Ruth E. Devlin, age 94, of Pottsville, PA passed away Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville.
Born in Fountain Springs, PA on September 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Doris (White) Hoffman.
Ruth worked as a seamstress for H.L. Miller and Son in Port Carbon and also owned and operated Devlin's Grill in Pottsville. She was a member of the former St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church in Port Carbon. Ruth was a bartender at the Yorkville Hose Company, the VFW Post 129, and the Mechanicsville Fish and Game Club, where she was also a member and a steward.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William J. Devlin Sr., brother Edwin J. Hoffman Jr., and sister Gertrude Hoffman.
Ruth is survived by sons: William J. Devlin Jr. and his wife Marianne, Pottsville and Thomas J. Devlin and his wife Christine, Bayside, NY; daughter Patricia S. Devine and her husband Michael, Pottsville; grandchildren: Dana, Jennifer and her husband Edward, and Ryan and his wife Mary; and great-grandchildren: Mark, Dylan, Emily, Colin, and Madelyn.
A Religious Service will be held at the Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home in Port Carbon at 11AM on Wednesday, December 1st, with Msgr. William Glosser officiating.
Relatives and Friends are invited to a viewing on Wednesday morning from 9-11AM at Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home.
Interment will be held in the Schuylkill Memorial Park Cemetery in Schuylkill Haven.
Please send condolences to www.robertaevansjrfh.com
