Obituaries : Ruth Clara Friedman; 25-Year Hospital Volunteer
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Longtime Camarillo State Hospital volunteer Ruth Clara Friedman of Oxnard died Thursday of natural causes in a local care center. She was 89.
Friedman was born June 11, 1907, in Chicago. She and her husband, Jake, owned and operated a retail clothing store in Oklahoma before moving to Oxnard in 1954.
Friedman was an active volunteer, serving at the state hospital from 1968 to 1993. She was secretary-treasurer for the United Jewish Appeal for many years and held offices at Temple Beth Torah, including president of the Sisterhood and chairwoman of the Ways and Means Committee.
She is survived by her niece, Sylvia Schuster of Burbank; one grandniece; two grandnephews; one great-grandniece; and one great-grandnephew.
Graveside services are at 2 p.m. today at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, with Rabbi Stuart Lasher officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ted Mayr Funeral Home, Ventura.
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