Ruth Stark, Age 78 passed away on July 12, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt wife and friend who was a resident of Sherborn, MA for most of her life.
Born in Nyack, NY to Marianne and Fritz Breuer, she grew up on the campus of Rockland State Hospital in Orangeburg, NY where her father served as a psychiatrist. Growing up at the State Hospital would influence her later career in healthcare. Ruth attended Pearl River High School where she was on the cheerleading squad. She entered Boston University in 1963 were she earned a BA in Political Science. Shortly after graduating, she met Martin Stark, who would become her husband of over 55 years. Her first job after graduating BU was at the American Heart Association in Boston. Ruth and Martin moved to Sherborn in 1972. She later earned her Master of Public Health Degree from BU. She began working at Framingham Union Hospital (now MetroWest Medical Center) in 1980 where she would spend the next 16 years continuing her career in public health communications. Among her many contributions was pioneering a bold style of signage - now used by many Boston-area hospitals. Her only son David was born in August 1984 while she was working at Framingham Union.
Ruth was a devoted mother to David and raised him to value family, friendship, reading and the arts. She would often volunteer her time at the Sherborn Elementary School to help organize field trips to area museums like the Museum of Fine Art. Ruth would go on to spent the second half of her career in marketing and public relations at Hebrew SeniorLife where she was instrumental in its rebranding, edited Mosaic, their newsletter and helping to launch NewBridge on the Charles community. She retired from HSL in 2015.
Ruth spent her retired years with Marty splitting time between their homes in Sherborn, Provincetown, and SW Florida. She enjoyed being part of her many communities, and added richly to them. Marty and Ruth were known to host great dinners with friends and family at their home in Provincetown and later Cape Coral, Florida. Ruth was a great conversationalist who maintained strong bonds with her many close friends.
Ruth was a patron of the arts who over the years would amass an art collection which spanned from striking art glass to paintings from local artists. She served on the Board of the Danforth Museum in Framingham. She was also an artist in her own right, working with a variety of mediums. Her most notable works were her glass mosaics. Her vibrant collection which will continue to be displayed at her homes, will serve as a fitting memorial to Ruth.
She is survived by her husband Marty of Cape Coral, FL; her son David Stark, Daughter-in-law Sarah and grandson Rhys of Sundance, WY, Her Sister Kathy Younger and family of Newton, MA, Brother Dan Breuer and family of Boxborough, MA, and her in-laws Zelda and Joe Brenner of Wilton, CT, with her nephew Joe Brenner Jr. and family of Annapolis, MD.
Private arrangements are in the care of Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, Providence.
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