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RUTH SCHWARTZ Obituary

SCHWARTZ--Ruth. Ruthie Schwartz, daughter of Dottie and David Schwartz, sister of the late Edward Schwartz, passed away at the age of 81 on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Graduate of Tilden High School and Brooklyn College. She worked for the Board of Education tirelessly for 37 years. Ruthie loved to make people laugh and to meet new people. She loved to entertain on rock and roll cruises. She loved belly dancing, Bollywood dancing and improv and regular acting. She loved to play bridge. Ruthie had spunk and always lit up the room wherever she went. She is survived by her spouse Marvin Davenport.

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Published by New York Times on Jun. 23, 2024.

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Jill Newman Iversen

June 25, 2024

She lit up any show she was ever in and will be sorely missed by everyone in her acting group, starting with, but hardly limited to, me, Jill Newman Iversen

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