Obituary of Ruth Christine Loeber

Ruth Christine Loeber (nee Ahearn)

Ruth Christine Loeber (nee Ahearn), 77, of Fearington Village, NC and formerly of Glen Cove and Locust Valley, NY, died on August 21, 2017. Ruth was born in her beloved Sea Cliff, NY in 1939 and was the 5th of seven children by her parents, Mary and Jim Ahearn. Ruth attended St. Boniface school in Sea Cliff and then graduated from North Shore High School in 1956. Ruth later Graduated from Farmingdale University in 1984 with a nursing degree. Her nursing career began at Glengariff Nursing home in Glen Cove and over the next 30 years, Ruth worked in many nursing capacities at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, culminating in her position as a Nurse Practitioner. Ruth’s caring and calm soul was a comfort to so many families that she touched during her years of palliative care at North Shore. Ruth was a guardian angel to so many who entered medical care at North Shore and beyond. Ruth was an accomplished woodworker and craftsman who loved to travel the world with her family. The annual Ahearn sibling trips were a highlight of her life.

Ruth is survived by her three loving children: sons Ken (his children Craig, Tara and Amy), Charlotte, NC, Brian (his Children Molly, Will and Charlie), Locust Valley, NY and Daughter Nancy, Brooklyn, NY. Her six amazing siblings are Mary Lou Fusillo, Bob Ahearn, John Ahearn, Jeanne Giacobine, Ed Ahearn and Anne Troy (dec.).

A visitation and memorial service will be held on Tuesday August 29th at Dodge Thomas Funeral Home in Glen Cove, NY from 2-4 pm and then 7-9 pm. A funeral mass will be held at St Gertrude’s RC Church in Bayville, NY on Wednesday August 30th at 1:00pm.