Calling Hours: 1:00 to 2:00 pm, Monday, March 27, 2017
Service of Remembrance to follow at 2:00 pm
Ruby Jane Lupton, teacher in the Bronxville Elementary School from 1955 to 1988 died on Friday, March 17. Miss Lupton lived in Bronxville until she moved to assisted living in 2012, due to loss of sight. She accepted her situation with patience and quiet dignity. Her students long remember her for her kindness and unusual means of motivation for learning. Her colleagues remember her for dedication, her sense of style and quiet humor while parents remember her love of children. Miss Lupton received her Bachelor of Arts degree from State Teachers College, Oneonta in 1945 and her Master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1952. Before coming to Bronxville, she taught 7 years in Nyskayuna Central School, Schenectady, NY and 3 years in the Gloversville Public School. Throughout her professional 43 years in education and beyond as a substitute teacher, her support of culture was evident in her service on various school and community committees; school curriculum, Bronxville Public Library Board, membership in the New York Public Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera and support for the renovation of Grand Central Station, of which she is very proud. Weekends often found her busy at some activity in New York City, which she loved. Ruby was born January 20, 1922 in Troy, New York to Lorette Killmartin and Frederick Charles Lupton. Two sisters, Ruth Lupton Lewin, Alice Lupton Ayelsworth and her parents predeceased her. She is survived by one cousin, Mrs. Stella Pennell of Vancouver, Canada and several cousins of the next generation who live in Canada, England, Spain, Africa and New Zealand. She was particularly proud of her Godson, Charles Paton who has received many national and international awards, most recently for his creation of The Seawater Greenhouse Project. Ruby was a frequent traveler; her last trip being to China where an uncle had previously served the UK early in the 20th century. She was quietly proud of her English family and ancestry. Friends, colleagues and students were enriched by her many varied interests. Family will receive friends at the Fred H. McGrath & Son, Funeral Home, Bronxville, 1 to 2 pm on Monday, March 27th. Service of remembrance to follow at 2 pm.
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