Submitted by: Dan Rich

Ruth Rymer

Aug. 20, 1922 - July 15, 1999

South Bend Tribune 7/17/1999

Ruth (Tolley) Rymer, 76, of South Bend, Ind., died on Thursday afternoon, July 15, in her residence.

Mrs. Rymer was born on Aug. 20, 1922, in North Carolina, to Walter and Beulah (Tugh) Tolley.

The former Ruth Tolley married Richard Rymer and resided with him in South Bend for a while before moving to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1969. Mr. and Mrs. Rymer made South Bend their permanent home in 1990. Mrs. Rymer was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was a member of the Temple Beth-El Sisterhood and was actively involved with the keeping of the archives for Temple Beth-El. She was also a former president of the Temple Emanuel Sisterhood while residing in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her husband, Richard; and two sons, Roger Allen (Ellen) Rymer of Elkhart, Ind., and James Michael (Denise) Rymer of Lansing, Mich. She is also survived by a grandson, Noah Rymer of Elkhart. Surviving brothers include Edward Tolley of Dallas, Texas, Walter Tolley of Charlestown, S.C., and George Tolley of Calabash, N.C.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 18, in the Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind., with the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made on behalf of Ruth Rymer to Temple Beth-El.