Ruth B. Robertson

Orangeburg, S.C. - Mrs. Ruth B. Robertson, age 92 of Lynn, died on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, after a lengthy illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Wallace A. Robertson, with whom she shared 62 years.

Born in Peabody, she grew up in Lynnfield and was the daughter of the late Clyde F. Coombs and Annie B. (Costain) Coombs. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1940, and Burdett College in Lynn. She worked for Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Company, and retired from the business office at Union Hospital.

 Ruth was a member of Lynnfield Community Church. She is a former member of First Church of Christ in Lynn, the Y’s Menettes Club of the Lynn YMCA, the Daughters of the Nile Oppela Temple #50, and the Prime Timers group of the First Lutheran Church. She enjoyed bowling, reading, line dancing and especially ballroom dancing with her husband every Saturday night.

Ruth is survived by her two children; her son, David A. Robertson and his wife Johnnie Ruth of Orangeburg S.C., and her daughter, Diane E. (Robertson) Dawe and her husband Robert of Lynn. She also leaves three grandchildren; Damon Robertson and his wife Christine of Columbia, S.C., Heather (Robertson) Day and her husband Dean of Brookhaven, MS, and Adam Robertson and his wife Julie of Fort Bragg, N.C. In addition to five great grandchildren, she is survived by many step grandchildren, step great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Ralph Coombs.

Service Details: Funeral services will be held at the Parker Funeral Home on Friday at 12:30 PM to which relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM. Burial will follow in Willow Cemetery Lynnfield. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Ruth’s name may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.