Sassaman, M. Ruth – 1944-2008

BRIGHTHAUPT, DAWSON, SASSAMAN

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 9/18/2008 at 19:29:08

M. Ruth Sassaman, 64, of Newton died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Hospice of Jasper County’s Monarch Wing at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
Services will be at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton is in charge of arrangements.
Born on July 25, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Charles Leo and Mildred (Dawson) Brighthaupt. She lived most of her life in Schwenksville, Pa., before moving to Newton in 2003.
Ruth was united in marriage to Kenneth Sassaman in Trappe, Pa., in 1964.
A graduate of Pottstown High School in Pottstown, Pa., she worked as a teacher’s aide for Montgomery Co. Intermediate Unit for a number of years. She was also a real estate agent and homemaker.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Limeick Historical Society. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, baking and was a practical joker.
Survivors include two sons, Andy (Karin) Sassaman of Edina, Minn., and Todd (Sharon) Sassaman of Lambertville, N.J.; one grandson, Elias Thor Sassaman of Edina, Minn.; and two brothers, Charles (Julie) Brighthaupt of Lees Summit, Mo., and Robert (Barbara) Brighthaupt of Virginia Beach, Va.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth Sassaman; one granddaughter, Ellen Sassaman; and a sister, Mary Ann Brighthaupt.
Source: Newton(IA) Daily News; Tuesday, September 9, 2008