Shrewsbury,MA- Ruby M. (Anderson) Woodworth, 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester. She leaves a sister, Shirley Midgley, of Shrewsbury, a daughter, Joan Fowler of NH, many nieces and nephews, and great and grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters, Doris Carlson, and Merilyn Mulcahy, and by a brother, Lloyd Anderson.
Ruby was born in Worcester, Ma, daughter of the late Andrew and Olga (Person) Anderson. She graduated from Commerce High School and worked as a bank teller at Guaranty Bank and at Hahnemann Hospital in Pharmacy billing dept. She was a member of First Congregational Church Shrewsbury. In her younger years she grew up on Lake Quinsigamond where she greatly enjoyed swimming, skating, and exploring the lake. She was an avid tennis player. She took pleasure in gardening and her flowers, also square dancing, knitting, and vacationing at Cape Cod, York Beach, Maine, and Florida. She loved hosting her Christmas Day Family brunch.
A calling time will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 11:00-11:30am in Nordgren’s Funeral Home 300 Lincoln St. Worcester, Ma 01605. A funeral service will follow at 11:30am in the funeral home. Burial will follow in All Faith’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ruby’s memory may be made to Rose Monahan Home or First Congregrational Church,Shrewsbury,Ma.
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