Ruth Alice Dinkel

Mrs. Dinkel, 97, of Cape Coral, Fla., formerly of Spotswood, died April 10, 2009. Her husband, Louis Dinkel, died in 1994. Surviving are two daughters and their spouses, Nancy and John Longwith of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Sharon and John Maibauer of Cape Coral; a sister, Alice Leach of Plainsboro; a brother, Herbert O'Brien of South Plainfield; a sister-in-law, Teresa O'Brien of Hillsborough; two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan. Memorial contributions may be made to Pekes and Pals Canine Rescue, c/o Peggy Dunn, 19400 Durrance Road, Fort Myers, FL 33919; online at www.pekesandpals.org/donation.htm.