Ruth Devlin, 87, real estate agent

Ruth Devlin of Sarasota, Fla., a former Ridgefield real estate agent, died Monday, April 12, 2004, in Sarasota. She was 87 years old.
Mrs. Devlin came to Ridgefield in the 1950s and had lived here for many years, at first on Tackora Trail and later West Mountain Road.
She had owned and operated New England Realty on Grove Street.
Her husband, James J. Devlin, a foreign correspondent with the Associated Press, died in 1965.
Mrs. Devlin’s survivors include a daughter, Martha Devlin; two sons, James and Steven Devlin; a sister, Laurel Oliver of Ocala, Fla.; a brother, F.A. Pease of Rhode Island; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 4955 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34238.
The National Cremation Society in Sarasota was in charge of arrangements.