Grunewald, Ruth Lore

1927 - 2018  (90 years)

• Name	Grunewald, Ruth Lore  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Sep 1927  [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America   [3]
  Death	27 Jan 2018  [3]
  Died	27 Jan 2018	Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, USA   [1, 4]
  Buried	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I30275	Our Family
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Grunewald, Max,   b. 5 Jan 1890, Marktbreit, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. 11 Nov 1976, Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Linz, Bertha,   b. 26 May 1898, Cologne, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 24 Mar 1980, Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	12 May 1925	Cologne, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F11636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menkel, Ernest,   b. 31 May 1920, Germany ,   d. 27 Sep 2007, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1949	Queens County, New York, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Menkel, Linda Gail
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F11627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wilson Ruth Lore Menkel, 90, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Easton, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Hospice by the Sea, Boca Raton. Born Sept. 1, 1927, in Cologne, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Max and Bertha (Linz) Grunewald. Her husband, Ernest Menkel, died in 2007. Ruth owned Sir Speedy Printing, Easton, for 26 years. She was a member of Temple Covenant of Peace, Easton, where she served as secretary of the Board and the Sisterhood. She was a past president of Planned Parenthood, Easton; a member of the Jewish Community Center; a member of the Fairview Elementary School, Wilson Borough, PTA and a volunteer for the Red Cross, March of Dimes, United Way and Easton Hospital. During WWII, she served on the Human Relations Committee of the WVS. She is survived by her daughter, Lindy G. Menkel of Boca Raton, and her nieces and nephews, Eileen Eckhaus, Marion Mintzer, Leslie Koelsch, Ellen Levine, Jeff Grunewald and Rob Grunewald. Her brother, Fred Grunewald, died in 2015. Ruth Lore Menkel, 90, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Easton, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Hospice by the Sea, Boca Raton. Born Sept. 1, 1927, in Cologne, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Max and Bertha (Linz) Grunewald. Her husband, Ernest Menkel, died in 2007. Ruth owned Sir Speedy Printing, Easton, for 26 years. She was a member of Temple Covenant of Peace, Easton, where she served as secretary of the Board and the Sisterhood. She was a past president of Planned Parenthood, Easton; a member of the Jewish Community Center; a member of the Fairview Elementary School, Wilson Borough, PTA and a volunteer for the Red Cross, March of Dimes, United Way and Easton Hospital. During WWII, she served on the Human Relations Committee of the WVS. She is survived by her daughter, Lindy G. Menkel of Boca Raton, and her nieces and nephews, Eileen Eckhaus, Marion Mintzer, Leslie Koelsch, Ellen Levine, Jeff Grunewald and Rob Grunewald. Her brother, Fred Grunewald, died in 2015.

  
  

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