RUTH H. (BLURTON) BURRELL, 94, formerly of Cotuit, East Weymouth and Hingham, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 17th at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Mrs Burrell was born in Englewood, New Jersey and came to Hingham at an early age, where she was raised and educated. She moved to East Weymouth in 1932 where she and her husband, the late Malcolm B. Burrell operated Burrell's Variety Store for many years. During this time Mrs. Burrell was an active member and Sunday School teacher at the South Shore Baptist Church in Hingham. In 1973 she and her husband retired to Cotuit on Cape Cod where she became active as organist and Sunday School teacher at the Forestdale Baptist Church. She had many interests including traveling and visiting family in British Columbia, Canada.
She was the mother of Bruce W. Burrell and his wife Connie of Burlington, MA, Janet M. Warren and her husband Paul of South Weymouth, Helen E. Skowronski and her husband John of Little Egg Harbor, NJ and Marinda P. Bennett and her husband Gerry of Hanover. Sister of Anna Desroches of Weymouth and Arthur Duxbury of Pittsfield. Also survived by 14 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in the United States and British Columbia, Canada.
A Memorial Service will be conducted on Saturday, Nov. 24th at 11 AM at the South Shore Baptist Church, 578 Main St. (Rt. 228), Hingham. Visiting hours and flowers omitted by request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Forestdale Baptist Church, 110 Route 130, Forestdale, MA 02644. The interment is to be private.