Person:Ruth Drylie (1)

September 19, 2007
Ruth N. (Drylie) Loughner
Retired registered nurse

Ruth N. (Drylie) Loughner, 88, of North Huntingdon, died Sept. 13, 2007.

Born Feb. 11, 1919, in Irwin, she was a daughter of David and Edna (Kistler) Drylie.

She was a retired registered nurse at Jeannette Hospital. A graduate of Braddock School of Nursing, she was a member of First United Methodist Church in Irwin, Dorcas Circle, Order of Eastern Star, Irwin Chapter 400, Manor Seniors and North Irwin Women's Club.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, A. Grant Loughner; a daughter, Cathy Anne Leasure; a great-granddaughter; brother, Robert Drylie; and a sister, Ethel Flynn Bogle.

Surviving are children, Ruth Lynne Zona of Lakeland, Fla., Helen Louise Wertz of Harrison City and Jane Monstrola of Irwin; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and siblings, John Drylie and Dorothy Bridge, both of North Huntingdon.

Friends were received at William Snyder Funeral Home in Irwin where a service was held with the Rev. Richard Markle and her grandson, the Rev. David P. Zona, co-officiating.

Interment was at Union Cemetery, North Huntingdon.

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Parents:
David Earl Drylie (1893 - 1971)
Edna Ulricca Kistler Drylie (1893 - 1979)

Spouse:
Adam Grant Loughner (1913 - 1988)

Siblings:
Ethel I Drylie Flynn Bogle (1914 - 2004)*
Ruth N. Drylie Loughner (1919 - 2007)
Dorothy M. Drylie Bridge (1921 - 2011)*
Robert Drylie (1923 - 1992)*
John Edward Drylie (1925 - 2013)*

*Calculated relationship

Ruth N. (Drylie) Loughner, 88, of North Huntingdon, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. She was born Feb. 11, 1919, in Irwin, a daughter of the late David and Edna (Kistler) Drylie, and was also preceded in death by her husband, A. Grant Loughner; a daughter, Cathy Anne Leasure; a great-granddaughter; brother, Robert Drylie; and sister, Ethel Flynn Bogle. She was a retired registered nurse at Jeannette Hospital, a graduate of Braddock School of Nursing, a member of First United Methodist Church, Irwin, Dorcas Circle, Order of Eastern Star, Irwin Chapter 400, Manor Seniors and North Irwin Women's Club. Surviving are children, Ruth Lynne (Henry) Zona, of Lakeland, Fla., Helen Louise (Ed) Wertz, of Harrison City, and Jane (Craig) Monstrola, of Irwin; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings, John (Mary) Drylie and Dorothy (Hugh) Bridge, both of North Huntingdon; also nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the WILLIAM SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, 521 Main St., Irwin. 724-863-1200, where a funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Richard Markle and her grandson, the Rev. David P. Zona, co-officiating.