Eleanor Grimes Rufh passed away at the Preferred Care at Mercer in Ewing Township, N.J., on March 25, 2023.
Born and raised in New Hope, Pa., Eleanor moved to Center Bridge, Pa., in 1960. She was a member of the Stockton Presbyterian Church, played the piano and harmonica, enjoyed quilting and had worked as a domestic for numerous area families.
Daughter of the late Charles H. and Ada P. Fox Grimes, widow of Robert “Raymond” Rufh Jr., mother of the late Barbara Ann Rufh and sister of the late Charles and Donald Grimes, she is survived by two daughters, Nancy Myers and Eleanor Horvath; two sons, Robert R. Rufh I and his wife Chari, and James Rufh; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the Garefino Funeral Home, 12 N. Franklin St., Lambertville, N.J. Burial followed in the Holcombe-Riverview Cemetery, Delaware Township, N.J.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the New Hope Eagle Fire Co., PO Box 314, New Hope, Pa. 18938.
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