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Ruth <I>Carter</I> Zervas

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Ruth Carter Zervas

Birth
Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Death
12 Aug 2011 (aged 98)
Maine, USA
Burial
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E, Lot 49
Memorial ID
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RANDOLPH - Ruth C. Zervas, 98, of Randolph passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2011.
She was born in Blue Hill, Maine, and lived in several areas throughout Maine. She was a graduate of Gardiner High School, where her father was superintendent of schools. She earned a degree from Bates College and was elected a member of the Bates College Key Club.

For more than 25 years she was the alumni class secretary of her graduating class. She also attended the Modern School of Applied Art in Boston, studying clothing design, copy writing and related subjects. She taught at the former Stevens School in Hallowell and at Long Lang School in Middletown, Conn. She lived in Hartford, Conn., for many years, returning to Maine with her children after the death of her husband.

After relocating to Maine, she worked for the Maine Department of Human Services with an emphasis in finding foster homes for children who were in state custody.

She was a member of the Highland Avenue United Methodist Church of Gardiner.

She was predeceased by her husband, Carter Zervas, and her son.

She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Brown and her husband, Charles, her daughter-in-law, Rachel Zervas and her grandchildren, Jessica Brown and Claudia Zervas and various other relatives.

A private burial will be in the family lot in Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner. (Kennebec Journal 8/15/2011)
RANDOLPH - Ruth C. Zervas, 98, of Randolph passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2011.
She was born in Blue Hill, Maine, and lived in several areas throughout Maine. She was a graduate of Gardiner High School, where her father was superintendent of schools. She earned a degree from Bates College and was elected a member of the Bates College Key Club.

For more than 25 years she was the alumni class secretary of her graduating class. She also attended the Modern School of Applied Art in Boston, studying clothing design, copy writing and related subjects. She taught at the former Stevens School in Hallowell and at Long Lang School in Middletown, Conn. She lived in Hartford, Conn., for many years, returning to Maine with her children after the death of her husband.

After relocating to Maine, she worked for the Maine Department of Human Services with an emphasis in finding foster homes for children who were in state custody.

She was a member of the Highland Avenue United Methodist Church of Gardiner.

She was predeceased by her husband, Carter Zervas, and her son.

She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Brown and her husband, Charles, her daughter-in-law, Rachel Zervas and her grandchildren, Jessica Brown and Claudia Zervas and various other relatives.

A private burial will be in the family lot in Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner. (Kennebec Journal 8/15/2011)


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  • Created by: Bev Winship
  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74949725/ruth-zervas: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Carter Zervas (1 Aug 1913–12 Aug 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74949725, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240).