Ruth L. "Aunt Ruth" Stiefler

Stiefler, Ruth L. (nee Landis)

December 31, 1935 – July 3, 2025

Entered into rest July 3, 2025. Eldest daughter of Benjamin Harrison Landis, Bucks County, PA and

Myrtle S. Landis (nee Marsh), originally of Arkona, Ontario, Canada. Beloved wife of the late David C.

“Uncle Dave” Stiefler: dear sister of Elsie L. (Alan) Dyer, of Tasmania, Australia, Evelyn L. (late Peter)

Morse, of Tasmania, Australia, Winnifred (late Ernest) Heims, of MO, late Earl (Naomi) Landis, of PA,

and the late George M. (Jean) Landis, of PA: beloved aunt to various nieces and nephews and “aunt” to

hundreds more. A private interment will be held for the family at Hillcrest Cemetery. A Celebration of

Life will be held at a later date at Revive Wesleyan Church, Hamburg.

Ruth Landis Stiefler was born near and grew up on the Landis family farm in Plumsteadville, PA. Ruth

and her siblings attended a one-room schoolhouse in their younger years on the edge of the farm property

before going to the local high school. She left home at the age of 17 for nurse’s training in Chicago, IL.

After graduating, Ruth traveled to many countries in Asia-Pacific and throughout her life traveled widely

encouraging missionaries in countries all over the world. She was instrumental in the compilation of the

first Christian Missions in Many Lands (CMML) Missionary Prayer Handbook. Over the years, she and

her husband enjoyed hosting many people in their home, especially international students around the

holidays. Together they traveled the country and into Canada, helping local churches with outreaches to

their communities, through family Bible meetings for over 30 years.

For over 40 years, she directed Greenwood Hills Girls Camp as Ranger Ruth in Fayetteville, PA, which

was the camp she attended as a child, as well as Camp Iroquoina in Hallstead, PA for a few years after it

was founded in 1973. Each year, after her girls’ camp work was completed, she would join her husband at

Camp Li-Lo-Li in Randolph, NY as he worked with the children and teens there. Uncle Dave and Aunt

Ruth sent out birthday cards to everyone and anyone that had a connection with Camp Li-Lo-Li every

year. This was a ministry she continued after Uncle Dave’s home calling in 2016 until just a few weeks

before her death. Another wonderful talent she had was playing the piano. She enjoyed accompanying many

hymn sings through the years.

Aunt Ruth moved down to Smith Mountain Lake, VA with a niece 2021 and enjoyed fellowshipping at

Fleming Chapel in Roanoke, VA. In September 2024, she settled in at Pittsboro Christian Village in

Pittsboro, NC where she enjoyed the remainder of her life with old and new friends. Her family truly

appreciates the care she received there in the last weeks of her life.

Aunt Ruth is remembered by many, many people as someone who invested in the lives of those with

whom she came into contact. She loved people and enjoyed communicating whether by writing letters, or

emailing, phone calls, texting, or through social media, but most of all by visiting in-person. She has been

a role model for so many as she lived her life for the glory and honor of the Lord Jesus.

The memorial will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bayview Chapel at Revive

Wesleyan Church located at 4999 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg, NY 14075.

The memorial service will be live streamed on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@rlandis. Recording will

be available on the same channel shortly after its conclusion.

There will be a time of fellowship immediately following the memorial service with light refreshments.

RSVP for the fellowship event via text only by September 10, 2025, to (716) 380-8051 with the number of

attendees followed by the initials RS.

In lieu of flowers, a gift can be sent to either:

Greenwood Hills Girls Camp

7062 Lincoln Way East

Fayetteville, PA 17222

Or,

CMML, Inc.

P.O. Box 13

Spring Lake, NJ 07762-0013

(in memory of Aunt Ruth Stiefler)