Obituary of Mary Agatha Ruhe CDP

Sr. Mary Agatha Ruhe, CDP, Sister of Divine Providence, of Kingston, died Nov. 23. She was 86. Born on Mar. 4, 1922, she was the daughter of Leonard and Mary (Huppertz) Ruhe. She was the sister of the late Marie, Albert, Donald, and Edward. She is survived by a niece Judi Frederick and her husband Bob of Bridgewater, and thirteen other nieces and nephews. Sr. Mary Agatha entered the Community on Nov. 1,1942, and celebrated 66 years of her religious life. She spent three of her earliest years ministering in food service in Pittsburgh at All Saints, Etna. In 1946 she came to cook at the Divine Word Missionaries in Duxbury and later served at Cardinal O’Connell seminary in Jamaica Plain. She served at both Sacred Heart Schools and summers at Camp Mishannock. Sr. Mary Agatha became well known for her outreach to those in need, and she received the Commonworks Award for her service at a regional homeless shelter. In 1999, she served in St. Helen Parish, Mississippi, as a Pastoral Associate. In 2003, she retired to the Lourdes Center in Kingston. Visiting hours on Fri. Nov. 28 at the Providence House, 363 Bishop’s Highway, Kingston from 2-5 and 6-7:30PM, with a Prayer Service at 7:30PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Sat. at the Providence House at 10:00AM. Interment in Our Lady of Divine Providence Cemetery, Kingston. Memorial donations may be made to the Lourdes Center, 363 Bishops Highway, Kingston, MA 02364