Memorials may be made to Shriner's Children's Hospital. Ruth was the beloved daughter of the late Henry F. and Louise S. Franke; loving wife of 60 years to the late Alex Peper II; devoted mother of Alex C. Peper, Charles W. Peper, Carl E. Peper (Cathy nee: Trower) and the late Conrad H. Peter; cherished grandmother of Kyra, Connor and Courtney; dear sister of Henry F. Franke. She held various accounting and administrative positions at the Small Arms Plant, Curtis-Wright Airplane Company, Plymouth Middle School, Railway Express Agency, and The Shriner's Hospital for Children. She was a Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, chapter 429.