Fred Baruth

Fred C. Baruth, age 84 of Toms River, died peacefully with his children by his side on March 24, 2021.

Fred worked as a Management Consultant with Coopers & Lybrand and Becton, Dickinson, and Company for many years and was among the team of accountants that broke up AT&T. He later worked in the accounting department of Valley Hospital in Ridgewood before retiring.

Fred was raised in West New York and graduated from Memorial High School with the class of 1954. He joined the U.S. Navy shortly after high school and served as a Radioman aboard the USS Sigourney. His tour took him to numerous European ports and the Mediterranean Sea. After being discharged from the Navy, Fred took advantage of the G.I. Bill and graduated with a B.S. in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

After graduating from college, he married Astrid Madsen Baruth, and together they raised their children David, Erik, and Heather. He enjoyed doing all of his own home improvements, landscaping, and he had a Saturday morning ritual of cleaning the pool while sipping his coffee. More recently, he enjoyed meeting his friends for dinner or drinks.  His most favorite activity involved spending time with his family and granddaughters, Payton and Casey. When they were newborns, he could not get enough of them, and as he watched them grow up he became so proud of them. They called him “Poohpa,” and he adored them.

Fred was a selfless and caring person and an especially good son to his parents. He was always willing to help them with whatever they needed, including their home improvements, and his sister remembers him doing much the same for her. He will surely be missed by all who loved him.

Fred was predeceased by his son Erik Baruth and is survived by his loving children, Heather McCarthy and David Baruth; two grandchildren, Payton and Casey McCarthy; a sister, Joan Baruth; and nieces, Colette Baruth and Marilena Flynn.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to The ARC of Bergen-Passaic Counties, 223 Moore St., Hackensack, NJ 07601, Attn: The Bergen-Passaic ARC Foundation.