Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Seibert, Ruth M.  January 1, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 4, 2011
  Ruth M. Seibert 
  
  ELIZABETHTOWN Ruth M. Seibert, 92, formerly of Maple Street, Elizabethtown, 
  passed away at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown on January 1, 2011. She was the 
  daughter of the late Clarence and Lillie Dieffenbach Seibert. A lifelong 
  educator, she started her career as a teacher in the elementary schools of 
  Middletown, Manheim Central, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from 
  Elizabethtown College in 1942 with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. 
  In 1951, she was granted a Master's degree in the Psychology of Reading from 
  Temple University. Her first position as a Reading Consultant was in the public 
  schools of Montclair, N.J. After seven years in that position, she accepted a 
  position as a Reading Specialist with the U.S. Army Dependent's Schools in 
  Karlsruhe, Germany, and served there from 1958-1960. Upon her return to the 
  United States she opened a private reading clinic, "Seibert Reading Service," 
  for the remediation of cases of severe reading disability and conducted reading 
  courses in "Speed Reading." She also contracted for consultant work within 
  school districts. In 1963, she accepted a position as elementary reading 
  consultant in the Elizabethtown Area School District, and in 1967 transferred 
  to the Harrisburg School District from which place she retired in 1979. 
  Throughout the 1960's, 70's, and 80's she was actively engaged in church 
  related organizations. She was president of Church Women United, and also of 
  the United Churches of Elizabethtown, in addition to serving within Christ 
  Church United Church United Church of Christ of which she was a lifelong 
  member. Another function of hers was to serve as the publicity chairperson for 
  several oraginizations. This was her role in the United Churches of 
  Elizabethtown for five years after being president, and in the Dauphin County 
  Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees from 1985 to 2000. 
  The responsibility of chairing the public relations committee encompassed being 
  the editor of the DCPASR newsletter. She was a Past Matron of the Elizabethtown 
  Chapter No. 407, Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Elizabeth 
  Hughes Society. Her family provided funds for a genealogical library housed in 
  the Winters Heritage House Museum, "The Seibert Library and Resource Center." 
  It was dedicated to the memory of Clarence and Lillie Dieffenbach Seibert and 
  given by the remaining of their seven children. In 2003 she wrote a book 
  entitled, "Clarence and Lillie," describing their heritage, their lives, and 
  their progeny. The book was offered as a fund-raiser to non-profit 
  organizations. She contributed a grand piano to Christ Church in honor of their 
  100th Anniversary of the arrival of her parents in Elizabethtown and their 
  attendance at services in Christ Church in April 1904. A recital memoralizing 
  this event was held on April 25, 2004. The piano and recital were given in 
  memory of Clarence and Lillie (Dieffenbach) Seibert and their descendants. She 
  was the youngest of seven children all of whom preceded her in death, Earl, 
  Mark, Paul, Clarence, Russell, Samuel, and Lillian. A Funeral Service will be 
  held on Thursday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, 247 S. Market St., 
  Elizabethtown at 11 a.m. Friends may call on Thursday at the church from 10 
  a.m. until the time of service. An Eastern Star Service will be conducted at 11 
  a.m. prior to the funeral service.  Arrangements by Miller/Sekely Funeral 
  Services, Elizabethtown
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 4, 2011 
  
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