Ruth Mabel Anthony b. 18 May 1920 Somerville, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Mar 2009 Milford, Massachusetts, USA

1920 - 2009 (88 years)

Name	Ruth Mabel Anthony
Born	18 May 1920	Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Gender	Female
Died	1 Mar 2009	Milford, Massachusetts, USA
Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, West Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Person ID	I27569	Family Tree
Last Modified	25 May 2019

Father	Angus Anthony, b. 13 Aug 1887, Boston, Massachusetts, USA , d. 1953, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
Mother	Leah Winifred Copeland, b. 1889, Boston, Massachusetts, USA , d. 1989 (Age 100 years)
Family ID	F13477	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Francis Wesley Curtis, b. 23 Feb 1918, Meriden, Connecticut, USA , d. 3 Mar 1990, Milford, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)

Children

	1. Frank S. Curtis
	2. Charlene L. Curtis, b. 24 Jun 1945
	3. Kathleen Curtis

Last Modified 24 May 2019

Family ID F13470 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 18 May 1920 - Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
	Died - 1 Mar 2009 - Milford, Massachusetts, USA
	Buried - - Evergreen Cemetery, West Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Headstones		Francis & Ruth Curtis and Gerald & Charlene Slaney Francis W. Curtis Feb. 23, 1918 - Mar. 3, 1990 His Wife Ruth M. Anthony May 18, 1920 - Mar. 1, 2009 Gerald L. Slaney July 1, 1947 - Jan. 17, 1990 His Wife Charlene L. Curtis June 24, 1945 -
Headstones		Francis & Ruth Curtis and Gerald & Charlene Slaney CURTIS * SLANEY

Notes

Ruth M. (Anthony) Curtis, 88, of Medway, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Francis W. Curtis, who died in 1990. Born in Somerville May 18, 1920, the daughter of the late Angus and Leah (Copeland) Anthony, Mrs. Curtis had lived in Medway for most of her life. She was a 1936 graduate of Medway High School. Mrs. Curtis had been the senior coordinator for the Medway Elders for many years before retiring. She had previously worked in the cafeteria at Dean Jr. College. Mrs. Curtis also taught guitar. Helping others was a large part of Mrs. Curtis' life. She had been a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader in Medway. She had also been the director of the Girl Scout camp on Adams Street in Medway for many years. She had been a driver for the FISH program, entertained with her guitar at nursing homes, prisons, and veterans' hospitals, and had taught crafts to the handicapped and developmentally challenged in the surrounding area. Mrs. Curtis had been a volunteer in the nurses office of the Medway elementary schools and had worked as a census taker and election poll worker in Medway. Mrs. Curtis had been a long and active member of the Rosalie Rebekah Lodge in Medway. She held numerous positions in the lodge and was the past president of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Rebekahs, a position that took her to lodges throughout the nation. Mrs. Curtis loved to go camping and to play and listen to music. She is survived by her children, Frank S. Curtis and his wife, Ellen, of Citrus Springs, Fla., Charlene Coakley and her husband, Bob, of Medway, and Kathleen Mueller and her husband, Rick, of Madison, N.H. She was the sister of the late Fred, Arthur and Charles Anthony, and Margie Havilland and Winifred Cottam. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Tammy Reed of Medway, Cheri Richards of Standish, Maine, Mark Henschel of Lovell, Maine, Braden Curtis of Exeter, N.H., and Melissa Berio of Middleboro. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren. Her funeral service will take place Wednesday, March 4, at the Medway Village Church, at 10 a.m. Calling hours are Tuesday, March 5, 5 to 8 p.m., at the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, 3 Barber St., Medway. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Medway. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Medway Village Church Food Pantry, 170 Village St., Medway, MA 02053.
--Published in Milford Daily News on Mar. 2, 2009