Mrs. Battista died Thursday morning at the West Acres Nursing Home after a long illness. Born, raised and educated in Amory, Mississippi area, she was the daughter of the late Archie L. and Pearl (Hester) Brown. After Mrs. Battista left Amory, Mississippi, she went to Memphis to work in defense at the Fisher Aircraft Company. While there Ruth met and married her husband Domenic, a soldier from Newton, MA who was stationed at Kennedy Army Hospital in Memphis. After returning to Massachusetts in 1944, Ruth was employed with Raytheon located in Newton, they eventually moved to Burlington in 1954. She had been a Brockton resident since 1977 after moving into Belair Senior Housing, she worked at the Senior Library, was the past Vice President of the Tenants Association for one year and was the secretary for two and a half years. Ruth was an avid reader and a published poet.
Wife of the late Domenic Battista and sister of the late Elmer Brown and Marie Brown Hunt
Wife of the late Domenic Battista and sister of the late Elmer Brown and Marie Brown Hunt
Mrs. Battista died Thursday morning at the West Acres Nursing Home after a long illness. Born, raised and educated in Amory, Mississippi area, she was the daughter of the late Archie L. and Pearl (Hester) Brown. After Mrs. Battista left Amory, Mississippi, she went to Memphis to work in defense at the Fisher Aircraft Company. While there Ruth met and married her husband Domenic, a soldier from Newton, MA who was stationed at Kennedy Army Hospital in Memphis. After returning to Massachusetts in 1944, Ruth was employed with Raytheon located in Newton, they eventually moved to Burlington in 1954. She had been a Brockton resident since 1977 after moving into Belair Senior Housing, she worked at the Senior Library, was the past Vice President of the Tenants Association for one year and was the secretary for two and a half years. Ruth was an avid reader and a published poet.
Wife of the late Domenic Battista and sister of the late Elmer Brown and Marie Brown Hunt
Wife of the late Domenic Battista and sister of the late Elmer Brown and Marie Brown Hunt
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