Ruth Frederick (Hartman) Willistein, 101, died May 1, 2018, in Phoebe Home, Allentown. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Harvey Phaon Hartman and Minnie Frederick Hartman, of Fullerton, Whitehall Township.

She was the wife of the late Paul August Willistein Sr. for 48 years.

She was a 1934 graduate of Whitehall HS.

She was the owner-operator of Wayside Flower Shop, Bethlehem; managed Bookman’s Book Store, Allentown, and was a governess in Philadelphia and in Ocean City, N.J.

She was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Allentown, and, previously, of St. Paul’s “Blue” Church, Coopersburg, and St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fullerton, where she was in charge of the infant department.

She volunteered at Lehigh County Historical Society.

She is survived by a son, Paul of Allentown, with whom she resided for 13 years; a daughter, Alice Uhl of Fountain Hill; three nieces, Christine Lewis of Thomasville, Ga.; Karen Martin of Columbus, Ohio; and Donna Hartman-Bauer of Akron, Ohio; three grandchildren, Brenda Eichelberg of Bristol, Wisc., Brian Uhl of Allentown and Elias Hasenecz of Iowa City, Iowa; and six great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a sister, Louise Hartman Nielsen; and two brothers, Harvey and Earl Hartman.

Contributions may be made in her name to the charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements were made by J. S. Burkholder Funeral Home Inc., Allentown.