Ingrid E. (Luderer) Fogg, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2026. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Erich and Gertrude (Weck) Luderer, she was their only child — and from the very beginning, she made the most of every bit of life she was given.
Ingrid graduated from Springfield High School of Commerce in 1962 and went on to earn her nursing degree from The Springfield Hospital School of Nursing in 1965. What followed was a nearly forty-year career devoted to the earliest and most tender moments of family life — postpartum and newborn nursery care — beginning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA and concluding at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. For four decades, she was among the first to welcome new lives into the world, and the families she cared for were better for it.
On April 20, 1968, she married George H. Fogg, who predeceased her. Together they built a family that became the center of her universe. She is survived by her son, Erich Fogg and his wife Kris, and their daughter Gabby; her daughter, Sarah Matarese and her husband David, and their children Ryan and Bella. She loved them all fiercely.
But to know Ingrid was to know someone who didn’t just show up for her family — she showed up for everything. She had a work ethic that never quit, a grit and mental fortitude that carried her through more than her share of medical challenges, and a quiet determination that earned the admiration of everyone around her. She got every last drop out of her 81 years, and she did it on her own terms.
Ingrid also had a gift for friendship. She built and held onto a remarkable circle of friends, near and far, who were woven into the fabric of her everyday life. They were the ones she traveled with, the ones she met at her favorite local restaurants, and the ones she called — regularly and faithfully — right up until her last days. Those friendships weren’t casual; they were a reflection of who she was — someone who stayed connected, stayed loyal, and never let distance get in the way of the people she loved.
When she wasn’t working, loving on her family, or catching up with a friend on the phone, she was living well — turning her kitchen into a testing ground for the perfect Ina Garten recipe and making sure no one left her table anything less than full and happy. A great home-cooked meal with the people she loved and a cosmo in hand — that was Ingrid’s version of heaven on earth.
A private family gathering will be held this summer to celebrate her life.
In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome to Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice, 438 East Main Road, Middletown, RI 02842, visitingnursehh.org