Ruth Edith Wright

Born in Halifax, Ruth was the daughter of the late Laura Mabel (Smith) and James Austin Noonan.

Ruth accomplished many things in her life. In 1948 she was chosen as one of only two representatives to attend Summer School of Catholic Action at Loyola University in Montreal, in 1975 she graduated as a mature student from Mount Saint Vincent Academy with a degree in Home Economics Education and in 1997 she received her 20 Years of Service Award with Sears. After her graduation from Mount Saint Vincent, Ruth taught students with learning disabilities three and a half days per week while working as a Telephone Order Clerk with Simpsons-Sears Limited.

She was a member of the Canadian Girls in Training, church choir, Skating Assembly, student government and an Alumnae of Mount Saint Vincent Academy. While a student at the MSV Boarding School, Ruth created a collection of historical photos which she donated to MSVU. During her retirement she took this passion up again by becoming a member of the Archive Group of the churches that amalgamated to become Saint Benedict’s Parish.

Ruth was known for her cooking and sewing skills, scrapbooking, card making, painting, Catholic devotion, storytelling, generosity, love of children, fondness of cats, scrabble nights with her girlfriends, and most of all her nurturing demeanor and patience that came from being a mother of six and a teacher.

Ruth is survived by her children, Karen Wright (James O’Donnell), Anne Wright Dobbelsteyn (Dan), Susan Purcell (Bill), Mary Lou McConnell (Blake), Pamela Wright and Michael Wright (Sonya), 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, Ruth was predeceased by her brother, Henry Noonan.

Visitation will be held at Snow’s Funeral Home on Lacewood Drive, Sunday January 22,at 6-8 p.m. Funeral service Tuesday, January 24 at 1:00 pm at Saint Benedict Church, Halifax.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to SPCA, Saint Benedict Church or the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada.

The family would like to say special thanks to Eleanor Dean for her weekly visits for communion and conversation and to Father Grace for visiting Mom in hospital which provided great comfort.