Ruth Martin

Ruth A. Martin, 93, formerly of Bunker Hill, WV, went home to be with her Lord on July 12, 2019. Ruth was the daughter of the late Earl and Hazel Martin of Marietta, OH. She was preceded in death by grandson, Sean Balester and son, James E. Yarosh, USSS. Ruth graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, MD in 1944, where she was a cheerleader and participated in many sports. She was an aircraft spotter in Civil Defense during WWII, while attending High School. She worked in a parachute silk factory before earning her degree as a registered nurse at King's Daughter Hospital in Martinsburg, WV in 1948. Ruth worked at Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital in Martinsburg, WV, caring for many World War II wounded veterans. She married Michael Yarosh, a physical therapist at the hospital in 1948 and moved to Wilkes Barre, PA and worked at Nesbitt Hospital in Kingston for the next 20 years. She was a private duty obstetrician nurse for Dr. William Hazlett and day and evening supervisor. She earned a B.S. in Nursing Education from College Misericordia in Dallas, PA. Ruth taught LPN students at the Mackin School for Practical Nurses for 9-1/2 years. She moved to Glengary, WV in 1979 and worked for an instructor and supervisor at the Ft. Howard Veterans Center in Baltimore, MD. She wrote and published guidelines for patient safety and was awarded many certificates for her work. Ruth also taught at James Rumsey Technical School of Practical Nursing. She was a member of the Henshaw chapter of the Berkeley County DAR, serving as a devoted Regent. She was a licensed realtor with Caldwell Banker and Professional Realty, Inwood, WV. Ruth is survived by daughter, Sylvia (Sibby) Kerby and Dr. J. Howard Kerby of Bunker Hill, WV; grandchildren Jackie Umphrey and husband, Kyle and Rachel Chuckra; beloved great-grandchild, Alyssa Johns and husband, Michael; sister, Naomi Smith; son, S. Yarosh and grandson, Robert Yarosh and family of Shavertown, PA. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Inwood Baptist Church for 35 years. Ruth was a loving and fierce protector of her children and family. She was famous in the USSS for her coconut crème pie. A Christian graveside burial will be announced soon to celebrate Ruth's life, who benefitted the lives of so very many others. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Ruth Martin, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.