Sudbury Remembers Beloved 105-Year-Old Resident, Ruth Brown

SUDBURY, MA — A longtime Sudbury resident who lived to 105 passed away last week.

Ruth Brown, an active participant in the local community and a recipient of the Subdury Post Cane, an award for the town's oldest resident, died on Mar. 11, according to her obituary.

Brown, along with her husband, Joseph Brown, and their five children, all moved to Sudbury in 1959, according to an article in an edition of the Sudbury Historical Society’s newsletter from 2024.

The town's Historical Society writes that Brown was very involved in the community, including spending her time on the Sudbury Business and Professional Women Club, Sudbury Woman’s Club, the Town of Sudbury 350th Committee, and the Wayside Inn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was also a member of the Sudbury Historical Society and the Memorial Congregational Church in Sudbury.

Memorial Congregational Church commemorated Brown with a post on the church's website.

"Over the decades, she made many wonderful friends and remained connected to MCC even when she was no longer able to attend in person," Pastor Tom O'Brien wrote.

The Historical Society also said that Brown was able to link her ancestry back to Edmund Rice, the original founder of Sudbury.

In October 2024, Brown received the Sudbury Boston Post Cane, which is awarded to the oldest residents in towns across Massachusetts.

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