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==Obituary== 
Ruby Scheffel
Ruby Scheffel, a woman with
varied interests and talents, died
on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at the
Teresian House.
She was 91.
"Whatever she did, she was
perfect," said her daughter, Carol
Lezatte.
Mrs. Scheffel was born in
Berne, the daughter of the late
George and Anna Keyser
Silvernail.
Mrs. Scheffel worked at the
Watervliet Arsenal,' the Marcy
Nursing Home in East Berne,
and the former Madison Avenue
Bank.
She owned and operated
Wagner's Restaurant in
Schoharie for about a year, said
her daughter.
"She had a lot of interests," said Mrs. Lezatte. She filled her free time with crafts. Her  daughter said she enjoyed crocheting and needlepoint.

Mrs. Scheffel also prepared edible delights. "She had a lot of interest in baking," said her daughter.

She was a long-time member of the Glenmont Community Church.

Mrs. Scheffel is survived by two daughters, Virginia E. Mann and her late husband, Bill Mann, and current companion, Robert Clow, of East Berne, and Carol A. Lezatte, and her husband, Kenneth, of Glenmont; a son, Charles M. Groesbeck, and his wife, Phyllis, of Feura Bush; a step-daughter, Dorothy Vincent, and her husband, Gordon, of East Berne; and a step-son, Stuart Scheffel, of Santa Barbara, Calif. She is also survived by one brother, two sisters, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Victor Scheffel; her son, Walter Weidman; and her step-son, Bruce Scheffel, died before her.

Services were held at the New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home in Colonie. She was buried in the Rensselaerville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Glenmont Community Church, 1 Chapel Lane, Glenmont, NY 12077.

— William Marley Leif
:[[Altamont Enterprise]] - November 27, 2003

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Ruby Scheffel
Ruby Scheffel, a woman with
varied interests and talents, died
on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at the
Teresian House.
She was 91.
"Whatever she did, she was
perfect," said her daughter, Carol
Lezatte.
Mrs. Scheffel was born in
Berne, the daughter of the late
George and Anna Keyser
Silvernail.
Mrs. Scheffel worked at the
Watervliet Arsenal,' the Marcy
Nursing Home in East Berne,
and the former Madison Avenue
Bank.
She owned and operated
Wagner's Restaurant in
Schoharie for about a year, said
her daughter.
"She had a lot of interests,"
said Mrs. Lezatte. She filled her
free time with crafts. Her daughter
said she enjoyed crocheting
and needlepoint.
Mrs. Scheffel also prepared
edible delights. "She had a lot of
interest in baking," said her
daughter.
She was a long-time member
of the Glenmont Community
Church.
Mrs. Scheffel is survived by
two daughters, Virginia E. Mann
and her late husband, Bill Mann,
and current companion, Robert
Clow, of East Berne, and Carol A.
Lezatte, and her husband,
Kenneth, of Glenmont; a son,
Charles M. Groesbeck, and his
wife, Phyllis, of Feura Bush; a
step-daughter, Dorothy Vincent,
and her husband, Gordon, of
East Berne; and a step-son, Stuart
Scheffel, of Santa Barbara, Calif.
She is also survived by one
brother, two sisters, many
grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
two great-great grandchildren,
and several nieces and
nephews.
Her husband, Victor Scheffel;
her son, Walter Weidman; and
her step-son, Bruce Scheffel, died
before her.
Services were held at the New
Comer-Cannon Family Funeral
Home in Colonie. She was buried
in the Rensselaerville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Glenmont
Community Church, 1 Chapel
Lane, Glenmont, NY 12077.
— William Marley Leif>/