Jacqueline I. Ruhl, age 90, of Fredericktown, Ohio, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at the Waterford Assisted Living in Mansfield, Ohio. She was born on April 12, 1933, in Mansfield, Ohio, the daughter of William and Irene (McGlaughlin) Gordon. Jacqueline was a 1951 graduate of Madison High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Ohio State University before earning her Master’s degree in voice from Kent State.
Jacqueline was a member of the Mansfield 1st Evangelical Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed singing and theatrical plays and was instrumental in the original Dan Emmett Arts and Music festival in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She also loved to study genealogy and wrote a book entitled “Heroes Among Us”, following the lives of her family as they served in the armed forces during the Civil War up to the Vietnam Conflict.
Jacqueline is survived by her son, Mark (Tami) Ruhl of Mount Gilead, two grandchildren, Lauren (Dillan) Rockwell and Matthew Ruhl, two great grandchildren, Ava Faye, and Ridge Everette Rockwell.
Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Richard A. Ruhl and a sister, Joanne Rogers.
The family will observe a private graveside service in North Fork Cemetery. The Snyder Funeral Home of Fredericktown is honored to serve the family of Jacqueline I. Ruhl.
Memorial contributions in Jacqueline’s name may be made to Southern Care Hospice.
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