Lysbeth Weber of The Villages, FL passed away on August 29, 2025 at the age of 88.
She was born in Perth Amboy, NJ to the late Otto & Ilse Ruckert. She spent some formative childhood years in Germany when her family went to visit and were unable to return to the US because of the war.
She returned to the US in 1946 along with her parents and brothers Rudy & Horst and they eventually settled in Metuchen, NJ. She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1960 and was always proud of this unique accomplishment for the time. She married Otto Weber in 1961. She spent most of her married life in Bloomfield, NJ raising her 4 sons and supporting Otto’s 30+ year career as a chemist at Hoffman-La Roche. They also enjoyed camping and connecting with friends on trips. Lys was also an active member of St Thomas the Apostle Church including several years teaching CCD classes. Lys & Otto eventually retired to The Villages in 2011.
Lys was an amazing friend, mom, grandma, and great-grandma. She had many lifelong friendships made through college, church, and her various communities. She and Otto also had many friends and relatives in Germany, and she always loved writing letters to them and sending packages. She was proud of her baking (Stollen and Christmas cookies especially) and loved meeting new people and sharing stories from her interesting life. In the Villages she was a member of St Mark’s Women’s Guild and the German Club.
Her beloved husband of 56 years Otto Weber predeceased her in 2017 and her older brother Rudy Ruckert passed in 2022.
Lys is survived by her 4 sons: Bill (Eileen), Bob (Kim), Marc, and James (Sarah). She also has 9 grandchildren Kevin, Sean, Colleen, Zach, Kyle, Emily, Nicholas, Matthew, and Sofia and one great granddaughter Chloe.
She is also survived by her devoted brother Horst and his wife Suzie Ruckert as well as Otto’s sister Diana Weber.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mark Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Summerfield, FL on Monday October 20th at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Lys’s memory may be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or The Fund for F.D.U. (Fairleigh Dickinson University).