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Neil Meharg
Ruth Meharg
1925 - September 2nd, 2024
1925 - September 2nd, 2024
Ruth Meharg of Chandler, Arizona passed away September 2nd at her son’s home in Taos, New Mexico, she was 3 days shy of her 99th birthday. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, Ruth and her family lived mainly in New Jersey, Rhode Island and South Carolina while she was growing up. Ruth was trained classically on the piano and played beautifully. Ruth was married to William G Meharg, and they raised their family in the township of Maplewood, New Jersey where they lived close to 50 years. They loved Maplewood and many of the residents who resided there. Ruth is preceded in death by her mother and father, Mabel (a Daughter of the American Revolution) Neil Sheldon Bennett, many aunts and uncles, her husband William G. Meharg (passed 2003) and many friends. She was the last woman standing of her generation of family and friends. She leaves behind her son Glenn Meharg and his spouse Sandi Curto, her son Neil Meharg and her daughter in law Carrie Meharg, her granddaughter Kendal Kohler and Kendal’s husband Kai and her great granddaughter Virginia Ruth Kohler.
The family requests if you so choose to make a small donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital which was her favorite charity.
Ruth will be missed by her sons and their families along with the many friends she made along the way in life. Fly on our sweet Angel!
Arrangements by Rivera Family Funeral Home. To share a memory, please visit our website at www.riverafuneralhome.com.
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Jim Poland
Ruth was and will always be a wonderful person. She lived her long life with dignity and a sharp mind. We were blessed to know her. Hugs to her family, Jim & Luann
David Shehadi
An awesome woman. I grew up with her boys and stayed at the house often. Ruth was always so sweet. A life well lived. Fly high !
Linda Johnson
I had only recently had the pleasure of meeting Ruth when her son, my friend Neil, was in Sun Lakes visiting his mom. We talked and laughed together for quite a long time and she was just such a pleasure to be around. Such a happy, positive and wonderful woman. She will be missed.
Rosie M
Ruth was an amazing women. I remember our first massage session. I had just started at the chiro office she went to, and everyone at the office kept saying how wonderful she was and that I would really like her. It was a week away of meeting her but I was excited. Who was this lady that everyone gushed about? I finally got to meet her and immediately understood. She had a grace and warmth that came from her without her having to say anything. From that one massage session came to be a friendship of almost 10 years. I came to know that there was many facets of her. There was the warm and sweet side, the bright and silly side, the stern side, the firecracker side, and on and on. For example I will never forget the day during a massage session and we were just chatting away, and I forget what we were talking about, but she says " and you know Rosie I told him to f$%& off." I literally stopped in my tracks and then we burst out laughing. I will miss our conversations and the time we spent together but I am eternally grateful to have met and had the privilege of becoming part of her life.
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