Ruth Martin Anderson
Ruth Martin Anderson, 99 of Green Camp, died Sunday morning April 2, 2023 at the Marion General Hospital.
She was born February 5, 1924 in Union County to the late Walter F. and Margaret Rhea (Smeltzer) Wasserbeck. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert E. Martin, they were married December 25, 1943 and he died November 21, 1973, also preceding her was her second husband, Charles E. Anderson, they were married March 18, 1978 and he died March 27, 1980. Ruth was also predeceased by two sons, Cecil and Carl Martin, a daughter-in-law, Rosalie Martin and two brothers, Clifford and Arlis Wasserbeck.
Ruth was a 1942 graduate of the Richwood High School. She had attended the Marion Business College in 1943. She had worked at the former National City Bank branch in Green Camp for 28 yrs. She had also been clerk for Green Camp Township for over 20 yrs.
Ruth was a woman of faith, she had been a member of the former Green Camp Baptist Church and when she had been able, she attended the Cornerstone Alliance Church in Marion.
Not one to sit around, Ruth was a 30 yr. volunteer at the Marion General Hospital. She was a founding member of the Green Camp Senior Citizens, member of the Marion Genealogical Society, board member of the Marion County Council for the Aging and had volunteered with the Marion Area Convention and Visitor Bureau. Ruth was proud to have been named, “Senior Citizen of the Year” for Marion County in 2002.
Surviving are her children, Lois (David) Lucas and Calvin Martin, both of Marion. daughter-in-law, Linda Martin of Toledo, grandchildren, Janette (Mark) Erdman, Jennifer (Chris) Alford and Ann Marie (Steven) Leonard, great grandchildren, Mackenzie Warren, Madison (Mike) Cousino, Parker Leonard and Declan Leonard, sister, Mary Mounts of The Villages, Florida
Special friends, Marilyn Riley and Eris Caldwell
Funeral services will be held Saturday April 8, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home in Richwood, her nephew Pastor Bill Wasserbeck will officiate. Burial will follow in the Green Camp Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-7 pm at the funeral home in Richwood.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Shiloh Community Church and or the Cornerstone Alliance Church
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com.
Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home