Ruth Christman

Ruth E. Christman, 92, of Albuquerque, passed away on September 29, 2026. Ruth was born and raised in Reading, PA. Mrs. Christman graduated from Gettysburg College (B.A. in Piano Performance) and Drexel University (M.S. in Library Science). She was a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library. She was the wife of the late Ernest H. Christman, M.D. whom she accompanied for his service as a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps in France. Upon their return, Ruth was a homemaker following the birth of her daughter Catherine in Boston and her son Daniel in Philadelphia. The family relocated to Santa Fe and later to Albuquerque. She joined with her husband and her daughter in promoting the teaching of phonics with Prescription for Reading: Teach Them Phonics and the Progressive Phonics series. Mrs. Christman was predeceased by her husband, and is survived by her children Catherine (Peter) Barber and E. Daniel Christman, her grandchildren Elizabeth (Joseph) Sloma and Gregory Barber (Reshena Liao), and her great-grandson Francis N. Sloma. She was predeceased by her brother W. Raymond Siegart. A funeral will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 9:45am with her burial next to her husband at Santa Fe National Cemetery.