Ruth Sarah Westahafer b. 18 Nov 1917 Pennsylvania d. 5 May 2009 Enola, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

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Name	Ruth Sarah Westahafer [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Born	18 Nov 1917	Pennsylvania [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Female
Died	5 May 2009	Enola, Cumberland, Pennsylvania [5]

Parents

Family ID: F5124 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	Wilbur Chester Westhafer, b. 11 Jun 1894, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Helen Blanche King, b. Abt 1895, Pennsylvania , d. 8 Dec 1972, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77)
Married	2 Nov 1912	Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [3]

Family 1

Family ID: F5033 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020

Husband 1 Lloyd Russell Kramer, b. 26 Nov 1914, Rutherford Heights, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 14 Jun 1954, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 39)

Married 26 Nov 1936 Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]

Children

	1. Barry L. Kramer
	2. L.R. Kramer
	3. P.M. Kramer

Family 2

Family ID: F5032 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020

Husband 2 Daniel Keister Capp, b. 4 Jul 1924, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 11 Dec 1995, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71)

Married 12 Mar 1946 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]

Children

	1. Merle Capp
	2. Cathy Capp

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Siblings 11 siblings

	1. Charles Leroy Westhafer, b. 13 Feb 1913, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 5 Dec 1989 (Age 76)
	2. James Calvin Westhafer, b. 21 Jul 1914, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 25 Mar 2002 (Age 87)
	3. Merrill Wilbur Westhafer, b. 8 Nov 1916, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 21 Sep 1979, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62)
	4. Ruth Sarah Westahafer, b. 18 Nov 1917, Pennsylvania , d. 5 May 2009, Enola, Cumberland, Pennsylvania (Age 91)
	5. Paul Melvin Westhafer, b. 25 May 1919, Marysville, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 19 Sep 1944, Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age 25)
	6. Mildred Viola Westhafer, b. 19 Jan 1921, Perry County, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Mar 1951, Rural Hampden, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 30)
	7. Evelyn L Westhafer, b. 23 Nov 1923, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Mar 1950, Yantis, Wood, Texas, USA (Age 26)
	8. Harold Wayne Westahafer, b. Abt 1925, Pennsylvania , d. 3 Dec 1984 (Age 59)
	9. Keith Elwood Westhafer, b. 2 Dec 1925, Marysville, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 24 Jan 2018 (Age 92)
	10. Carl Lester Westhafer, b. 23 Nov 1926, Pennsylvania , d. 8 Feb 2012 (Age 85)
	11. Gladys Virginia "Ginny" Westahafer, b. Abt 1928, Pennsylvania , d. 18 Nov 2014 (Age 86)
	12. Richard Lee Westhafer, b. 29 Dec 1928, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 23 Feb 1986 (Age 57)

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Sentinel, The (Carlisle, PA) - Thursday, May 7, 2009 Ruth S. Capp, 91, formerly of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. Mrs. Capp was born in Silver Spring Township on Nov. 18, 1917, and was a daughter of the late Wilber and Helen (King) Westhafer. She was the widow of Daniel K. Capp. Ruth was a wartime employee of the federal government and retired from the State Civil Service Commission. She also loved to cook and sew, and especially loved her children. She was a member of the First Church of God in Mechanicsburg, and a former member of Immanuel Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Mechanicsburg. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Cathy Bell of Carlisle; four sons, Dr. Lloyd R. (and wife, Shirley) Kramer, Paul M. Kramer, Barry L. (and wife, Carol) Kramer, all of Mechanicsburg and Merle (and wife, Bette) Capp of Enola; a sister, Gladys Johnson of Carlisle; two brothers, Keith Westhafer of Mechanicsburg and Carl Westhafer of New Kingstown; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, in the Myers Funeral Home, 37 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg, with the Rev. Charles Hostetter officiating. There will be a viewing from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, in the Funeral Home. Burial will be held in Mechanicsburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Central PA, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

Sentinel, The (Carlisle, PA) - Thursday, May 7, 2009

Ruth S. Capp, 91, formerly of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle.

Mrs. Capp was born in Silver Spring Township on Nov. 18, 1917, and was a daughter of the late Wilber and Helen (King) Westhafer. She was the widow of Daniel K. Capp.

Ruth was a wartime employee of the federal government and retired from the State Civil Service Commission. She also loved to cook and sew, and especially loved her children.

She was a member of the First Church of God in Mechanicsburg, and a former member of Immanuel Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Mechanicsburg.

Ruth is survived by her daughter, Cathy Bell of Carlisle; four sons, Dr. Lloyd R. (and wife, Shirley) Kramer, Paul M. Kramer, Barry L. (and wife, Carol) Kramer, all of Mechanicsburg and Merle (and wife, Bette) Capp of Enola; a sister, Gladys Johnson of Carlisle; two brothers, Keith Westhafer of Mechanicsburg and Carl Westhafer of New Kingstown; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, in the Myers Funeral Home, 37 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg, with the Rev. Charles Hostetter officiating. There will be a viewing from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, in the Funeral Home. Burial will be held in Mechanicsburg Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Central PA, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

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Ruth Sarah Westahafer

Charles Leroy Westhafer

James Calvin Westhafer

Merrill Wilbur Westhafer

Ruth Sarah Westahafer

Paul Melvin Westhafer

Mildred Viola Westhafer

Evelyn L Westhafer

Harold Wayne Westahafer

Keith Elwood Westhafer

Carl Lester Westhafer

Gladys Virginia "Ginny" Westahafer

Richard Lee Westhafer

Wilbur Chester Westhafer

Helen Blanche King

Lloyd Russell Kramer

Barry L. Kramer

L.R. Kramer

P.M. Kramer

Daniel Keister Capp

Merle Capp