Ruth Anna Hoch Hockenberry, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family.
Born Sunday, April 15, 1945, in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. She was a daughter of the late Lester Clyde and Edna Virginia Holtry Hoch.
Ruth was a 1964 graduate of the Chambersburg High School. She was a member of the Ridge Covenant Brethren Church in Shippensburg, and a member of the Oscar M. Hykes American Legion Post # 223 Ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by one son, Kelly Ray (Sandra) Hockenberry, Shippensburg; three daughters, Christina R. (Tony Heckman) Wiest, Shippensburg, Stacey A. (Wayne) Lautsbaugh, Cadott, WI, and Lisa K. (Ben) Mirr, Thorp, WI; nine grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; three brothers, William L. (Darla) Hoch, Newburg, Ronald L. Hoch, Shippensburg, and Robert W. (Debra) Hoch, Newburg; two sisters, Vera May Jones, Bakewell, TN, and Carol J. (Charles) Stoner, Chambersburg
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray M. Hockenberry who passed away November 6, 2014; one grandson, Nathan Ray Hockenberry; four brothers, Paul, Jeffrey, Richard, and Lester C. Hoch, Jr.; and one sister, Beatrice Shoemaker.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc., with Pastor Leon Davis officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. A viewing will be held Wednesday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., and one hour prior to the service on Thursday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 862, Carnegie, PA 15106 or American Cancer Society.
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