Ruth Elizabeth (Emerson) Robinson

NORTH CANAAN — Ruth Elizabeth (Emerson) Robinson, 93, formerly of Brewster, Mass., died May 7, 2009, at Geer. She was the wife of Alfred Robinson, whom she married on June 21, 1941.

Mrs. Robinson was born on Nov. 3, 1915, in Haverhill, Mass., the daughter of the late Sarah (Feathers) and Horace Emerson.

She was a 1933 honor graduate of Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Mass.

She worked for six years in tabulating in the office of Wood Worcester Mill in Lawrence. She lived in Methuen, Lawrence, Lynnfield and Melrose, Mass.  She moved to Brewster, Mass., when Alfred retired from GE.

She traveled with her husband throughout Canada and the United States.  

She was a member of Brewster Baptist Church in Brewster and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Chatham, Mass. She loved the outdoors, gardening, her family, walks with her husband and their ice cream outings.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one sister, Virginia McCabe Roache of Portsmouth, N.H.; a daughter, Sally A. Ford and her husband, George K. Ford; and a daughter-in-law, Jean B. Robinson; four grandchildren, Laurel Caliendo, Earl Dakers, Sarah Robinson and Scott Robinson; four great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Clayton Caliendo and Trevor and Chloe Dakers.

She was pre-deceased by a son, David E. Robinson, and a sister, Eleanor Emerson.

A memorial service will be celebrated on Monday, May 18, at 11 a.m. at the North Canaan Congregational Church in East Canaan. All other services are private.

Memorial donations may be made to the Senior Center of Brewster, c/o Gene Sears, Brewster, MA 02631.

The Kenny Funeral Home in Norfolk,  has charge of arrangements.

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