Ruth M. Hummel, 95, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill. She was born March 31, 1929 in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late John J. and Florence R. Schaeffer Fessler.
Ruth was very devoted to her family, and followed her husband Paul wherever his work took him. From Pine Grove, where they met and then married in 1953, to the Selinsgrove/Sunbury area, and finally to Mechanicsburg. During this time she was a seamstress in clothing factories, a salesperson in women’s clothing stores, and a clerk in the accounting department for Hall’s Motor Transit Trucking Company / Tiger International. After her retirement in 1992, Ruth enjoyed traveling with her family to the beach and following Penn State football to games all over the country. She was a member of St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, since 1969 and a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W. Hummel, and her brothers, Carl Fessler, Guy Fessler, Sr., and Irvin John Fessler, and her son-in-law, Peter Nanov. Ruth is survived by her daughter Diane Nanov of Mechanicsburg, grandchildren, Peter Christopher and Lisa Michelle Nanov, and her sisters Barbara Rehrer, wife of the late Dennis Rehrer of Pine Grove, and Bernice Monger, wife of the late Earl Monger of Leesport.
Funeral service will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4200 Carlisle Pike, Camp Hill, with viewing one hour prior to service. Interment will follow the service at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Timothy Memorial Fund.
