Obituary of Edith Plummer

Edith Mae Lucy Dickey Plummer, mother, grandmother, saint. Edith Lucy Dickey Plummer, 88, of Boalsburg, PA died Wednesday evening at her home. How do you sum up 88 years of love into a few paragraphs? She was born Edith Mae Lucy in Hampton, VA on March 9, 1925. She graduated from James Madison College with a degree in Home Economics. She initially worked in the field of Home Economics in State College, PA and later became office manager of the Metallurgy Department at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University. Mrs. Plummer married Clyde William Dickey in 1946 and had three daughters. She was a wonderful mother who raised three beautiful daughters in a warm and loving home. She was an avid gardener who loved the outdoors and the Pennsylvania countryside. She loved to travel with her husband Norman after her retirement and is proud to have visited all 50 states. She was very egalitarian and welcomed any and all to her lovely home. She was also a zealous Penn State and State College sports fan. She was a wonderful mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and friend to any who came her way. She was active in St. Paul's Methodist Church and volunteered with Meals on Wheels. An always cheerful and welcoming soul she made many friends during her life. After her first husband's death in 1983 she married James Norman Plummer in 1987. They enjoyed retirement together gardening, playing golf and travelling. Edith was pre-deceased by her daughter Eileen Dickey Ruete (husband Ned) in 2002, husband Norman in 2009, and daughter Ellen Dickey Bailey (husband Lorin) in 2011. Her surviving daughter, Susan Elizabeth Dickey currently resides in Faulkner, MD. Edith is survived by two grandsons, David A. Ruete of Waltham, MA and Michael J. Ruete (wife Chin One) of Woodinville, WA and by two step children and their spouses - Norma Panasiti (husband Doug) of Florida and James Plummer (wife Marty) of Virginia. Visitation will be 2 until 4 p.m., on Monday, November 11, 2013, at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St. State College. A memorial service will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home with the Reverend Eric Shafer officiating. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312, to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, or to St. Pauls United Methodist church, 109 McAllister St, State College, PA 16801. Arrangements are under the care of Koch Funeral Home, State College. Online condolences and signing of the guest book may be entered at www.kochfuneralhome.com.