Ruth Quinn 1936-2025

Ruth was born April 5, 1936, in Sebring, to Ezma McFarland LeFevre and Franklin H. Lefevre.

She was a graduate of Sebring McKinley High School in 1954 and furthered her education and graduated from Mount Union College (Alliance) in 1958. Ruth obtained a master’s degree in library science 1970 from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland).

Ruth was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown and worked as a reference librarian for the downtown Youngstown Public Library, before moving to Florida in 1985.

She was a member of First Methodist Church in Winter Park and retired from the downtown Orange County Public Library in 2003.

Ruth was predeceased by her husband, James Quinn.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Beth Ansley of Winter Park, Florida; son, Steven Ansley of Raleigh, North Carolina; grandson, Justin Ansley of Lynchburg, Virginia; as well as her siblings, Margaret McAbier of Scottsdale, Arizona, Evelyn Hileman of Sebring and Franklin “Lee” LeFevre of Folsom, California; cherished cat, Dusty; and several nieces and nephews.

Ruth had a special gift for friendship, touching the lives of so many with her caring nature. Her memory will live on in the hearts of all who knew her.

No funeral services are planned and per her wishes, her ashes will be interred in the family plot at Grandview Cemetery in her beloved hometown of Sebring.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, Sebring Chapel (330-938-2526). Friends and family may send condolences and sign the guest register online at www.grfuneralhome.com.

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