Ruth Ann McDanel
Ruth Ann McDanel, 72, of Pander Hollow Road, Ellwood City, Franklin Township, passed away Saturday at the Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital following a brief illness.
Born on Nov. 9, 1942, in Chicora, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Wall Jewart.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Benny L. McDanel. They were married on Nov. 6, 1965.
Ruth Ann graduated from Butler High School in 1960. In her youth, she was a member of the North Butler Presbyterian Church. Currently, she was an active member of the Wurtemburg Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir and was a deacon and a member of the congregational committee and the Fall Fest committee. She was a dedicated and current Sunday School teacher, having taught since 1975.
Also active with the Pennsylvania Amateur Horseman's Association, she formerly served on the board of directors and as their treasurer.
Ruth Ann enjoyed making jam and doing crafts. In her youth, she loved to horseback ride and earned many trophies and ribbons at PAHA Horse Shows.
In addition to her husband, Ben, survivors include her two daughters, Lisa (Jim) Goad of Redman, Ore., and Kelly A. (Kris) Kauffman of New Castle; her two sons, Alan (Kelly) McDanel Sr. of Ellwood City and Dan (Christine) McDanel of Fredonia; her siblings, Arabell Jean Moore of Chicora, Mary Elizabeth Adams of Karns City, Donald Lee Jewart of Chicora, Rose Marie Watson of Mars, Clair Eugene Jewart of Karns City, Donna Mae Lingle of Clearfield and Linda Lou Chupka of Butler; her nine grandchildren, Meghan Cook, Khloe Goad, Kayla and Alan McDanel, Kristy Jenkins, Dan Brenner and Kristen Kauffman, Morgan and Dylan McDanel; and her five great-grandchildren, Boston, Blakelee, Megan, Amelia and Wyatt.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Charles Ross and Kenneth Dean Jewart.
McDanel— Visiting hours for Ruth Ann McDanel, who passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Marshall Funeral Home, 200 Fountain Ave., Ellwood City.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with her pastor, the Rev. Dr. Dan Stinson, officiating. Interment will follow in the Wurtemburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to Wurtemburg Presbyterian Church, 291 Wurtemburg Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117.Online condolences may be sent to marshallsfh.com.
