Obituary of Ruth P. Capeci

Ruth Pearl Capeci passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 19, 2025. She had just turned 90 years old two days earlier.  

Ruth was born in Batavia, New York, where she grew up on a dairy farm.  She raised her family in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, before moving to the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, area.  

She attended Green Lane Bible Institute, now the University of Valley Forge, where she met and married her husband, Pasqualino Capeci Jr, who preceded her in death (2015) after over fifty years of marriage.  

Ruth was a long-time member of the Assemblies of God; she played piano and organ for most of her adult life in local AG churches. In Pittsfield, Ruth worked as a home health aid serving primarily retired missionaries.  She also owned and operated a Christian bookstore for a period of time. 

Ruth is survived by two of her sisters, Karen Schwab and Alice May Heale, and her children, Jonathan (wife Debbie) and David (wife Janine), as well as seven grandchildren: Jonathan, Rachael Engle (husband Pete), Steven, Sandra White (husband Tyler), David Jr (wife Prabhleen), Alexa Hockman (husband Tyler), Cameron, and six great-grandchildren: Tyler Jr, Summer, Jack, Ezra, Noah, and Juliet.  

The family is having a private memorial, so no public services are planned.  In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Joe Beretta Heart Foundation - https://www.thejoeberettafoundation.com/.