Ruth Ebersole, 95, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of the Iowa City and West Branch communities passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Park Place Elder Living Center in Mount Pleasant.
Ruth was born in rural Manheim, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Jennie (Rohrer) Moyer. Ruth was united in marriage to J. Delmar “Del” Ebersole on April 9, 1949, at Hernley Mennonite Church, near Manheim, Pennsylvania. They celebrated 69 years together before his death on October 23, 2018. After Delmar’s death she moved to Mount Pleasant in March of 2019. Ruth was a member of the First Christian Church in Coralville and had attended the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant.
Those thankful for sharing in her life include her children, Dennis Ebersole (Karen Hassell), Karen (Lynn) Richard, her loving grandchildren, Angela D. (Jeremy) Stenger, Christopher L. (Renee) Richard, Kimberly S.(Shannon) McClellan, Jeffrey D. (Kristin) Ebersole and her loving great grandchildren, Jack McClellan, Isabella Ebersole, Max McClellan, Jonah Ebersole, Sam McClellan and Josie Stenger, her sister, Mary Jane Sauder, her sister-n-law, Lois Moyer and her brother-in-law, Alvin Zimmerman.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Delmar and three brothers, Clyde Moyer, Ken Moyer and Clarence “Chut” Moyer, Jr.
Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the West Branch Cemetery in West Branch, Iowa with the Reverend Jill Michel officiating. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to Saint Jude’s Children Research Hospital in her memory.
To share a thought, memory or condolence with her family please visit the funeral home website at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.