Ruth E. Banfield

Ruth Banfield, 86, of 73 South Street, Ware, MA, formerly of Stow, died on January 20, 2025. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Ralph, on October 24, 2017.
Ruth was born May 4, 1938 in Waltham. The daughter of the late Carl Gunnar and Ruth (Anderson) Johnson, Ruth was a lifelong resident of Stow.
Ruth graduated from Hale High School, class of 1956, and attended South Middlesex Secretarial School in Framingham.
Ruth raised her family and then worked many part-time jobs. Finally working full time at Digital and retiring in 1992.
She was a member of the Union Church in Stow serving on the Pastoral Committee and was vice president and president of the Service Club. She was a board member at the Stow's Council on Aging, and a member of the Hale High Class Reunion Committee. She loved caring for plants along side of Ralph, and loved camping at Wakeda Campground Hampton Falls, NH for 30 years with a devoted family.
Surviving are her sons, James Banfield and his wife, Diane, of Warren, Richard and his wife, Nicola, of Shrewsbury and her loving granddaughter, Lauren of Greenfield. Also survived by her twin brother Arnold Johnson and wife, Judy, of Hudson, and loving nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and sisters-in-laws Elaine of Virginia and Therese of Hudson. She was predeceased by her brother Carl Robert Johnson of Alton Bay, NH.
A visitation will be held in the Acton Funeral Home, 470 Massachusetts Avenue (Rt 111), Acton, on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 10 – 11 AM followed by a Funeral Service at 11 in the Funeral Home. Interment to take place in Brookside Cemetery, Stow.
Contributions in Ruth's memory may be made to the Stow Council on Aging, 509 Great Road, Stow, MA 01775.