Mrs. Ruth E. White Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ruth Elizabeth Clark White, 98, of PineHill, Kimball Farms, Lenox, formerly of Lucia Drive, Pittsfield, passed away February 19, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born December 19, 1923 in Rhode Island, daughter of Flora Wilbur and Philip Harrison Clark, she arrived along with her fraternal twin brother Wilbur “Will” M. Clark. Mrs. White grew up on Washington Road in Scotia, NY and graduated from Scotia Glenville High School in 1942 along with her brother, Wilbur. She was a graduate of Pennsylvania State College, attended Smith College School For Social Work and, prior to coming to the Pittsfield area, worked for the Medical Division of the State Department of Social Welfare in Albany, NY. Ruth Clark married Robert S. White on May 28, 1949 in Scotia, NY at the United Methodist Church. She was a librarian at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield and her husband worked as an Electrical Engineer for General Electric Company in Pittsfield. Mrs. White volunteered for Pittsfield Beautiful and could be seen watering and tending the flowers around City Hall. She enjoyed attending concerts at Tanglewood. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Pittsfield. Mrs. White was predeceased by her husband Robert S. White who passed away February 25, 2012. Her twin brother Wilbur Clark of Liverpool, NY lived to be 97 predeceasing his sister on November 24, 2021. She is survived by her brother’s five daughters Carol Gladding Clark, Cynthia Ann Clark-Smith (Allan Smith), Jennifer Ruth Clark Massie, Kim Marie Clark, and Audrey Christine Clark as well as five grandnephews and a grandniece. Funeral Service: Calling hours and Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Dwyer-Wellington Funeral Home, 220 East Street, Pittsfield, MA. Burial will be at a later date in the family plot in the Memory Gardens Cemetery, Albany, NY. Due to recent rise in Covid cases, to best ensure everybody's health, all who attend these services will be required to wear a face mask. Donations in her memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice. TO VIEW A LIVE WEBCAST OF THE SERVICE, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.dwyerfuneral.com/obituaries/permalink/10389736/LTWebcast

Mrs. Ruth E. White

December 19, 1923 - February 19, 2022