Ruth Thompson died on May 10, 2021 after a brief stay at Summercrest in Newport, NH. She fought a brave and courageous battle with heart failure. She was able to live at her home up until the last month of her life. She was born in North Charlestown, NH on February 14, 1930 to Gregory and Anna Pesarik.
She was the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Stevens High School in 1948 . Following that, she enjoyed working at the Goodwin Community center in Claremont, NH.
On July 11, 1953, she married Donald T Thompson, Jr. Together they enjoyed 45 years of marriage until he died in 1998. She lived in Syracuse, NY , Canaan, NH (where she was a ski instructor at Cardigan Mountain School), and eventually moved to Claremont, NH where she had resided since 1963. She stayed home to raise her children ,and then worked part time for the Claremont school system before working for the family owned insurance business, Thompson Insurance Agency.
Ruth dedicated herself to family and friends. She was an avid cook and baker with a passion for food. She canned many garden vegetables, jams and jellies in addition to preparing many special family recipes shared at special occasions. Ruth had an eye for fashion and always looked forward to watching the Miss America pageant each year. Other interests include her enjoyment for playing bingo, scratching lottery tickets, and traveling to Atlantic City to go to the casinos with her husband. She also enjoyed going to Paris, France for her 25th wedding anniversary ,as well as traveling to Australia and New Zealand in her retirement.
Survivors include her four children: Donald T Thompson, III of Claremont, NH ; Karen T Littlefield and her husband Stan of Ogunquit, ME; Cynthia T Hunt of Rocky Hill CT; and Susan T Tulloch and her husband Michael of Lithia, FL. She was a loving grandmother to ten grandchildren and a great grandmother to two great grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family.
Burial will be at Mountain View Cemetery.
Source; Stringer Funeral Home, Claremont, NH
She was the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Stevens High School in 1948 . Following that, she enjoyed working at the Goodwin Community center in Claremont, NH.
On July 11, 1953, she married Donald T Thompson, Jr. Together they enjoyed 45 years of marriage until he died in 1998. She lived in Syracuse, NY , Canaan, NH (where she was a ski instructor at Cardigan Mountain School), and eventually moved to Claremont, NH where she had resided since 1963. She stayed home to raise her children ,and then worked part time for the Claremont school system before working for the family owned insurance business, Thompson Insurance Agency.
Ruth dedicated herself to family and friends. She was an avid cook and baker with a passion for food. She canned many garden vegetables, jams and jellies in addition to preparing many special family recipes shared at special occasions. Ruth had an eye for fashion and always looked forward to watching the Miss America pageant each year. Other interests include her enjoyment for playing bingo, scratching lottery tickets, and traveling to Atlantic City to go to the casinos with her husband. She also enjoyed going to Paris, France for her 25th wedding anniversary ,as well as traveling to Australia and New Zealand in her retirement.
Survivors include her four children: Donald T Thompson, III of Claremont, NH ; Karen T Littlefield and her husband Stan of Ogunquit, ME; Cynthia T Hunt of Rocky Hill CT; and Susan T Tulloch and her husband Michael of Lithia, FL. She was a loving grandmother to ten grandchildren and a great grandmother to two great grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family.
Burial will be at Mountain View Cemetery.
Source; Stringer Funeral Home, Claremont, NH
Ruth Thompson died on May 10, 2021 after a brief stay at Summercrest in Newport, NH. She fought a brave and courageous battle with heart failure. She was able to live at her home up until the last month of her life. She was born in North Charlestown, NH on February 14, 1930 to Gregory and Anna Pesarik.
She was the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Stevens High School in 1948 . Following that, she enjoyed working at the Goodwin Community center in Claremont, NH.
On July 11, 1953, she married Donald T Thompson, Jr. Together they enjoyed 45 years of marriage until he died in 1998. She lived in Syracuse, NY , Canaan, NH (where she was a ski instructor at Cardigan Mountain School), and eventually moved to Claremont, NH where she had resided since 1963. She stayed home to raise her children ,and then worked part time for the Claremont school system before working for the family owned insurance business, Thompson Insurance Agency.
Ruth dedicated herself to family and friends. She was an avid cook and baker with a passion for food. She canned many garden vegetables, jams and jellies in addition to preparing many special family recipes shared at special occasions. Ruth had an eye for fashion and always looked forward to watching the Miss America pageant each year. Other interests include her enjoyment for playing bingo, scratching lottery tickets, and traveling to Atlantic City to go to the casinos with her husband. She also enjoyed going to Paris, France for her 25th wedding anniversary ,as well as traveling to Australia and New Zealand in her retirement.
Survivors include her four children: Donald T Thompson, III of Claremont, NH ; Karen T Littlefield and her husband Stan of Ogunquit, ME; Cynthia T Hunt of Rocky Hill CT; and Susan T Tulloch and her husband Michael of Lithia, FL. She was a loving grandmother to ten grandchildren and a great grandmother to two great grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family.
Burial will be at Mountain View Cemetery.
Source; Stringer Funeral Home, Claremont, NH
She was the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Stevens High School in 1948 . Following that, she enjoyed working at the Goodwin Community center in Claremont, NH.
On July 11, 1953, she married Donald T Thompson, Jr. Together they enjoyed 45 years of marriage until he died in 1998. She lived in Syracuse, NY , Canaan, NH (where she was a ski instructor at Cardigan Mountain School), and eventually moved to Claremont, NH where she had resided since 1963. She stayed home to raise her children ,and then worked part time for the Claremont school system before working for the family owned insurance business, Thompson Insurance Agency.
Ruth dedicated herself to family and friends. She was an avid cook and baker with a passion for food. She canned many garden vegetables, jams and jellies in addition to preparing many special family recipes shared at special occasions. Ruth had an eye for fashion and always looked forward to watching the Miss America pageant each year. Other interests include her enjoyment for playing bingo, scratching lottery tickets, and traveling to Atlantic City to go to the casinos with her husband. She also enjoyed going to Paris, France for her 25th wedding anniversary ,as well as traveling to Australia and New Zealand in her retirement.
Survivors include her four children: Donald T Thompson, III of Claremont, NH ; Karen T Littlefield and her husband Stan of Ogunquit, ME; Cynthia T Hunt of Rocky Hill CT; and Susan T Tulloch and her husband Michael of Lithia, FL. She was a loving grandmother to ten grandchildren and a great grandmother to two great grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family.
Burial will be at Mountain View Cemetery.
Source; Stringer Funeral Home, Claremont, NH
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