Nagel M. Ruppenthal Obituary (1923 - 2016)

Mrs. Nagel M. Ruppenthal, 93, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge. Burial will be with her husband in the Flagler Memorial Park in Miami on Thursday morning, July 28, with a Memorial Service to be held at 12 Noon at the Coral Gables United Church of Christ. Born in Anniston, AL, Mrs. Ruppenthal lived in Coral Gables, FL for 50 years before moving to Montclair 9 years ago. Mrs. Ruppenthal, notably known as 'Molly Turner' spent a 37 year career as a TV Broadcast Journalist in Southern Florida where she won 3 Emmy awards for her investigative reporting. She was Florida's first TV anchorwoman, first woman television reporter and first consumer affairs reporter. At a time when women reporters were barred access from many events, Molly Turner broke numerous glass ceilings. In a recent article about her, the Miami Herald called her "The First Lady of South Florida news television". She was a founder & President of the Gold Coast Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television, a National Press Club award winner and won the 2001 Imprint Award given by the Miami International Press Club. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Philip Lee Ruppenthal and is survived by her daughter, Lyle C.R. Landon (and her husband, Daniel) of Montclair, NJ, her son, Chris Ruppenthal (and his wife, Mary Yoder) of Pacific Palisades, CA and her grandchildren, Chelsea, Philip, Lucinda and William. Inquiries about the Molly Turner Scholarship Fund can be emailed to [email protected].