Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth (Ambrose) DeLay. Ruth attended St. Mary’s School of Winchester and was a graduate of Marycliff Academy. Ruth went to Guam to work as a secretary and later moved to Hawaii, while in the area she traveled around that part of the world. Upon moving back to the East Coast, she married Bob.
Loving sister of Claire Enright and her late husband Charles of Lexington, Massachusetts and the late Sandra DeLay of Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Step mother to Lorri Gibbons of Cohasset, Massachusetts.
A visitation will be held from 10:00-10:30 AM on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 10 Summer Street, Cohasset. Interment to follow at St. Paul Cemetery, 114 Hersey Street, Hingham.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ruth’s memory can be made to the Pine Street Inn at www.pinestreetinn.org , 444 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02118 or to American Diabetes Association/MA Affiliate 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701, www.diabetes.org
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