OBIT: Ruth Irene (MAZER) KINSINGER, 2003, born in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ RUTH IRENE KINSINGER April 14, 1910 - June 18, 2003 Ruth Irene Kinsinger, 93, of Grantsville, Md., died Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born April 14, 1910, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Elizabeth (Suder) Mazer. Mrs. Kinsinger was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Ellsworth Kinsinger and a grandson, Blake Brenneman. Mrs. Kinsinger worked as a clerk for a grocery store; member Mars Hill Homemakers Club; St. John's United Church of Christ where she was a member of the Women's Guild. Surviving are three daughters: Zona Brenneman of Grantsville; Jane Gerhart of Speedway, Ind., and Carol Smith of Accident, Md.; two brothers: Merle Mazer of Orange, Va.; and Homer Mazer of State College; four sisters: Alma Meyers, Chesapeake, Md.; Dorothy Forman and Zona Boger, both of Meyersdale; and Edith Barmoy of Cumberland; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Homes, PA., Grantsville, Saturday. Funeral services were conducted at the funeral home Sunday, with the Rev. Jerry Rogers officiating. Interment will be in the Grantsville Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to St. John's Memorial Fund, the Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad, or the Goodwill Mennonite Home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneral-homes.com. The New Republic, June 18, 2003 [K0695]