We are very sorry to hear about the passing of Ruth. The Bloomfield family has fond memories of visiting Ruth and Bob's house in New City.  We remember watching  the moon landing at Ruth and Bob's house in 1969.  Regards, Judy, Don (RIP), Jay and Fran Bloomfield

Ruthy was my “cousin.”  .   Her father was my parents’ sponsor when they came to America.  It was Leo, Ruth’s father who encouraged my parents to keep the Friedmann spelling with two n’s.  We honored him and always spelled our name that way.  Ruth and bob visited us when we all moved to San Francisco.  I visited her in New York.  Our phone calls were warm and fun.  We were both educators and had so much in common.  Ruth was funny, smart, loving and a force of nature.  We both shared our love  of family, both raising three sons.  I will miss her wit and understanding.   Love to her family.  I will watch the celebration virtually.   Love and hugs,  Joyce lakritz and family.

Ruth and I met in the 80’s at a conference she was leading.  We became fast friends and I was so fortunate to have had her as a mentor as I navigated my career as a school principal.  She was always eager to help me (and countless others) with her experience and energy.  We shared a love of musical theater and DOGS.  After I moved to Maryland, I brought my canine crew to visit her and Bob on several occasions, both of whom adored each and every one and treated them as their own.  When I retired and moved to Florida, we kept in touch via phone calls and without fail she would always tell a story that made me laugh.
I miss you Ruth. You were a force of nature.

My condolences to your wonderful sons; Barry, Andrew and Larry.

Anne Gold

I can hardly express it better than my colleague Banchong Chompoowong who summed up his memory of Ruth - "A walking angel".

I had the good fortune to be a friend and close colleague of Ruth for 45 years. She was a mentor who helped me see another side of life, which enriched my life for decades. She was always there for me when I needed her, and for everyone else who knew her.  That was Ruth - irrepressible energy, always connecting with people and making them feel special. What a gift to the world. Ruth had the heart of a teacher. I'll close with a quote from Jesse Stuart who wrote:
"A teacher lives on and on in the lives of her students. Good teaching is forever, and the teacher is immortal." 

Ruth will live on in the lives of family, friends, her students, and their students for decades to come.  I miss my friend.

So sorry to hear of Ruth passing. She was one of the kindest and smartest women that I know. She is going to be missed by all her family and friends. May her soul be bound up in eternal life.

Graveside Service

Hellman Memorial Chapels

Ruth Greenblatt

immediate need

Death has occurred or is near

plan ahead

Pre-plan a funeral or cremation

Plan a Funeral or Cremation Default Desktop

Find Obituaries and Services

Send Flowers

sympathy and etiquette

grief library

celebrations of life

What to Say When Someone Dies

Show Your Support

Sympathy and Grief

obituary

services

memories

Obit Detail

In the care of

share to facebook

share by email

share link

Share Obituary

ideas and resources

Sympathy and Grief Mobile

OBITUARY

Dr. Ruth Barbara Greenblatt

11 March, 1937 – 25 November, 2024

Hellman Memorial Chapels

Show your support

Add a Memory

Share Obituary

Get Reminders

Services