Hoosick Falls – Ruth LaPerle, 73, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Saturday June 13, 2015. She resided on First Street in Hoosick Falls with her husband of fifty-three years Leo LaPerle.
Born on June 4, 1942 in Troy, NY to the late Robert and Betty (Lohnes) Leibensperger. Ruth was a lifelong resident of Hoosick Falls, where she attended Hoosick Falls Central School. On April 14, 1962 Ruth married her husband and best friend Leo. Ruth and Leo shared fifty-three amazing years together. Throughout her adult life, Ruth worked several jobs throughout the Hoosick Falls, Cambridge, NY and Bennington, VT area. She is best known for her gregarious personality and sense of humor. When not working, Ruth focused her time on being a homemaker, collecting Marilyn Monroe items, and tending to her favorite pets, Jewels, their Quaker Parrot and Gidget, their toy poodle.
Survivors in addition to her husband Leo include her sister Gwynne Leibensperger of Schodack, NY, her daughter Sandy (Gary) Bessette of Bennington, VT, her son Gary LaPerle of Latham, NY, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Ruth is predeceased by her parents, brother Doug Leibensperger and son Robert B. LaPerle.
Funeral services will be Friday June 19, at 10 am from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial will follow the service at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hoosick Falls.
Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls on Thursday, June 18, from 3 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be to either the American Cancer Society or the Second Chance Humane Society through the funeral home.