Ruth Spindell Rubenstein
RUBENSTEIN: Ruth Spindell Rubenstein, age 98, of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, May 26, 2025. She is survived by her daughters, Olivia Loeb Burten (married to Richard Burten) and Harriet Wendy Loeb (married to Thomas Fields); her grandchildren, Erica Lynn Burten and Sarah Burten Birenbach (married to Jeff Birenbach); and her adored great-grandchildren, Isaac Hochman, Crimson Birenbach and Eden Hochman. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Ray Muldorf. Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1927 to Anna and Harold Spindell, she also had a younger sister, Muriel Muldorf, now deceased. She came to Pittsburgh in 1944 to join the Cadet Nurse Corps training program at Duquesne University. This move launched a nursing career of commitment and compassion. She cared for returning soldiers during World War II. Always committed to public service, Ruth later traveled to Africa to study healthcare through an NYU graduate program. She also consulted with the robotics program at Carnegie Mellon that was created to help older people. Ruth and her family spent many happy summers together at Copake Lake, New York, a place that held a special spot in Ruth’s heart. She was also an active and involved member of the Rodef Shalom Congregation, the Ladies Hospital Aid Society and the Westmoreland Country Club, where she built lifelong friendships and was known for her commitment, warmth and generosity. Services at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., 5509 Centre Avenue, Shadyside, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation one and one half hour prior to service (9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.). Interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings on Hudson, New York. Contributions in Ruth’s memory may be made to the Duquesne University School of Nursing, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, or Sivitz Hospice and Palliative Care, 200 JHF Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, or the charity of your choice. schugar.com PJC
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