Ruth Kern, 83

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Ruth Kern, 83Shrewsbury – Ruth (Skeath) Kern, 83, formerly of Pennsylvania, died Saturday July 9, 2011, in UMass Memorial Medical Center- University Campus after an illness. Her husband of 48 years, Raymond T. Kern Jr., died in 1996.

She leaves three daughters, Dr. Meredith A. Kern and her husband Christopher Williams of Shrewsbury, Dr. Susan J. Lucas and her husband James Lucas of Fairfax Station, Virginia and Elizabeth A. Jensen of Kirkland, Washington, and six grandchildren, Matthew and Andrew Lucas, Jonathan and Sarah Williams, and Alexander and Benjamin Jensen. She was predeceased by a son, Raymond T. Kern III, and a brother, John Skeath.

Born and raised in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late John and Edna (Serfass) Skeath, she graduated from Slatington High School in 1945. She then attended cosmetology school and worked as a cosmetologist for a short while before meeting and marrying her husband, Ray. While bringing up her family, she was also able to work as the bookkeeper for the family physician for many years, before retiring at the age of 75.

While living in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kern was an active member of the First United Church of Christ in Mount Pleasant and the Mount Pleasant Garden Club.

At Mrs. Kern's request, funeral services will be private. Her burial will take place in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Slatington, Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of Christ, East Main and Hitchman Streets, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania 15666. The Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home kindly assisted the Kern family with arrangements.

To leave a note of condolence or to view the Book of Memories, please visit
www.brittonfuneralhomes.com.

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