Ruth Emma Yaeger

Ruth Emma Yaeger, 83, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Ruth was born on July 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of Joe and Agnes Phelan. She attended local school in the Pennsylvania area. On March 22, 1947 she married Bob Yeager. In 1969, Bob and Ruth moved the family to the Pack River area to be closer to her sister Joan Johnson. Ruth was a stay at home mother that prided herself on raising her four boys, and always taking care of her family and house. Ruth always enjoyed when company would come over and working in her yard. Ruth is survived by her four sons; Robert Yaeger Jr. of Melbourne, FL, Steve (Teri) Yaeger of Spokane Valley, WA, Dennis (Jeannie) Yaeger of Sandpoint, ID, and Pat (Deanna) Yaeger of Bonners Ferry, ID; her sister Joan Johnson of Sandpoint, ID; five grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, and husband Bob.