Ruth E. Ingham

Ruth Elizabeth (Overholtzer) Ingham was the wife of Kenneth Leroy Ingham, deceased January 27, 2004. She was born in Pottstown and passed away on March 25, 2020 at the age of 94 years old. She was the daughter of Horace Matthew Overholtzer and Martha Olive (Grove) Overholtzer. She was the eldest of seven children and a graduate of Pottstown High School. She had three children: Joanne Fulmer Ellingsworth (wife to Arthur Ellingsworth), Rosanne Fulmer Boalton (wife to Dale Boalton) and Kenneth Dale Ingham (husband to Angela Leitzel ingham). Ruth had seven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. She was a member and Sunday School teacher at St. Peters Lutheran Church on Glasgow street in Stowe. She was also a custodian at Coventry Church of the Brethren and volunteered at Birthright. She did volunteer work for the American Red Cross. She loved the Lord, played the organ, was an avid reader, did genealogy research on the family, and bred Persian cats. She really loved her birds and pets and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Service to be private at East Coventry Mennonite Cemetery on Old Schuylkill Rd. and Spiece Rd in Pottstown. Service to be performed by Pastor John Smolik of St. Peters Lutheran Church on Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 11AM.
Morrell Funeral Home, Inc is in charge of arrangements

4 Condolences
  1. Ruth you were a kind, sweet, gentle and quietly strong woman. I miss your beautiful singing along with Lawrence Welk and your giggles to the “nut” Don Knotts as you called him, on the Andy Griffith Show. This house is too quiet without you, but I know you are pain free and singing praises to our Father in Heaven,. You will never be forgotten. Thank you for being the best mother in law any daughter in law could ever ask for. Until we meet again I love you and will always miss you.

  2. Dale and Ang you did a great job lovingly watching over your mother during her last days and you should feel proud how you took GOOD care of her. I am sure she is happy with her husband and at peace so you need to find peace also and keep her in that special place in your hearts. Our love is sent.your way.

  3. Aunt Ruth will always carry a special place in my heart. So many good times at her house with Dale when we little. You were there when I needed you to take me to the hospital when I was in labor with Sharon. Mom and Dad loved their visits with you. I always hope we will all be together. I love our family so very much. May everyone find peace after their grief. The pain of losing a loved one is for the moments lost here. The peace is knowing through the Lord we are together in joy, happiness and love.

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