Submitted by: Dan Rich
May 12, 1937 - June 18, 2008
South Bend Tribune 6/20/2008
SOUTH BEND - Ruth M. Meuninck, 71, passed away at 2:30
p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, in St. Joseph Regional Medical
Center. Ruth was born on May 12, 1937, in South Bend, to the late
Frank and Stella (Grochowalski) Papczynski. Also
preceded her in death were a sister, Rita Buysse; and two
brothers, Edward and Richard Papczynski.
On August 6, 1960, in South Bend, Ruth
married Ernest A Meuninck. He survives, along with a son, Michael
(Karen) Meuninck of Granger; a granddaughter, Lindsey Meuninck of
Granger; two sisters, Virginia Zaworski of South Bend and
Loretta (Rudy) Harsanyi of South Bend; and a brother,
Frank (Loretta) Papczynski of Sebring, FL. Ruth worked at Indiana
University for 41 years. She was a member of Michiana Music for
L.I.F.E. Club.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on
Saturday, June 21, in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower
Road. A Funeral Liturgy will begin at 11 a.m. in the funeral
home. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens,
Osceola. Memorial contributions may be made to the American
Heart Association,
460 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141 or the American
Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22313.