RUTH P. STIMMLER
(née POWLEY)

Born: December 31, 1911    Pennsylvania
Died: March 9, 1978    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Parents:
 
 
Education:
 
Marriage:
 
 
 
Charles D. Powley
Julia A. Stoner

Graduated from high school [Source: 1940 U.S. Census]

Gerald J. Stimmler
September 14, 1935
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ruth Powley
 
Children: Gerald "Jerry" J. June 18, 1936 † Sept. 1, 2013
  Adrian "Ade" C. Oct. 15, 1939 † Oct. 28, 2014
  Edward "Hub" A. Jan. 3, 1941 † Nov. 27, 2014
  Alan Jan. 3, 1943  
  Michael Apr. 29, 1949  

Notes: At the time of the Jan. 23, 1920 federal census, Ruth was 8 years old and living with her parents and five siblings in
  their rented home in Milford, Juniata, Pennsylvania. She was attending school at the time. Her father Charles was working as a railroad foreman.
 
At the time of the April 4, 1930 federal census, Ruth was 18 years old and living with her parents and two siblings in their own home in Milford, Juniata, Pennsylvania. She was working as a silk finisher in a silk mill. Her elder sister Bertha who also lived with the family worked at a silk plant as well. The family did not own a radio.

At the time of the April 1, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Ruth was 28 years old and living with her husband Gerald and their two young sons, Gerald (age 4) and Adrian (6 months old), at 6738 Ridge Avenue in Philadephia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She stated she had graduated from high school. Her husband was working 40 hours a week as a city fireman for public safety. He worked 50 weeks in 1939 and earned $200.

Ancestry: The Hennessy Line [through marriage]
  The Stimmler/Stimler Line [through marriage]
   
Wedding Photograph of Gerald and Ruth (Powley) Stimmler, Sept. 14, 1937

The Rev. Robert J. Baffa Ordained on 25th Birthday, Bennington Banner, Bennington, VT dated Mar. 25, 1966

Stimler Family Crest      Kampa Family Crest
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