Virginia Ruth (Boarts) Schall

Virginia Ruth (Boarts) Schall, 102, of Apollo, formerly of Ford City, died on Monday, February 24, 2025 at QLS Apollo.  She was born January 6, 1923, in Rayburn Township, Kittanning, the daughter of the late Marshall A. and Nellie R. (Beere) Boarts.  She was a member of Emmanuel Heilman Lutheran Church.  Virginia was a homemaker and she enjoyed baking buns and doing church dinners.  Survivors include her daughter, Joanne (Jim) Ditty, of Apollo; son, Leroy (Helen) Schall, of DuBois; grandson, Richard (Jeanie) Ditty, of Apollo; granddaughter, Jennifer (Brian) Stepansky, of Apollo; grandson, Robert (Rhonda) Schall, of Apollo; and granddaughter, Anita (Rodney) Adamson, of Shelocta; Eight Great grandchildren.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Schall; and siblings: Floyd Boarts, Ray Boarts, Iona Boarts, Pauline Rearick, Betty Boarts, Dale Boarts, Jean Duley, Marlene Decker and Lawane West.  Friends will be received from 2-5 p.m. with funeral service to immediately follow at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 at Kennedy & Blodgett, 253 N. Grant Ave., Kittanning, Pa. with Rev. Eric Damon officiating.  Interment will be in Heilman Cemetery. 

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