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Ruth Singer 1903 - 1999

Ruth Elizabeth (Schumacher) Singer of Washington, DC County, District Of Columbia United States was born on February 12, 1903 in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, and had a brother Herbert Allen Schumacher. She was married to Cyril Quentin Marron in 1926, and they were together until Cyril's death on December 15, 1944. She had a child Irene Stearns. Ruth Singer died at age 96 years old on November 2, 1999 at Knollwood Army Distaff Hall, retirement home in Washington, District of Columbia County, DC, and was buried circa April 10, 2000 at USMA Cemetery in West Point, Orange County, NY.

Ruth Elizabeth (Schumacher) Singer
Ruth Marron Singer, Ruth Marron, Ruth Marron Singer
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Knollwood Army Distaff Retirement Home in Washington, DC County, District Of Columbia United States
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February 12, 1903
Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, 44833, United States
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November 2, 1999
Knollwood Army Distaff Hall, retirement home in Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia, United States
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  • Introduction

    My grandmother Ruth was a vibrant, social and stimulating woman. She had only one child, my mother, in 1927, with her first husband, Lt. Col. Cyril Q. Marron, who died in WWII. Her 2nd marriage to Frank Singer Sr was in 1949.
  • 02/12
    1903

    Birthday

    February 12, 1903
    Birthdate
    Galion, Crawford County, Ohio 44833, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Ruth's father came from a Pennsylvania Dutch family who had been on the continent since the early 1700s. Her grandfather, Charles Baker Schumacher, had been the first professional photographer in Galion OH, and eventually became mayor. His mother's family had changed their name from "Becker" to "Baker" in order to sound less German. Her mother was born Mary Cunningham, in tiny Millville NY. Her parents died when she was young and she was taken by wagon to live with her older brother, Will Cunningham, to Chicago. She attended a girls' school and was boarded with the family of another girl, who were very cruel to her, although I don't know more details. Mary was often called "Mae" and embroidered some items with that name.

  • Early Life & Education

    Ruth was born in Ohio, but soon her family moved to Chicago, where her father, Wilbert Allen Schumacher, managed a stockyard. By high school her family was living in Yonkers and her father was the traffic manager for the United Fruit Company. She graduated from Yonkers high school and then Wellesley College, where she majored in art and literature.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Ruth was born into a non-religious Protestant family but converted to Catholicism in order to marry her first husband. She never practiced as a Catholic. Her daughter attended mass without her.

  • Military Service

    As an officer's wife up until and throughout WWII, Ruth was a fierce patriot and loved military life. They traveled throughout the US and to Hawaii, China and the Philippines. She and their only child, Irene, were evacuated from the Philippines just before the Japanese invaded; Cyril - first assistant to the JAG - was given the option to return to the US, but chose to stay. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese and died after years as a POW.

  • Professional Career

    As an officer's wife, Ruth was very busy. She and Cyril ("Bud") and little Irene were stationed in Nebraska, Georgia, China, Hawaii and the Philippines before WWII broke out. She and Bud were married in the Philippines in a lavish USMC wedding.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Ruth was a painter, sculptor and ardent needleworker. She sewed clothes and did intricate needlepoint. She was involved with the Red Cross and loved to entertain, first as an officer's wife and later as the wife of Frank Singer, a successful entrepreneur in Peekskill, NY.
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    1999

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    November 2, 1999
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    Knollwood Army Distaff Hall, retirement home in Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia United States
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    2000
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    Gravesite & Burial

    circa April 10, 2000
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    USMA Cemetery in West Point, Orange County, New York United States
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02/11/2022
How my grandparents met
Ruth and Cyril were both at a "mixer" designed for Wellesley and West Point students to socialize. He approached her with a tray and said, "Would you like a nut?" She gasped and said, "Oh, this is so sudden!" and their senses of humor bonded them immediately.
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Ruth Schumacher's Family Tree & Friends

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Ruth Singer
Ruth Singer Feb 12, 1903 - Nov 2, 1999
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Herbert Allen Schumacher born 1906
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Cyril Quentin Marron

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Ruth Singer

1926
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December 15, 1944
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Ruth Singer
Ruth Singer Feb 12, 1903 - Nov 2, 1999
Cyril Quentin Marron
Cyril Quentin Marron 1901 - Dec 15, 1944
Child
Irene Stearns
Irene Stearns Nov 16, 1927 - May 25, 2012
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