Ruth M. Whipple (nee Truby)
Whipple, Ruth M. (nee Truby)
June 2, 2026, at 98 years old. Beloved wife of the late Harmon O. Whipple, Jr.; loving mother of Mary (James) Santarini, Janet Whipple, Donald (Maureen), David (Ginny), Douglas (late Sandyee), Judy (late Robert) Dominiak and the late Harmon O. Whipple, III; mother in-law of Sue Whipple; grandmother of 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; sister in-law of Earla Truby and Betty Truby; predeceased by 8 brothers and sisters. No prior visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 10 am at SS. Peter & Paul Church, 5480 Main St., Williamsville. Please assemble at church. Flowers gratefully declined. Condolences may be shared at www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
Ruth was a very sweet woman with a great sense of humor who lived a long life full of loving family and friends, and she will be missed by all. My condolences to the Santarinis, Dominiaks, Whipples, and the rest of the family.
Rest In Peace Ruth. My Sympathies to your family.
Sending prayers and sympathy to the entire Whipple family at this sad time.
Bob and MaryKay Posluszny
Ruth was a lovely lady. She made rosaries for the church for distribution to the poor. She will be missed.
A Poem for Ruth Whipple ~
There are names that we carry like songs in the dark,
No distance could ever diminish their spark.
Your name is a melody woven with mine,
A friendship that weathered the passage of time.
We could go without speaking for months in a row.
You’ve always known who I was since long, long ago.
We’d pick up a sentence we’d left in the air,
Like no time had passed, and we had not a care.
But the world is much quieter now you are gone,
We had a lifetime of conversation, spirited and long.
While the love you left me is steady and true,
I’m truly glad for the time that I traveled with you.
Be at peace Ruth.
By Bethany Hamilton
(Phyllis Coffin’s (103) granddaughter;
Phyllis & Ruth, good friends since 1948)