Obituary of Ruth P. Seifert

Ruth P. Seifert, 92 of Pomfret, CT, died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home, Brooklyn, CT. She was the wife of Otto Seifert, They were married in 1943, he died in 1972. She was born March 31, 1922 on the family farm in Abington in the town of Pomfret; she was the third child of Frank R. and Gladys A. (Hall) Paine. They were hard working, devoted parents. Ruth attended grammar school grades, one through eight in the two room school house at the Abington Four Corners of Routes 44 and 97, and was a graduate of the Putnam High School in 1940. Ruth was a member of the Abington Congregational Church. She worked for the Dr. Murray Estate in Pomfret, as a waitress and maid. She also worked ten years at the American Optical as a seamstress, she retired in 1984. She and her family enjoyed traveling in the North Woods of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. She had a great love for nature. Predeceased by her son Curt R. Seifert in 2002, and her siblings Howard, Frank, Maurice, Oliver, Mildred Seifert and Gladys Paine. She leaves her sisters Emma Ellsworth and her husband Robert of Pomfret, Lois Molnar of Ashford, sisters-in-law Ruth Paine of Plainfield; Joyce Paine of Brooklyn, CT several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be in the spring in Abington Cemetery, Abington, CT. www.smithandwalkerfh.com