Ruth Taylor Yeager

Ruth Taylor Yeager
of Montrose, Pa.
Ruth Taylor Yeager passed away on March 27, 2008 at home in the house built by her father. She was born in Montrose on February 6, 1926 to Louis E. and Mabel Davies Taylor who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by uncles, Maurice D. and Charles Taylor. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Jack R. Yeager; children, John, Lawrence (Mary), James (Linda Rafos) Yeager, and Lynne (Robert) Bruzek; grandchildren, Amanda, Brian, and Justine Yeager; Michael (Melissa) and Sarah Bollinger; great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Megan Bollinger; siblings, Grace (Herb) McCullough, Lakeland, Fla., Esther (Joe) Welden, Montrose, Pa., Elmer (Rebecca) Taylor, Montrose, Pa., Richard (Cindy) Taylor, Reinholds, Pa. She is also survived by uncles, A. Ralph and Leon Taylor. Ruth graduated from Montrose High School. She attended Rochester Institute of Technology for a year before marrying in 1945. After the children left home, she started working for NEIU 19 as an aide in a special needs class. That prompted her attending and graduating from the Keystone College Weekender Program. She then enrolled at Bloomsburg University specializing in special needs students. After graduating with a B.S. in Special Education, she returned to an NEIU 19 classroom for socially and emotionally disturbed children. Ruth was a longtime member of the Montrose United Methodist Church; she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school classes, and served on many committees. She created "Knits for Kids" which provided mittens and sweaters for the church Christmas store. She also volunteered for Literacy Council, helping adults obtain their G.E.D.'s.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Montrose United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008, with Rev. Deborah R. Rose officiating. Interment will be held in the Montrose Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will be at the Daniel K. Regan Funeral Home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Instead of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Montrose United Methodist Church or to the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association.