Victoria E. Ruhe, 83, of Allentown, died Nov. 1, 2020, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inpatient Hospice Unit, Allentown. She and her husband, Howard A. Ruhe Jr., were married 67 years in June.

Born in Upper Macungie Township, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Schmidt) Griech.

A waitress and cook at the former Shankweiler’s restaurant for many years, she also worked at the former Werley Day Care, Allentown, for many years.

She was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Orefield.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter Kathleen L. Emerson (Ray) of Jekyll Island, Ga.; son Thomas S. Ruhe (Maureen) of Emmaus; grandchildren Brandon (Amy), Justin (Christine), Richard (Carrie), and Cassandra (Pete); and great-grandchildren Leah, Ava, Ethan, Brixton, Hailey, Raina and Paisley.

Services will be private.

Condolences may be offered to the family at kellerfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lehigh Valley Hospital (LV Hospice Fund on the memo line), c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 52, Fogelsville, PA 18051.

Arrangements were made by Keller Funeral Home, Fogelsville.