Obituary for
Ruth Hazel Palmateer
Hopewell Junction, NY - Ruth Hazel Palmateer, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 19, 2018. She was born February 11, 1934 in Beacon, NY, the daughter of the late Charles W. Ager and Elsie Amy (Way) Ager.
Ruth attended Wappinger Central High School and worked at IBM until she left to start her family. She was married for 58 years to Louis Everett Palmateer, who predeceased her five years ago. She was also predeceased by her sister, Roberta Ager Reinitz.
She attended Fishkill Baptist Church for most of her life and later became a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Shenandoah, NY.
Ruth is survived by her son, Paul Palmateer and his partner Helen Todd of Cairo, NY; her daughter, Nancy Warner and her husband Jeffrey Warner of Bass Harbor, ME; and her daughter, Ruthanne Palmateer and her fiancé Paul Skowronski of Venice, FL. She had 4 grandchildren, Corinne Warner Michaud and her husband Marc of South Hill, VA, Mark Warner and his wife Tina of Lamonie, ME, Amanda Palmateer De Leon and her husband Steve of Orlando, FL; and Heather Palmateer Baggett and her husband of Wilkes-Barre, PA; and 14 great-grandchildren. Ruth is also survived by her very special friend, Debra Scott Henderson, who was like another daughter to her, and her husband Chuck of Seal Cove, ME.
Visiting hours will be held on Friday, October 26, 2018 from 5 – 8 pm and Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 9 – 10 am at the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, 1089 Main Street, Fishkill. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 10:30 am at Bethel Baptist Church, 511 Shenandoah Road, Hopewell Junction, NY followed by burial at Shenandoah Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will also be held at Faith Community Fellowship in Trenton, ME, at a date to be determined, where Ruth often visited and had many friends.
Please visit Ruth’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.