Ruth G. Dowley-Dolby, 79, died March 10, having lost her long fight with Parkinson's disease, at Oak Crest Village in Baltimore, Md.

She was the wife of the late Bruce Dowley and James Dolby.

Survivors include her four children, Bruce Dowley and his children Clare and Calen of Baltimore, Md.; Peter Dowley and his wife Julie and their children Peter Jr. and Andrew of Baltimore, Md.; Pamela Preston and her husband Jay Schulman and their children Abigail Preston and Alec Schulman of Catonsville, Md.; and Judith Quin and her husband Thomas and their children Thomas Jr. and Daniel of Ayer.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ruth's name to The Michael J. Fox foundation for Parkinson's research. Services and burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the care of Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Oak Bluffs.