Please join us in this effort, and send any donations for my mom to Germantown Academy Ruth M Aden Memorial Fund. The address is:

Germantown Academy - Ruth Aden Memorial Fund
340 Morris Road
Fort Washington, PA 19034

As most of you know my mom loved her time at Germantown Academy and that became a second family to her for over 25 years of her life. She loved everything about GA - the kids, the teachers, the administrators, the support staff, the parents, the campus and the whole package. Because of my mom's love for Germantown Academy and GA's love and appreciation for her, my dad and our whole family have decided to raise enough money for the Ruth M Aden Memorial fund at  Germantown to have a meaningful and long lasting memorial to her. Thank you for your help and for your continued love, prayers and support!"

My wish for the future is...

  that you enjoy your grandchildren as much as I enjoy mine.

  that you have a loving family, a happy life, and a sense of worth.

  that you have a faith in God that gives you comfort and peace.

  that you care about people more then you care about things.

  that you are equipped to handle all life's problems with a sense of humor, that you have a love of learning, and that you are granted a happy and healthy life.  

My amazing, beautiful, funny, full of life mom died on New Years Day from a brain tumor. She died peacefully. Ruth filled her life with love, laughter, friends and family, and in turn she filled the lives of everyone who knew or loved her. She said just weeks before her death "I've had an amazing life!" Since her diagnosis with the brain tumor she told us all the time how much she loved us and we celebrated her life and treasured our moments together. She was able to stay home with Dad right up to the end until the tumor grew to a point that on Monday December 22, she ended up in Hospice Inpatient. 

There will be a service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1208 Rose Creek Drive, Woodstock, Georgia Saturday January 10, 2015. The service will be at 3:00 PM and will be followed by a light dinner at the church.   

Hotels close by the church are: Hampton Inn Woodstock, 450 ParkWay 575, Woodstock, GA 30188  Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham, 305 Molly Lane, Woodstock, GA 30188 Embassy Suite Kennesaw Towne Center, 620 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw 30144

Ruth M Aden, spouse of LeRoy Aden, mother of David Aden and Elizabeth (Beth) Aden-Buie, died on Jan 1, 2015 at Wellstar Hospice in Austell, Georgia. She was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin but spent all of her young life living in Iowa. Ruth met LeRoy Aden at college and they got married on Dec 17, 1951. Ruth graduated in 1952 from Wartburg College with a degree in music education and went on to teach at several schools, most notably at Germantown Academy, Fort washington, PA. She taught elementary music for 25 years and was awarded the honorary status on "The Class of 1760" and her portrait was hung in recognition of 25 years of service to the school. Ruth retired in June 1994, but continued to teach part-time as a substitute teacher and also as the music teacher for the schools summer day camp.
Ruth is also survived by her 5 grandchildren; Jason Aden, Jesse Aden, Garrick Aden-Buie, Aubrey Aden-Buie and Britta Aden-Buie, her 5 great-grandchildren, her sister, Joan Rourke and brother-in-law Larry Rourke, and her brother, John Meyer and sister-in-law Janet Meyer. She is the daughter of Sigmund and Loretta Meyer.