Ruth Flora Mades Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ruth Flora Mades of Newburyport, Massachusetts, who passed away on December 4, 2024, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ruth Flora Mades to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Ruth Flora farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Ruth Flora is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Barney Zieff and Esther Zieff (Cohen); her sister Jean Stevenson; and her brothers-in-law, Michael M. Mades and Dr. Joel Mades.
She is survived by: her husband Harvey Mades; her children, David Mades (Linda), Daniel Mades (Karen) and Deborah Mellor (Art); her grandchildren, Alyssa Sexton (Michael), Michael D. Mades and Douglas Mades (Revati); and her great grandchild Finn Sexton. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.