Ruth Opal Shull Hartman Obit. 6/22/10
Source; Oakland Tribune / Bay Area News Group; June 22, 2010, section Obituaries and In Memoriam. "California"
Ruth Opal Shull Hartman, Feb.8,1926 - May 26,2010.
Ruth Opal Hartman, formerly of Fort Wayne, IN died on Wednesday, May 26,2010, in Alameda, Calif. She worked until the age of 80 as a Medical Secretary, she was an active volunteer for the blind, Meals on Wheels and many other organizations. She was an avid gardener. Born Ruth Opal Shull on Feb.8,1926 in Portland, Ind. She joined the Navy hospital corps as a teenager and was stationed in Seattle, Wash. Ruth moved to Fort Wayne after the war where she began her career as a Medical Secretary. In 1989 Ruth moved to Alameda where she continued her medical career. She will be missed by all. Ruth is survived by her sisters Eilene, Carol and dorothy; her children, Cynthia A. Rinker of Hancock, NY.; and her son, Richard A. Hartman of Lafayetthill, Pa. She was the proud grandmother of six and had three great-grandchildren.