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RUTH RONALD Obituary
Ruth R. Ronald (Age 94)
On Thursday, December 7, 2017, Ruth Ronald of Wheaton, MD, passed away peacefully at Friends House in Sandy Spring, MD. She was 94. Ruth taught elementary school at St. Catherine Laboure in Wheaton and at Brookview Elementary and Stonegate Elementary in Silver Spring. She worked with many gifted and talented students until her retirement in 1989. As an avid traveler, Ruth's favorite trips included New Zealand, Poland, Russia, and Scandinavia. She was a voracious reader, conversant on topics ranging from Shakespeare to politics. She loved classical music, theater, social events, and her family. After she retired, Ruth was an active volunteer for Meals on Wheels and St. Catherine Laboure, and her generosity extended to family, friends, and many charitable organizations. Ruth is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Appel (Tom) and Barbara McBride (Jim), her son, Lawrence Ronald (Chris), eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jerome Brooks Ronald, Sr., her son, Jerome Brooks Ronald, Jr., her brothers Edwin, Robert, Andrew, and her sister, Virginia. Relatives and friends may call at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Veirs Mill & Claridge Roads, Wheaton, MD, Tuesday, December 12, from 10 to 11 a.m., where the Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Interment Hillside Memorial, Minneapolis, MN. www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
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budne
December 5, 2022
She was a real sweetheart!
Nancy Wrenn Ruffner
December 10, 2017
God speed to a truly lovely lady .
Joyce Williams
December 10, 2017
Ms. Ronald was my sixth grade teacher. She was terrific. I also remember missing her a great deal when she had to leave due to the death of her spouse. She was a kind person.
Mary Frances Gould
December 10, 2017
Loved Mrs. Ronald. She taught us fractions using pizza as an example. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 is forever in my brain! She was a fair teacher with a winning smile who cared about her students. When her husband suddenly died in the Midwest and she found out she was pregnant with Larry, she handled it with calmness and grace. She showed us 12 year olds how to act as an adult in face of a painful tragedy. She came back in the spring to play the piano for a St. Patrick's play. We were thrilled and didn't want her to leave! She did come back after Larry was born. But by then I was in the 7th grade. She was a dear friend to my mother, Trudy Borrell, 4th grade teacher, who died just before her 101st birthday last year. May Ruth Rest In Peace!
Pam Thank
December 10, 2017
Mrs. Ronald was my 6th grade teacher. I remember her as a warm and caring person. The year I had her her husband passed away and she had a tiny baby. I so admired her courage and strength through that difficult time.
Susan Musumeci
December 10, 2017
My condolences to the family and to all her past students at SCL. I remember her from school although she wasn't my teacher. Always heard good things about her.
Sharon Lambert
December 10, 2017
What a fun teacher Mrs. Ronald was in my 3rd grade class.
Fly with the Angels....You've more than earned your wings.
Sharon Lambert
BUDNE REINKE
December 10, 2017
I REMEMBER RUTH VERY WELL. SHE WAS A DELIGHT AND ALWAYS GOOD NATURED. SHE WAS SUCH A BLESSING TO ALL THAT KNEW HER.
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