Ruth McGlathery

1931 - 2024

Ruth McGlathery
December 24, 2024
Ruth Armstrong McGlathery, 93, passed away on December 24, 2024, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Ruthie grew up in Auburndale, Massachusetts and graduated from Colby-Sawyer Junior College. After marrying, she settled in Wilton, Connecticut, where she and her husband raised their three children, Doug, Gordon and Karen. In her later years, she returned to the family home in Auburndale, where she lived with her sister, Joan.
Ruthie spent over 75 years summering on her beloved Nantucket Island in the family cottage her parents purchased in 1944. At the age of 91, Ruthie travelled overseas to celebrate her granddaughter's wedding in the UK, where she was one of the last revelers on the dance floor. Ruthie was a devoted tennis player well into her 70s, a lover of professional ballet, and an avid reader. Throughout her life, Ruthie developed deep personal connections across all generations. She loved hearing people's stories and had a wonderful mind for keeping track of them. She genuinely cared for everyone she knew.
Ruthie was predeceased by her parents, George and Ruth Armstrong, and by her older sister, Joan Armstrong. She is survived by her sons, Doug McGlathery of Reading, MA and his wife Kathy, Gordon McGlathery of Manchester, UK and his wife Sue, and her daughter, Karen McGlathery of Charlottesville, VA and her husband Peter Berg; her six grandchildren, Lisa Ashdown, Sarah McCarthy, Andrew McGlathery, Michael McGlathery, Julia Berg, and Katrine Berg; and her three great-grandchildren, Nathan Ashdown, Lucas McCarthy, and Louise McGlathery.
Ruthie's family would like to thank the staff of Sunrise of Lynnfield, and of All Care, for their wonderful care and support of Ruthie.
A celebration of Ruthie's life will be held at The Allen Center for the Arts in West Newton, Massachusetts, on January 25, 2025, at 11am.