Ruth I. Yarter, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Irene Yarter, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.

She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 6, 1925, daughter of Louis S. and Florence (Chalifoux) Yarter. She attended local schools and graduated from Drury High School with the class of 1943.

Ruth was employed with Sprague Electric Co. for 43 years until her retirement in 1986 as payroll manager for all plants. She then worked as a consultant for one year in Mansfield, Mass.

She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church and had served as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector. Ruth was a member of the Sprague Quarter Century Club; Sprague Management Club and the Williamstown Women's Exchange. She was a longtime volunteer at Mass MoCA and North Adams Regional Hospital.

Survivors include her nephew, Louis R. Yarter, and his wife, Joyce Wing of Adams, Mass. Her brother, Russell Yarter died in 1993.

Funeral notice: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Ruth Yarter will be celebrated Friday, September 21, 2018, at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.  

Calling hours at Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapel, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, Mass., are Thursday, September 20, 2018, from 4 to 6 p.m..  Memorial donations may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Elizabeth Church in care of the funeral home.