Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:40:11 -0500 From: Ronald D Bauerle Published in The Daily Item on 1/9/2009 WYNCOTE, PA - Ruth G. Schmidt, 87, of 1245 Church Road, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Center, Wyncote. She was born Jan. 26, 1921, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (Beck) Hepler. She was married to John Schmidt, who preceded her in death in 2000. She was a 1939 graduate of Ashland High School and the Ashland School of Nursing. Ruth worked for many years as a registered nurse in Sunbury Community Hospital until her retirement. She was a member of Methodist Presbyterian Church, Ashland, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Cyral, Harold, Jack, Alfred, Frank and Lawrence Hepler, and one sister, Helene. There will be a visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Kull- Heizenroth Funeral Home, 901 Center St., Ashland, followed by the funeral at 11. Burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Fort Springs. Memorial contributions may be made in Ruth's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601-7633.