Ruth R. Johnson, 88
Northborough - Ruth R. (Lynch) Johnson, 88, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough following an illness. She was the wife of 60 years of the late Walter Johnson, who died in 2006.

She leaves her daughters and their spouses, Catherine and Kosta Jovanovic, Debra and John Powers, Maureen and John Wheeler, and Beth and Paul LaBaire; her grandchildren, Alexis Jovanovic Schroth, Abigail Powers, Laura Powers, Lesley Wheeler, Benjamin Wheeler, Kathleen Wheeler and Kristin La- Baire; her great-granddaughters, Candace and LeAnn LaBaire; and nieces and nephews.

Born and raised in Lowell, the daughter of Walter and Catherine (Herrity) Lynch, she had lived in Northborough for the past 53 years. She attended Lowell public schools and graduated from Lowell High School in 1938.

Funeral services and burial are private. Hays Funeral Home of Northborough directed arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to UMass Memorial Hospice, 650 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA 01605.