Ruth D. (Mentz) Perry

FELTON- Ruth Dorothy (Mentz) Perry, 97, of North Hopewell Township, spoke with the Lord on January 7, 2011 and He said, \"It is time to come home into His rest; Your job was well done.\" She was the wife of Harry O. Perry. The couple celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on June 1st. A Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at St. Paul Lebanon Lutheran Church, 6955 Rippling Run Rd. in Felton. Viewings will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday at Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Place in Red Lion and Thursday from 10-11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Lebanon Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Perry was born in Scranton on April 8, 1913, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Munski) Mentz. She worked for the Post Office and held several other jobs. Mrs. Perry was a member of St. Paul Lebanon Lutheran Church in Felton, where she taught adult Sunday school and sang in the choir. Mrs. Perry leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Hauf of Towson, MD; a daughter-in-law, Rose Anna Miller of Myton, UT; 4 grandsons; five great grandchildren; and a sister, Naomi Mentz of Shrewsbury. She was preceded in death by a son, Jess M. Miller, Jr. and by two brothers and four sisters. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lebanon Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 6955 Rippling Run Rd., Felton, PA 17322 or York Heart Foundation, 1001 S. George Street, York, PA 17401.