Ruth Holmes Honadle, 94, of Cream Ridge, NJ died at her home on February 10, 2014.
Born May 12, 1919 to George B. and Anna Meirs Holmes, she lived the majority of her life on the road named for her father's mill. Family and local history were of great interest to her. She leaves behind a file cabinet brimming with detailed research done long before the age of the Internet. As a result, she was Upper Freehold's first historian, a member of the Upper Freehold Township Open Space and Scenic Roads Committees, a member of the Monmouth County Historical Association, a trustee of the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society, a trustee of the Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family Association and a member of the Friends of the Old Yellow Meeting House. In 2001 she co-wrote "Twixt Crosswicks Creek and Burlington Path" with her son George. She was also a member of the Allentown Presbyterian Church and the Albright 50+ Club.

Ruth was a graduate of Allentown High School, attended Wilson College and graduated from Albright College, where she met her future husband, Harold. They married at the beginning of World War II. After he returned from the war, they lived in Lebanon, PA for about seven years, before returning to Cream Ridge. She substitute taught at Allentown High School and tutored many local children in math. Her family will never enjoy coffee ice cream without thinking of her.

Predeceased by her husband Harold Honadle, sister Helen Holmes Brick, brother Joseph Holmes, and her best friend Kitty Robson. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law George and Beth Honadle of Caton, NY, daughter Ann Honadle Van Hise of Cream Ridge, granddaughter Tracy Nugent and her husband Richard of Roanoke, VA, and grandsons Craig Van Hise of Cream Ridge and Forrest Jeffrey Honadle of Corning, NY, as well as her brother Charles Holmes of Seaside Park.

A memorial service will be held 12 pm on Saturday, April 5 ^th at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 South Main Street, Allentown.   Interment will be at the Old Yellow Meeting House, Imlaystown, NJ. Friends may call Saturday from 11am until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Friends of the Old Yellow Meeting House (cemetery fund), PO Box 23, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514.