Ruthanna Ridenour, 101, of Wabash, Indiana, passed into the arms of her Savior, Monday, April 3, 2017 at 2:27 pm at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born September 19, 1915 in Wabash County, Indiana to James R. and Anna E. (Haynes) Knotts.
Ruthanna was a 1933 graduate of Somerset High School. She married Paul Willard Ridenour in Fort Worth, Texas on October 8, 1936; he died June 1967. She retired from Wabash, Inc. in 1978. She was a member of the North Wesleyan Church in Wabash where she was the church organist and pianist for many years and a member of the Best Years Fellowship. She was a past president and member of A.A.R.P. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, crocheting, reading, traveling, and dabbled in crafts.
She is survived by her two children, Steven P. (Danna) Ridenour of Fort Wayne, and Gaye M. (Sam) Frye of Wabash, her daughter-in-law, Nancy Ridenour of Wabash, 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, Nelson J. Ridenour, grandson, Daniel Ridenour, great-granddaughter, Misty Ridenour, and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be 1 pm, Friday, April 7, 2017 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Joseph Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-7 pm, Thursday, and one hour prior to the service Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is North Wesleyan Church.
The memorial guest book for Ruthanna may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Ruthanna was a 1933 graduate of Somerset High School. She married Paul Willard Ridenour in Fort Worth, Texas on October 8, 1936; he died June 1967. She retired from Wabash, Inc. in 1978. She was a member of the North Wesleyan Church in Wabash where she was the church organist and pianist for many years and a member of the Best Years Fellowship. She was a past president and member of A.A.R.P. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, crocheting, reading, traveling, and dabbled in crafts.
She is survived by her two children, Steven P. (Danna) Ridenour of Fort Wayne, and Gaye M. (Sam) Frye of Wabash, her daughter-in-law, Nancy Ridenour of Wabash, 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, Nelson J. Ridenour, grandson, Daniel Ridenour, great-granddaughter, Misty Ridenour, and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be 1 pm, Friday, April 7, 2017 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Joseph Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-7 pm, Thursday, and one hour prior to the service Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is North Wesleyan Church.
The memorial guest book for Ruthanna may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.