Ruth M. Bergmueller, 76, former resident, active volunteer

Ruth M. Bergmueller of Newtown died Sunday, April 6, in Glen Hill Harborside Healthcare Center, Danbury. She was 76 and the wife of the late Walter Bergmueller and a former resident.

She was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., Nov. 10, 1926, a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Blanche Petrick. She was a resident here from 1968 to 1973, where she was an active volunteer with Girl Scouts and the PTA.

Mrs. Bergmueller lived for a time in Skillman, N.J., where she was involved with youth mentoring. She then was a resident of Midlothian, Va., where she was a volunteer at Johnston Willis Hospital. She has been a resident of Newtown for the last one and one-half years.

She loved roller-skating, camping and fishing. She was a seamstress, loved bowling and tennis, was an artist and played the guitar.

She is survived by two daughters, Carol Walcott of Newtown and Heidi Wilson of Midlothian, Va.; six grandchildren, Meghan and Jeff Walcott and Kaitlin, Abigail, Gretchen and Jack Wilson; a sister, Dorothy Metcalf of Goodyear, Ariz.; and a brother, Joseph Petrick of Hopelawn, N.J.

Funeral services were April 9 in Newtown. Contributions may be made to Massey Cancer Center, Pediatric Medical Center, attention Fran Householder, Richmond, VA 23298-0037; or to Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, P.O. Box 304, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0304.