- Date Of Birth: October 20, 1920
- Date Of Death: June 8, 2020
- State: Massachusetts
Ruth (French) Ruhr of Plymouth , passed away peacefully in the presence of family on June 8th at Life Care Center of Plymouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Herbert William Ruhr for sixty one years until his passing in 2002.. Born in Everett, Massachusetts on October 20, 1920, daughter of the late Herbert and Leslie (Greer) French. Ruth was educated in Milton and a graduate of Milton High School class of 1938 and attended The Faye Secretarial school. Ruth and Herb married two weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. When Herb enlisted in the Army Air Corp Ruth traveled the country with him to various OCS training schools in Florida, Ohio, and California. She returned to Milton when he was deployed to the Pacific. Upon his return they settled in Milton briefly before moving to Weymouth to raise their family. Upon retirement they moved to Centerville for over twenty years making many new friends.Loving mother of Jon Ruhr and his wife Christine of Plymouth, Jane L. Davies of Plymouth, Jay Ruhr and his partner Kim Hennigan of Hyannis and James Ruhr and his wife Marnne of Moorseville, NC. She was predeceased by her oldest son Jeffrey William Ruhr of Florida and her brother Herbert “Brud” French of New Hampshire and grandson Stephen Ruhr of Marshfield. She was loved and adored by her 15 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 2 great great was well known for her baking skills and no one could resist her homemade brownies and cookies.
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