Gertrude Barbara Ripa Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gertrude Barbara Ripa of Billerica, Massachusetts, who passed away on October 23, 2020, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gertrude Barbara Ripa to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband John F. Ripa Sr.; her parents, William L. Forster and Julia Forster (Reidy); and her son Victor Ripa. She is survived by: her children, Patricia Westaway (Donald) of Rindge, NH, Julia Ripa of Winchester, Anne Gaiero (Stephen) of Goffstown, NH, Sara Murray (Joe) of Billerica, John Ripa Jr. (Kris) of Billerica and William Ripa of Billerica. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, four great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Memorial contribution may be made in her name to the Macular Degeneration Center of Excellence, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Medical School Building, 3rd Floor (S3), rooms119-23, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA USA 01655, c/o Johanna M. Seddon, MD or the American Heart Association, http://www.heart.org.
