Photo courtesy of Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc. - Dillsburg
Jul 19, 1920 - Dec 2, 2018
So sorry to hear of your loss Ron. My mom just told me.
Lou Darmstadt Wittmer
Lou Wittmer
March 09, 2019 | Brattleboro, VT | Friend
Hi my name is Tracy, Ruth and Ron have been coming to me at JCP to get there hair done. Ruth always had Great stories to tell me, especially about her age!!!!! That she was surprised to make this far, and how she broke her wrist, by just getting on a step stool to turn the heat onnow she is at peace and with her husband, she will be greatly remembered
Tracy Minnich
December 06, 2018 | CARLISLE, PA | Acquaintance
"Aunt" Ruth has been a real blessing to us for the past 48 years. Certainly she is enjoying heaven with "Uncle" Harry and must have received that extraordinary greeting from her Lord,
"Well done, my good and faithful servant!" She ministered alongside both Harry and Ronny -
faithfully and capably, both in New York and Pennsylvania. It was indeed a privilege to know her and through the years share in ministry with her. She eschewed the limelight, but her labors of love did not go...
December 06, 2018
Ruth H. Barger, 98, of Dillsburg, peacefully left Elmcroft of Dillsburg for her eternal home on Sunday, December 2, 2018.
She was born July 19, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of the late Daniel and Hazel (Miller) Paterson. She was preceded in death by her dear brother Douglas Paterson, killed during WW II.
Ruth was the widow of the Reverend Henry (Harry) Barger who passed away in 1995.
She was a missionary working with Camp Site Evangelism. Ruth was a member of the West Shore Evangelical Free Church, Mechanicsburg. She was a church organist while in NY and enjoyed singing. Ruth was an avid reader and traveled around the world. Her sense of humor, ready smile, and laughter were appreciated by everyone.
Ruth is survived by a son, Ronald D. Barger of Carlisle. Caring for him was her greatest joy.
Services will be held Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 11:00 am in the Chapel of the Church of God Home, 801 North Hanover St., Carlisle. A visitation will be held Saturday from 10:30-11:00 am in the chapel. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family in the Dillsburg Cemetery-Mountain Road.
Memorial contributions may be made to the West Shore Evangelical Free Church, 1345 Williams Grove Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
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