Ruth Elizabeth Nutter, age 86, of Delmar, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 at Deer's Head Hospital Center in Salisbury. She was born October 13, 1920 in New Berlin, PA, a daughter of the late Ralph Arbogast and Edith Walker Arbogast. Ruth lived her life for her family and loved spending time with her daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth (Betty) Matthews and Linda Lloyd and her husband, Chris, all of Delmar; three brothers, her twin, Robert Arbogast and his wife, Kaye of Millerstown, PA, Donald Arbogast and his wife Anna of Lake Havasu City, AZ, and Kenneth Arbogast and his wife Betty of Mifflintown, PA; two sisters, Bernice Arbogast of Newport, PA and Ann Aumon and her husband, Harry of Camp Hill, PA; Five grandchildren, Kevin Matthews and his wife Erika of Delta, PA; Angie Dempsey and her husband, Earle of Magnolia, DE and Tracey Lloyd, Kelly Lloyd and Lindsay Lloyd, all of Delmar. Three great-grandchildren, Cassie, Cole and Case Dempsey, and several nieces and nephews also survive her. In addition to her parents, a brother, Walter Arbogast, preceded her in death. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Springhill Memory Gardens on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. John Herbst, Minister, will officiate. Inurnment will follow. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: American Diabetes Association, 114 Baptist Street, Salisbury, MD 21803, or to Delmar Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 143, Delmar, DE 19940. Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home, Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com .