Ruth Stambovsky, of Springfield, Mass., died Feb. 18, a few days shy of her 98th birthday. She was the widow of George Stambovsky. She was also predeceased by her sons, Richard and Edward, her daughter-in-law Diane, and her granddaughter Desiree. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Stambovsky and her husband Keith Gaulin, and Sandra Alston and her husband Bill; her daughter-in-law, Janice Stambovsky; her 99-year old sister Jeannette Gershowitz; 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.