Ruth Ann

Snethkamp

Ruth Ann Snethkamp, 81, of 230 S. Wayne, St. Marys, died at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Grand Lake Health.

She was born June 6, 1945, in St. Marys, the daughter of Ralph J. and Wilma (Brush) Wolfe.

On August 10, 1968, she married James E. Snethkamp, who survives.

She is also survived by two sons, Scott Edward (Jennifer) Snethkamp, St. Marys, and Steven James (Lindsey) Snethkamp, Dublin; five grandchildren, Jack Snethkamp and A.J. Snethkamp, St. Marys, and Violet Snethkamp, Sawyer Snethkamp, and June Snethkamp, Dublin; brothers, Ralph J. Wolfe, Jr. (Lisa Ruley), New Bremen, and Jerry (Charlett) Wolfe, St. Marys; a sister, Linda (Tim) Gehm, Coldwater; and a sister-in-law, Josie Goodwin, Englewood.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; a niece, Sheila Wolfe; and a brother-in-law, Charles A. (Tony) Snethkamp.

Mrs. Snethkamp was a 1963 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School in Lawson, Kentucky, and graduated in 1967 from Ohio Northern University with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. She taught in the Celina and St. Marys City Schools. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Holy Rosary Altar Society.

She was a passionate advocate for her students, and they knew how much she loved them. She volunteered with the Boy Scouts, the Auglaize County Historical Society, and the St. Marys schools. She had a great love for her family, especially her grandchildren, and enjoyed reading, canning, cooking for others, spending time with friends, cheering on the Buckeyes and the St. Marys Roughriders, vacationing in Florida, and getting together with the MHS '63 girls.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with Fr. James Gaynor officiating. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.

Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 16, 2026, at Cisco Funeral Home, 1175 E. Greenville Rd., St. Marys. Friends may also call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at the funeral home prior to the Mass.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Rosary Catholic Church or a charity of your choice.

The caring staff of Cisco Funeral Homes of Celina and St. Marys is honored to care for Ruth Ann and her family during this difficult time. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family through the funeral home website or on the Cisco Funeral Homes Facebook page.