Ruth Blaney Egner, 87, loving wife of 55 years of Rev. Harry R. Egner, Assistant Chaplin of Elim Park Baptist Home, Cheshire, passed away April 11, 2007 after a brief illness. She as born in Watertown, NY, April 29, 1919 a daughter of the late John and Laura Cooper Blaney. The Egner's served Baptist churches for over 50 years in the states of NJ, PA, IA, MA and CT. She was a graduate of the Pierce Business College of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Bible Institute. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, April 16, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of the Elim Park Baptist Home. Rev. Glenn B. Havumaki will officiate. Arrangements in care of BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEY AVE., HAMDEN. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Elim Park Place, 140 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire, CT 06410.