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Ruth E. Bass

Female 1926 - 1998  (71 years)

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  • Name Ruth E. Bass 
    Birth 27 May 1926  New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Feb 1998 
    Notes 
    • The Hartford Courant, Connecticut, Tuesday, 3 march 1998
      Ruth Rivers

      Ruth Rivers, 71, of Plainville, passed away on Saturday (February 28, 1998) at Countryside Manor in Bristol. She was the wife of Walter Rivers. She was born in New Britain, on May 27,1926, the daughter of the late William end Julia (McGrath) Rass. She was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Church, the Plainville Senior Center, and the VFW Auxiliary of Plainville. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Barbara Ann and Ken White of Fair Oaks, CA, and three grandchildren John, Greg, and Collin. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 8 a.m. from Bailey Funeral Home, 48 Broad St., Plainville, followed by a Mass at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery in New Britain. Calling hours will be held on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m.


      1950 Federal Census of New Britain, Hartford County, CT (10 Apr 1950)
      William J. Bass 63 M Head CT Mail Handler U.S. Post Office
      Julia A. 60 F Wife CT
      Walter R. Rivers 24 M SonL CT Clerk Timekkper Rock Quarry
      Ruth B. 24 F Daughter CT
      Barbara A. May F Granddau CT
    Person ID I11  Bass519 John W. Bass of New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2025 

    Father William John Bass,   b. Sep 1886, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1954, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Julia Ann McGrath,   b. 20 Jun 1889, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1955, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Robert Rivers,   b. 5 May 1925   d. 25 Mar 2011 (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2025