Ruth L. Bernhardt

Ruth L. Bernhardt

Female 1913 - 2010  (97 years)

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  • Name Ruth L. Bernhardt 
    Born 12 Apr 1913  Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Dec 2010  Clover Leaf Health Care, Center Point, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Index: "Ruth L. McCullough, b. 12 Apr 1913 d. 4 Dec 2010 Centerpoint, Clay County, IN 47840, SSN 312-60-5883 Indiana (1969)."
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, Perry, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Published Monday, December 6, 2010 Pg A2 Terre Haute Tribune Star:

      CENTER POINT ? Ruth L. McCullough, 97, of Center Point, passed away at Cloverleaf Health Care on Dec. 4, 2010, following an extended illness.

      She was born in Clay County, on April 12, 1913, the daughter of Sherman and Anna Catherine (Roeschlein) Bernhardt. She attended Cory High School. Ruth married David McCullough on Nov. 15, 1930. He preceded her in death Jan. 31, 2003. Together they owned and operated a farm in Clay County.

      She was a member of Mount Calvary United Methodist Church and most recently attended Ashboro United Methodist Church. Ruth also was a 50-year member of the Center Point chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Along with serving on the Board of Directors of the Clay County Farm Bureau Inc., Ruth also served as the Woman?s Leader for Sugar Ridge Township.

      Ruth was an avid gardener and will forever be remember for her cooking, especially her noodles.

      Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, David; two sisters, Ethel Baysinger and Myrtle Moore; five brothers, Charles, Everett, Herschel, Harvey, and Carl Richard Bernhardt; and a great-grandchild, Jeremy Godfrey.

      Survivors include her daughter, Winnifred Knust (Jack) of Cory; sons, Larry McCullough (Betty) of Pace, Fla,. Don McCullough (Isla) of Center Point, and Jack McCullough (Nancy) of Brazil; grandchildren, Larry Knust (Linda) of Brazil, Dixie Haselden (John) of Avon, Janis Dorsey (Richard) of Avon, Jeff McCullough (Tara) of Brazil, Michael McCullough of Princeton, Jack Dale McCullough of Center Point, Anita Godfrey of Bowling Green, Monte McCullough of Pace, Fla., and Mark McCullough of Tallahassee, Fla.; sister-in-law, Lolita Bernhardt of Clayton; as well as a large extended family.

      Services will be at French Funeral Home, 421 E. National Ave., in Brazil, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, at 1 p.m., with Pastor Bob Kumpf officiating. Order of the Eastern Star services take place at the funeral home just prior to funeral services. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home, Wednesday, from 11 a.m. until time of services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Mount Calvary Cemetery Association; envelopes will be available at the funeral home."
    Person ID I36789  Complete
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2011 

    Father Sherman Bernhardt 
    Mother Catherine Roeschlein 
    Family ID F18042211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William David McCullough,   b. 2 Jan 1909, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 2003, Center Point, Clay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1930 
    Children 
     1. Winnifred McCullough
     2. Larry McCullough
     3. Don McCullough
     4. Jack McCullough
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F18042206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Apr 1913 - Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Dec 2010 - Clover Leaf Health Care, Center Point, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Perry, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    William David McCullough (1909-2003) & Ruth L. Bernhardt (1913-2010), Marriage Record
    William David McCullough (1909-2003) & Ruth L. Bernhardt (1913-2010), Marriage Record

    Vigo County Public Library

    Received from Paul E. Williams.