Ruth Esther Ginn

Ruth Esther Ginn, also known as Ruthie, passed away peacefully at Maple Ridge Memory Care on March 25, 2024, at the age of 87 in Essex, VT. Born on July 31, 1936, in Scranton, PA, Ruth was a devoted wife, loving sister, beloved mother and adoring grandmother.
Ruth lived by faith. She embraced and embodied God's grace with gratitude, generosity, and kindness. She was incredibly strong spirited and courageous. She was a selfless, forgiving, and non-judgmental individual who exhibited resilience, honesty, and hard work throughout her life. Ruth would ensure everyone else's needs were met before hers and expected nothing from anyone. Ruth respected and loved everyone no matter what color, race or creed and had an uncanny ability of finding the good in everyone and every situation. She was truly one of a kind.
Ruth spent much of her of her life in Los Angeles, CA. She was so very proud to have worked for the City of Los Angeles for over 30 years. She worked her way up having held multiple positions, but her most cherished role was being Senior Secretary with the Los Angeles Police Department. Her years working with the Police Department were filled with so much joy, success and shopping. Ruth absolutely loved shopping for her work suits, dresses and shoes as she had the utmost respect for her position and what it represented.
Ruth ultimately retired in Hyannis, MA where she was able to buy a custom-built home which was a testament to her hard work over the years. She was so proud of that home always wanting to show people her beautiful yard filled with rose bushes and rhododendrons', amazing deck, and cute little breakfast nook. Every morning she woke up grateful and blessed while never forgetting her very humble beginnings.
However, Ruth's most sacred and treasured gift in life was her family, especially her two granddaughters Amanda and Kimberly. Her world revolved around them. She was always there for every memorable moment, whether good or bad. She continuously filled their lives with encouragement, support and so much love and in return they made her heart whole and complete. She was there for their first breaths of life and by God's grace they were both there for her last breaths of life.
Ruth's personality and charm could be best described as The Legendary Energizer Bunny. She really did keep going and going and going. When Ruth wasn't spending time with her granddaughters, she loved spending time with her sister Grace and bother-in-law Musty. She also always enjoyed seeing and spending time with her nieces, nephews and great grandchildren who loved her dearly. When she wasn't working her part-time job in her retirement or translating her shorthand notes from her homeowner's association meetings, she was going to the beach, traveling, tending to her yard, going to theater productions, exercising, reading mystery novels, watching Columbo, helping and editing her grandchildren's homework and, of course, shopping.
Ruth believed wholeheartedly that life is a beautiful gift from God and that He blessed her with a steadfast determination to persevere no matter what life presented her and in the end she blessed everyone with her unwavering and unconditional love.
Ruth's family, which includes all her wonderful caretakers and staff at Maple Ridge Memory Care, will miss her dearly. Ruth was preceded in death and reunited by her husband Harold Ginn, as well as by her Father Said Ayoub, her Mother Esther Deretic and Stepfather Theodore Deretic, her sister Grace Ahmed and brother-in-law Musty Ahmed. She is the beloved mother of Karen Rogers and her husband Walter Rogers of Essex, VT and Rebecca Frankel and her husband David Frankel of Fairfield Glade, TN. Devoted grandmother of Amanda Meyers and her husband Matthew Meyers of Cumming, GA and Kimberly Rogers and her companion Augustine Russo Jr. of Westford, MA. Adoring great grandmother of Brittany O'Bryan of Brooklyn, MI, Kimberly Burns and her husband Isaac Burns of Cumming, GA and Katherine O'Bryan of Cumming, GA. Doting great great grandmother, auntie, cousin, friend and neighbor to many.
Visitation will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 1712 S Glendale Ave., Glendale, CA on Tuesday April 2, 2024, from 4:00-7:00 PM. A graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery on Wednesday April 3, 2024 at 3 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to University of Vermont Medical Center Nursing Fund. Website: https://give.uvmhealth.org/medcenter Please choose "Other" for donation support and in the comments please write "Nursing Fund" so the donation will go direct to all the wonderful nursing staff at the University of Vermont. They were always so gracious, kind, caring and supportive with all of Ruth's needs. They are all truly special people.