Ruth E. Grytko

Ruth Edna (Grigger) Grytko, age 102, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 3, 2025, in Blue Bell. Previously, Ruth lived in Marlton and Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Ruth lived an amazingly long life and was quite healthy and strong until her sudden passing.

Ruth was born in Plymouth (Luzerne County), Pennsylvania to John and Mary (Madash) Grigger on December 15, 1922. She graduated from Plymouth High School and went to a 2-year business school in Wilkes Barre. She then worked in Wilkes Barre as a secretary, and later as an executive secretary at Grinnell Company in Philadelphia for 10 years. Ruth married Carl Grytko in 1942 and they were married for 62 years until Carl's passing. Ruth was a devoted, loving, and caring wife, mother, and grandmother. She was always present for her family, provided loving support to her husband and children, and dedicated her time and efforts to creating a lovely home in Haddon Heights for her family. After Ruth’s two daughters were born, she was a skillful homemaker, volunteered in her children’s schools, and served as PTA president. Ruth and Carl enjoyed spending time at their vacation cabin in the Poconos, and often hosted fun summer get-togethers at their cabin for family, relatives, and friends. Together, they enjoyed gardening, home projects, and taking trips. In the 1970s when Carl was transferred to Ohio for several years, Ruth and Carl renovated and lived in an old farmhouse on 100 acres of land. Later, after selling their Poconos cabin, they had a home in Naples, Florida, which they loved visiting. Ruth was an expert seamstress, and crafted clothing, dresses, prom gowns, and Halloween costumes for her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed interior design, quilting, embroidery, and baking. In later years, she enjoyed taking local trips with friends from her retirement apartment in Marlton.

Ruth is survived by daughter, Elise (Grytko) Blumenthal (Dr. Andrew Blumenthal), granddaughter Summer Grimes (Greg Owens), granddaughter Carla Blumenthal (Shane Rasnak), granddaughter Amy Hiemenz (John), grandson Eric Blumenthal (Shannon), great-grandsons Jack and Kai, niece Mary Korte, nephews John P. Grigger, Skip Villante, and Gary Villante. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband Carl Grytko, daughter Kathryn (Grytko) Grimes, brother Emil Grigger, sister Catherine (Grigger) Miles, brother John C. Grigger, and sister Dorothy (Grigger) Villante.

Viewing will be at 10 AM, Friday, September 12, 2025, at Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 28 Monmouth Road (Route 537), Wrightstown, NJ 08562. A funeral mass will follow at 11 AM. Cemetery Commitment will be at 1 PM at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, 350 Province Line Road, Wrightstown, NJ 08562. All are invited to a luncheon at Cream Ridge Golf Club, 181 County Road 539, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514.

Memorials may be made to Breakthrough T1D, PO Box 5021, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5021. Floral arrangements may be sent to Shaeff-Myers Funeral Home on Thursday, September 11, or to the church on Friday, September 12 before 10 AM.