A Graveside Service for Ruth will be held Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Phoenix Memorial Park and Mortuary, 200 West Beardsley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
She was known to say to her children, " many hands make light work" " Do the hard work first, the rest is easy". "She loved children and was happy with each new grandchild. We often called her "The Energizer Bunny" due to here endless energy and zest for life!
She loved playing cards and spending time with her family and friends.
Ruth was always active in Church functions and she volunteered at a local hospital where she saw a need created ”Shaffer’s Closet”, a place filled with items for babies born in poverty.
She also loved crocheting and made many things for her family and friends through the years.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband James Shaffer and her son Jeffrey Shaffer. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Jennifer and John D’Urbano, her daughter and son-in-law Frances and Tim Rowley, her son Gary Shaffer and Pam Townsend;
Grandchildren, Melissas MacDougall and her husband Darin McLaughlin, Tim Rowley,Jeremy Shaffer and his wife Ann. Titus Shaffer,James Mounts and his wife Jessica. Karen Dean and her husband Francis Leo Dean Anthony D'Urbano, Ryan D'Urbano and his wife Traci.
Great grandchildren
Scott, Lilyrose, Nick, Alex, Sienna, Danielle, Charlie, Damion. Athena, Giovanni, Benjamin and Owen.
Her loving sister Mildred “Babe” Linden.
Her Goddaughter Karen Linden.
Her dear friends Marlene Koenig from Ohio and Ellie Nemiroff in Arizona. Many nieces and nephews in Ohio and Virginia.
The Shaffer family would like to thank all the nurses, CNA’s, Pastors, doctors, volunteers, and social workers at Hospice of the Valley – Thunderbird PCU.
A Graveside Service for Ruth will be held Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Phoenix Memorial Park and Mortuary, 200 West Beardsley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
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