Sister Ruth Kettman, 84, died peacefully at Mount St. Joseph in Wheeling, WV in the presence of her sisters in religion.

Sr. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Joseph Kettman and Virginia Emma Kettman as well as her brother and sister-in law, Robert and Susan Kettman. She was the oldest of six children.

Sr. Ruth is survived by four sisters, Carol Blom, Ginnie Wirmel, Judy Jackson and Jane Schwallie, as well as many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

Sister Ruth entered religious life from St. Louis Church in Owensville, Ohio in 1959. She spent her early years with the Congregation at the Provincial Novitiate in New Orleans 1959, professing her final vows in 1967. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Thomas More College, and holds a Master’s deg

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