Ruth Funk

Ruth Marie Hebert Funk, 89, of Hot Springs died Tuesday in a local hospital-based hospice facility. The widow of the late Frank W. Funk, she was a long-time member of the accounting profession in Hot Springs, in a family firm established by her husband. She worked in and was co-owner of Frank W. Funk, Ltd. since the early 1950s, and recently retired. She was a member of the Arkansas Society of Public Accountants and the National Society of Public Accountants. She was a long-time member of St. John’s Catholic Church, having been active in various groups related to St. John’s over the years. Mrs. Funk was a native of Houma, LA, was an alumna of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge along with her late husband, married in Baton Rouge, and moved to Hot Springs with Mr. Funk in the early 1940s. The family firm was established in 1947, and she joined it in the early 1950s. She was pre-deceased by a brother, Raymond Hebert, of Houma, LA. Survivors include a sister, Henrietta Journey, and her husband Donald, of Arizona; two brothers, Norman Hebert and wife Shirley, and Royal Hebert and wife Lynn, both of Houma, LA; three children, Betty Ann Funk of Hot Springs, Frank W. Funk Jr. and wife Dottie of Little Rock, and Ellen Morris and husband Robert of Parker, CO; two grandchildren, Heather Barnett of Little Rock and Ann Marie Clement of Denver, CO; and three great-grandchildren. Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. today (Friday) at Hot Springs Funeral Home, with Joe Harrison officiating. Visitation will follow from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday) at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Officiant will be Fr. Erik Pohlmeier. Pallbearers will be Don Journey, Bob Morris, David Barnett and Ryan Clement. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Martin Koehn, staff of Lakewood Convalescent Home, Cheryl McIntyre and Lou Turala. Memorial designations are Lakewood Convalescent Home, Lakewood Residential Care Facility, Rukavina Child Care Center, Garland County Council on Aging, and St. John’s Catholic School.

Ruth Funk

May 24, 2007