Ruth (Baer) Tupper, 86, of Washington, D.C., formerly of West Hartford, died May 22. She was the widow of Jay S. Tupper. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Nellie (Kahn) Baer. She is survived by her children, Elizabeth Tupper of Washington, D.C., and Michael Tupper and his wife Naseem Munshi of Lafayette, Colo.; her brother Thomas Baer of New York, N.Y.; and her sister Marjorie Possick and her husband Paul Possick of Woodcliff Lake, N.J.