Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Shurman
First Name	Ruth
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Place of Birth	Emmendingen, Germany
Date of Birth	1920-10-09
Place of Death	Delray Beach, FL
Date of Death	2017-10-19
Publication	Eastern Gazette 10/27-11/2, 2017 p10
Obituary	Ruth Shurman, 97, of Delray Beach, Fl and Dexter, ME passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct.19 surrounded by her family. Beloved mother grandmother and great-grandmother and friend to many, Ruth was born in Emmendingen, Germany on Oct. 9, 1920. She moved to Dexter, ME when she married Dr. Hans Shurman, a respected family practitioner. They enjoyed 61 years of marriage until his passing in 2004. She continued to enjoy summers in Maine at Lake Wassookeag for 74 years. Mrs.Shurman was as an active golfer, swimmer and bridge player who enjoyed classical music, the opera and her Sunday New York Times. She served on school committees, womens charitable organizations and medical auxiliaries in Maine. Ruth was the daughter of Robert and Selma (Kahn) Wertheimer and sister of Walter Wertheimer. She is survived by her two daughters Valerie (Dr. Steven) Silverman and Betsy (John) Brod, four adored grandchildren, Aimee Silverman (Greg Horowitz), Michael Silverman, Seth Brod and Jennifer (Jeff) Bernstein, three great-grandchildren, Ethan and Andrew Horowitz and Billie Alexa Bernstein. Funeral serwices will be held at Rubin Memorial Chapel in Boynton Beach, FL, to be followed by internment in NJ. Gifts in her memory may be sent to the Dexter Historical Society, P.O. Box 481, Dexter, ME 04930 and the Holocaust & Human Rights Center of Maine, Michael Klahr Center UMA, 46 University Drive, Augusta, Maine 04330.