Ruth Helen Wright, 91, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on October 13, 2017 at the Saxony Health Center.
Ruth Helen Brandt Wright was the daughter of Pauline Krebs Brandt and Theodore Robert Brandt. She was born in Munson, PA near Phillipsburg, PA. Ruth was proud of her Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry and her ability to speak German fluently as a child.
Ruth was a member of North Main Street Church of God. She worked at Bantam Car, Magnetics, and Saxonburg Ceramics retiring in 1993. Ruth enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, and home improvements.
She leaves her son, Richard Lee Wright, Jr. and one sister, Elaine Bowser Herman.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Leonard Brandt, and Wilbert Brandt; and one sister, Doris Brandt Kolendersky.
Friends will be received on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Thompson – Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street Butler, PA. There will be a service following the visitation at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Brandon Lenhart of North Main St Church Of God, officiating.
Burial will take place in the North Side Cemetery.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.