Ruth Westley

Ruth A. Westley, 92, of Cumru Township and formerly of Margaret St. Wyomissing Park, and Spring Crest Court, West Lawn, passed away October 18, 2015.
She was the widow of Wilbur W. "Bud" Westley, who passed away December 3, 2012.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harvey H. Sr. and Olivia (Kirlin) Plowfield.
Ruth was a graduate of Wilson High School and Albright College where she earned a BS in Biochemistry. She was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church, where she met and married her husband in 1947. Ruth was a Laboratory Technician for the VA Medical Center in Valley Forge and also was a substitute science teacher for Governor Mifflin, Wyomissing and Reading High School. Mrs. Westley was a member of Berks Art Alliance, where she was a juried artist with her paintings, examples of which have been exhibited at The Reading Public Museum, Penn State Berks Campus, Reading Area Community College and Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts. She volunteered for the Republican Party in Berks County and enjoyed dancing as a long time member of the Smoothies Dance Club in Newmanstown.
Survivors include children Sandra W. (Westley) Thomas, wife of Joseph J. Thomas, Sinking Spring; David A. Westley, husband of Laura Beth Westley, Manassas, VA; four grandchildren, Jeffrey David Thomas, David Scott Westley, Daniel Austin Westley , Matthew Allan Westley and sister-in- law Phyllis Plowfield, Douglassville. She was preceded in death by siblings June, Margery and Harvey H., Jr.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mrs. Westley's memory to Alsace Lutheran Church, 2201 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19605.
Services will be held in Alsace Lutheran Church, 2201 Kutztown Road, Reading, Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 10:45am, Rev. Richard H. Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Alsace Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends Friday from 7:00-9:00pm in Bean Funeral Homes, 129 East Lancaster Ave. Shillington and Saturday 10:15-10:45am at church.