Ruby (Jennings) Mungen

Forever in Our Hearts

Ruby (Jennings) Mungen

March 8, 1934 – January 29, 2026

Ruby (Jennings) Mungen passed away January 29, 2026, at the Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough Maine.

Ruby was born on March 8th, 1934, in Orangeburg South Carolina to Luther Jennings and Rosa (Breland) Jennings. Ruby graduated from George Carver High School in South Carolina and moved to New York City.

She met and married Alexander Mungen Sr. and raised 5 Children in Brooklyn, New York. The family enjoyed traveling to parks and beaches. She was employed by New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, headquarters to Kings County Hospital and provided supervisor services in Patient Services.

Ruby was a devoted Wife & Mother and her greatest joy was being with her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She loved cooking and was an excellent cook, gardening was also one of her very favorite things to do, she spent a lot of time in Maine and would frequent Skillings always looking for new things to grow. She also shared a love for books with her granddaughter Kaylin; they would spend hours discussing books they both read as well as frequent trips to the library. She was a simple uncomplicated woman who was always there for her family. Her kindness made everyone feel safe and cared for, but she also would not hold back if there was something she believed was important to communicate.

Ruby is predeceased by her husband Alexander Mungen Sr., her son Alexander Mungen Jr. and her daughter Sybil Yvette Mungen as well as siblings, Luther Sr., Mae, Jacob, Wendell, Willie, Charlese, Carrie, Mary and Eloise.

She is survived by her sisters Collete Durant and Dorothy McMichael, her children Denise Mungen, Erick Mungen and Marlon Mungen. Her grandchildren Malik Nicholson, Kaylin Kerina, Alexis Mungen, Brianna Mungen and Erick Mungen Jr. and many great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Visiting will be held on Friday, February 6, 2026 at the David E. Desmond & Son Funeral Home, 638 High Street, Bath.  From 4:00 – 6:00pm.

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