Beth Ruppel Obituary – The heroic battle against cancer that Elizabeth Ellen “Beth” Ruppel (née Sadler), age 81, of Sabillasville, fought until the day she passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024, was ultimately unsuccessful. There was a diagnosis of the condition made for her. She was a loyal wife to John Ruppel throughout their whole 59-year marriage to each other.
On May 9th, 1942, in Providence, Rhode Island, the dearly departed Walter and Marion Sadler became parents for the first time. They welcomed their daughter Beth into the world. She received an associate’s degree from Frederick Community College after graduating from High Point High School in Beltsville, Maryland, with the class of 1960. Prior to enrolling at Frederick Community College, she participated in the High Point High School graduation ceremony.
Beth has spent her entire life as a member of the Girl Scouts, and when she was a young child, she was honored with the Curved Bar Award. She was a Girl Scout leader for a substantial amount of years before she became a trainer for other Girl Scout leaders on the other side of the organization. As an additional point of interest, she was a member of the Boy Scouts and served as the leader of a Venture Crew that was mostly focused on High Adventure.
She led a number of BSA High Adventure expeditions, some of which included trips to Philmont, BSA Sea Base, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. She was also listed in the list of people who led these expeditions. During the course of a considerable number of years, she served as Treasurer of Scouting, Inc., an organization that provides services to the youth of Thurmont. She started working at Mother Seton as a volunteer classroom aide at the period that her children were there, which was while she was also working there.
Her eventual employment as a bookkeeper at the organization provided as the push for her to seek an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and Accounting studies. She eventually became employed by the organization. As a member of the team that worked with autistic adolescents in the Challenges program that was provided by Frederick County Public Schools, Beth was a devoted member of the team. Additionally, she continued to work as a substitute teacher whenever she was required to do so, despite the fact that she had retired from her role as a teacher’s aide at FCPS.
She worked as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for three different volunteer fire companies: Emmitsburg Vigilant Hose Company, Thurmont Community Ambulance Service, and Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department (Pennsylvania). All of these fire departments were located in Pennsylvania. Her membership on the board of directors of the Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department was noteworthy. She was able to receive aid from the Vigilant Hose Company, where she volunteered a significant amount of time to assist with bingo, as well as from the Thurmont Community Ambulance Service, where she was present to assist with a variety of activities.
She is survived by her sister, Penelope Ziepolt, her son, Thomas Ruppel and his wife, Lis, her daughter, Joan Hertel and her husband, Bill, her nephew, Ted Stringer and his wife, Nancy, seven grandchildren, David, Heather, Brandon, Colin, Dylan, Corwyn, and Galen, four great-grandchildren, Savannah, Elizabeth, Michael, and Amy, and a great-nephew, Colin. She also leaves behind a great-nephew named Colin. John, her spouse, is also among those who will miss her.
Her sister Merle, her brother-in-law Glenn, her sister Leland, her sister Ruth, and her niece Stephanie all passed away before she did. Her brother Leland was also among those who died before her. During the hours of one to three o’clock and five to eight o’clock on Friday, April 5, 2024, the family will be present at the Stauffer Funeral Home, which is situated at 104 East Main Street in Thurmont, to meet and greet friends before the funeral service begins.
The private burial service will take place at the Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, which is located in the city of Crownsville in the state of Maryland. As an alternative to sending flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to a community group that she was very committed to.
