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With the new policy of the Centre Daily Times it is difficult sometimes to determine if announcements listed in the births, engagements and wedding are related to our class members. Please bring to our attention any announcements that we may miss so they can be added to this page.January 13, 2024
Our sympathy to David Nihart and his family
Ruby Elizabeth Nihart, 97, a resident at Eagle Valley Personal Care Home, Milesburg, and formerly of Lamar, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
Born Dec. 5, 1926 in Tylersville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Klinefelter) Kramer.
Ruby was a 1945 graduate of Mill Hall High School.
On Dec. 24, 1947, she married Daryl Miller Nihart, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage before his passing in 2000.
Ruby was an antique collector and dealer. Affectionately known as the “Route 64 Antique Lady,” she began selling antiques from her home in the 1960s and continued to do so until recently. She also had a stand at the Bellefonte Plaza.
She loved reading and Bingo.
Surviving are her sons, David W. (Linda) Nihart, of Lamar, and Charles (Cindy) Nihart, of Beech Creek; four grandchildren, Nicole (Luke) Ebeling, David C. (Katie) Nihart, Jodie (Andy) Wertz and Lee (Marcy) Henninger; and seven great-grandchildren.
Along with her parents, husband and several step-siblings, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Darlene Brush; and a granddaughter, Shawna Loveless-Morison.
Services will be held at the convenience of her family. Inurnment will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mill Hall.
Memorial contributions in Ruby’s name may be made to Eagle Valley Personal Care Home, P.O. Box 8969, Milesburg, PA 16853.
Arrangements are under the direction of Donald G. Walker Funeral Home, Inc., 231 High St., Flemington.
Online condolences may be given by visiting www.donaldwalkerfuneralhome.com