations may be made to St. Michael's School Endowment Fund, 85 N. High St., Greenville 16125.

RUFFING

Mrs. Albert E. Sr. (Garnet I.), 87, of 93 Birchwood Drive, Pymatuning Township.

Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday (2-21-11) at 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville. Visitors may sign an online guest book and view a video tribute at www.loutzenhiser-jordanfuneralhome.com

Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (2-22-11) at St. Michael's Church, Greenville, with Monsignor Andrew H. Karg, pastor, as celebrant.

Burial: St. Michael's Cemetery, Greenville, with committal.


February 20, 2011

Garnet I. Ruffing
Noted cake baker worked for Herald, Blue Sky Inn
Anonymous The Herald The Sharon Herald Sun Feb 20, 2011, 09:00 PM EST

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Tuesday for Garnet I. Ruffing, 93 Birchwood Drive, Pymatuning Township. She passed away at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. She was 87.

Mrs. Ruffing was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Fredonia to Daniel and Harriet (Knaulf) Redfoot.

She was a 1943 graduate of the former Fredonia High School.

She was employed for 17 years as a van driver for The Herald, Sharon; and worked for 16 years as a waitress at the former Blue Sky Inn, West Salem Township.

Mrs. Ruffing was a member of St. Michael's Church, Greenville.

She was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 7599, Reynolds.

She was a great baker of cakes.

She married Albert E. Ruffing Sr. Dec. 30, 1944. He survives at home.

She is also survived by: three daughters, Shirley Smith and her husband Robert, Floral City, Fla.; Patricia Moyer and her husband Richard, Las Vegas; and Barbara Stevens and her husband James, Transfer; one son, Albert E. Ruffing Jr., Transfer; and 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Elsie Hess and Dorothy Sidley; five brothers, James Redfoot, Paul Redfoot, George Redfoot, Clyde Redfoot and Earl Redfoot; a son, Daniel J. Ruffing; and one grandson, Austin Gray.

Donations may be made to St. Michael's School Endowment Fund, 85 N. High St., Greenville 16125.

RUFFING

Mrs. Albert E. Sr. (Garnet I.), 87, of 93 Birchwood Drive, Pymatuning Township.

Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday (2-21-11) at 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville. Visitors may sign an online guest book and view a video tribute at www.loutzenhiser-jordanfuneralhome.com

Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (2-22-11) at St. Michael's Church, Greenville, with Monsignor Andrew H. Karg, pastor, as celebrant.

Burial: St. Michael's Cemetery, Greenville, with committal.




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  • Created by: Don Cook
  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66000916/garnet_i-ruffing: accessed ), memorial page for Garnet I. Redfoot Ruffing (11 Feb 1924–17 Feb 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66000916, citing Saint Michaels Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Don Cook (contributor 47370226).