Ruth Helen (Sitler) "Ruthie" Fletcher, 97, of Pompano Beach, FL and formerly of Carlisle, PA, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Gettysburg. She was the wife Dr. John C. Fletcher, her husband of 62 years, who died June 2, 2002.

Born October 20, 1912 in Berwick, PA, she was raised by her mother, Frances Sitler, and her grandmother, Sally Jacoby Sitler, in the nearby town of Bloomsburg and Harisburg.

She worked as a secretary for the Public Utility Commission until her marriage on November 19, 1938. The couple lived in Carlisle until the outbreak of World War II at which time her husband was stationed for Naval duty on Staten Island, NY. Upon returning to Carlisle, she assisted him for many years in his dental practice.

Mrs. Fletcher and her late husband were members of Allison Methodist Church in Carlisle and attended Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She will be remembered for her sense of humor, her great love of family, friends, and fun times, especially dancing, flower arranging, and bridge playing. Ruthie also loved volunteering as a hospital visitor for many years in both Carlisle and Ft. Lauderdale.

She is survived by two sons, Thomas D. Fletcher of Ocean View, DE, and John E. Fletcher and his wife Jean of Gettysburg; her step-sister, Betty Diorio of Lemoyne, PA; two grandchildren, Caroline E. Hoover and Jonathan J. Fletcher, both of Harpers Ferry, WV; three great-grandchildren, Alyza J. Hoover, Charlie F. Hoover, and Myles C. Hoover, all of Harpers Ferry, WV.

A prayer service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 4 at the Peters Funeral Home, 321 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, with Father Bernardo Pistone officiating and family friend Ed Luckenbaugh offering a eulogy. The family will receive friends between 10 and 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Following a luncheon, burial will be in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery in Boiling Springs, PA at 2:45 p.m.

Family and friends are invited to the Fletcher household in Gettysburg following committal.

For those desiring, contributions may be made in her memory to Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, 260 W. High St., Gettysburg, PA 17325, Habitat for Humanity, 270 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1300, Atlanta, GA 30303, or the Covenant House New York 460 West 41St Street, New York, NY 10036.

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