Ruth A. Courtney, Esq., 57, of Willow Street, Attorney with Shumaker Williams P.C., passed away on March 29, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Pittston and was the daughter of Lorraine (Swierczynski) Antal and the late Arthur Antal.

Ruth is survived by a husband, Jeffrey A. Courtney, and a son, William A. Courtney, both of Willow Street.

Ruth was an attorney with Shumaker Williams P.C. from 1995 to 2011 in the Camp Hill office. She was a member of the firm's Financial Institutions and Securities Law Department. Her practice was concentrated in corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and securities regulation and commercial law.

She was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1991 and the US District Court for the Middle District of PA. She was a member of the American Bar Association and its Business Law Section and the PA Bar Association.

Ruth was a graduate of Widener University School of Law J.D. (cum laude) in 1991 and Penn State University in 1977. During Law School she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and served as note and comment editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. At Penn State she was on the Dean's List and was President of Beta Rho Delta a Women's Engineering Sorority.

In her early years she enjoyed skiing in Colorado and boating with her husband and son. She enjoyed the shore and vacationing to her beach home in Rehoboth on the Indian River.

Surviving in addition to her husband and son, a sister, Jane A. Gray, wife of Doug W., of Hummelstown, a brother, Arthur M. Antal, husband of Alice S., of Wellsboro, and a niece, Rebecca S. Antal.

Ruth's Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2011 from 3:30-5:30pm at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory 3110 Lititz Pk. Lititz, PA 17543. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ruth's memory to the Humane League of Lancaster 2195 Lincoln Highway East Lancaster, PA 17602. To send the family an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory 717-560-5100