Ruth Hamburger Frenkel Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ruth Hamburger Frenkel of Conway, Arkansas, who passed away on January 29, 2026 at the age of 94. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ruth Hamburger Frenkel to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Ruth farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Ruth is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Heinrich Hans "Henry" Hamburger and Rose Hamburger (Walter); her husband Herbert Leo Frenkel; her parents-in-law, Edmund Frenkel and Elma Frenkel (Loeb); her sister Elsie Phillips (Hamburger); and her brother-in-law Harry Phillips.
She is survived by: her daughter Ellen Rose Kirsch (Frenkel); and her grandchildren, Max "Asher" Kirsch, Eli Frenkel Kirsch and Eden Rose Kirsch.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Synagogue Agudath Achim (https://lrsynagogue.org), the USC Shoah Foundation (https://sfi.usc.edu), or the Arkansas Food Bank (https://arkansasfoodbank.org). Alternatively, donations may be made to another charity of your choice or an individual or family facing hardship.
