Saratoga Springs, NY - On May 10, 2012, Ruth Meyers Hoctor entered peacefully into eternal rest at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. Ruth was born in Brooklyn on December 12, 1916 to the late Arthur George and Elizabeth Pfeiffer Meyers. She grew up in Queens, NY and she was a long-time member of St. George's Episcopal Church in Flushing. Ruth graduated from Hunter College, Manhattan, NY, in 1937 with a BA in Biology. During World War II, Ruth was proud to serve in the Marine Corps as a Fixed Gunnery Instructor at MCAS El Toro, CA, and after the war she became the Registrar of the Practicing Law Institute in Manhattan. She met her husband, Thomas Francis Hoctor, through a dear friend she met during her service, Joan Hoctor Farberman. Ruth and Tom married on March 4, 1950 in Brooklyn. They had one child, Ralph Thomas Hoctor. Ruth and Tom travelled many places while fulfilling Tom's duties as a Foreign Service Officer. They were stationed in Vohenstrauss, Germany; Bucharest, Romania; and Calcutta, India. They also traveled to Italy, England, France and many other places. Some of her favorite times were while they were visiting Vienna, Austria. During stateside assignments, Ruth and Tom lived in Bethesda, MD. In the 1970s, Ruth became active as an addictions and alcoholism counselor for the court system in Montgomery County, MD. Tom and Ruth later retired to St. Michaels, MD on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. When Tom passed away, Ruth moved to Saratoga Springs to be close to her remaining family, although she always missed the Bay. Ruth always loved the opera, and her grandchildren were a source of great joy to her. In addition to her parents, Ruth was predeceased by her two sisters, Marion Murphy and Margaret Meyers; her brother, Arthur Meyers, Jr. and her niece Barbara Murphy She is survived by her son Ralph and his wife Helen Fugee Hoctor; four grandchildren, Matthew of Philadelphia, PA, Margaret Nelson (Daniel) of Oaklyn, NJ, and James and Caroline of Saratoga Springs, NY. Funeral services will conducted at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway(518-584-5373), Saratoga Springs by the Rev. Mr. William Strickland of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Greenwich, NY. Burial will be at the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery, Hurlock, MD. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.