Ruth L. Knedler, 91, of Emmaus, died Sept. 19, 2017. She was the wife of the late Milton G. Knedler Jr. Born in Coplay, she was the daughter of the late Earl Souders and Verna (Brobst) Souders Schaffer.

She was of the Protestant faith.

She is survived by a son, Keith G. and his wife Lisa, of Emmaus; granddaughter, Andrea and her husband Michael Ulecka, of Emmaus; sisters, Naomi and her husband Charles Harwick, of Whitehall and Anna Lee Transue, of Bethlehem; brother, William Schaffer and his wife Kathy, of Virginia; great-grandsons, Michael Jr. and Joseph and two great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by brothers, Earl Souders Jr. and Sterling Brobst and sisters, Patricia Freyman and Grace Steiner.

Services are private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.