Ruth R. Hailperin

Ruth Roberts Hailperin of Nazareth, 99, Pennsylvania, died January 15, 2020.

She was co-founder of the 4th Street Meals Center on the South Side of Bethlehem (forerunner to New Bethany Ministries' Mollard Hospitality Center), Professor Emerita of Mathematics at Moravian College, and a World-War II veteran of the United States Army. She was a life-long member of Central Moravian Church and its choir.

Preceded in death by her husband Theodore, she is survived by children Jo (Bob) Taylor, Paul (Almut) Hailperin, Eric (Kristen) Hailperin-Lausch, and Max (Stefanie) Hailperin; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service for Ruth will be held on February 1, 2020 at Kortz Hall at Moravian Hall Square. (175 W. North St. Nazareth, PA 18064)

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers contributions to the Good Samaritan Fund of Moravian Hall Square or to New Bethany Ministries both in care of the Bartholomew-Schisler Funeral Home 211 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064.