RUTH M. ANTES of OCEAN GROVE, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had worked as an office manager inthe billing department at the Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune for more than seventeen years until retiring. She managed the Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare and Medicaid Policies. During the depression she worked for TEL T with her sister, Betty Eible, for 20 years until marriage. Before World War II, women were expected to leave their job at the time of marriage in order to raise a family. Later she ran the Philadelphia House Bed and Breakfast on Embury Avenue in Ocean Grove. She met many residents who enjoyed her hospitality and remained friends throughout life. Born in East Orange, NJ she lived in Verona for over 20 years, then in Lakewood for seven years before moving to Ocean Grove in 1964. She enjoyed the privacy of her own home with her family and friends and she wintered in Florida. Ruth was a graduate of Verona High School, class of 1938. Mrs. Antes was a member of Unity Church by the Shore, Neptune. She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Antes in 1978. He was a career military man who served in combat in Germany and also participated in the D Day invasion in Normandy, France She was also predeceased by her son, Kenneth Antes in 1999. Surviving are her daughter, Susan Antes of Richmond, Kentucky, a niece, Barbara Daly of Tinton Falls, a nephew, Lawrence Carroll of Toms River, and her granddaughter, Anne Marie Antes, who attends Model Lab at Eastern Kentucky University, one of only 99 Model Labs left in the country and has two trainers in the sport of golf. A memorial service will be held at The Unity Church By The Shore, 3508 Asbury Avenue, Neptune, NJ on Sunday, January 11 at 1:00 PM. Those who wish may send flowers or a contribution to the Unity Church by the Shore would be appreciated.