Ruth Schwartz

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Ruth (Del Nero, Wood) Schwartz passed away on Saturday, June 17 in the comfort of her home. She is survived by her loving husband Stuart, the love of her life. She was a
devoted mother to her children Debra Del Nero, David Del Nero and Phillip Del Nero;loving grandmother to Stephanie Del Nero Vallejos, Dr. Christina Del Nero-Johnson,
and Nichole Del Nero; and great grandmother of Antoin, and Scarlett Johnson; and Kai, and Koa Vallejos. She is also survived by Stuart’s children Kenneth Schwartz, and
Debra Lipson; and Stuart’s grandchildren Basia, Jonah, & Zachary Schwartz; and -Kayla Lipson.

Ruth enjoyed a successful career for 35 years as a financial advisor with Amerprise Financial and then was recruited by Upstate Medical University Foundation as a charitable giving planner where she used her skills to encourage people to make donations to the hospital. Ruth worked at this endeavor for 10 years.

A person who always found worthwhile uses for her boundless energy, she delivered Meals on Wheels for years, served as treasurer for The Manlius Historical Society and became a deputy sheriff so she could ticket cars parked in handicap spots illegally.

Ruth was a generous giving person who saw a need and did something about it. Whether it was to purchase equipment for the physical therapy dept. at Upstate Medical University Hospital or when the Fayetteville Senior Citizen’s Memory Tree was lost to a Labor Day storm in 1998 she purchased a tree to replace the Memory Tree at the Fayetteville Fire Dept. for the benefit of the senior citizen center in Fayetteville.

She is proud of the philanthropic service award awarded her in 2001 by Dr. Gregory Eastwood. She has donated money for 26 consecutive years to Upstate Medical University.
When she wasn’t doing those things she was traveling, she had the good fortune to make many trips. She and Stuart would go to Aruba, Africa or take a cruise to many interesting countries.

If you would like to honor Ruth please make a donation to Spinal Cord Society
19051 County Highway #1, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 www.scsus.org
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Funeral services will be held at Sisskind Funeral Chapel on Friday the 23rd at 1PM Friends may visit with the family immediately prior to the service on Friday from noon to 1PM at the funeral chapel, 3175 E. Genesee Street.www.sisskindfuneralservice.com