Wilson

Ruth H. Wilson, 87, of Middlesex Township, Valencia, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 2026, at Concordia of Cranberry.

Born in Pittsburgh on Sept. 18, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Sue E. Haigh McCracken.

Ruth started working as a bookkeeper for Armour Meat Packing in Crafton, as a baker at North Star Cheese in Richland Township and as a mail carrier for the Valencia post office. For many years, she also assisted on the family farm, milking cows. She had been a member and treasurer for the Butler County Farm Bureau.

She was a member of Valencia Presbyterian Church and the Valencia Historical Society.

Surviving are four daughters, Amy Lynn Andler (Chuck), of Renfrew, Donna Lee Wilson, of Middlesex Township, Julie Diane Whiting (Austin), of Edinburg, Pa., and Melissa Sue Miller (Justin), of Middlesex Township; a son, Mark S. Wilson, of Middlesex Township; 13 grandchildren; five ½ great-grandchildren; and a sister, Elizabeth Jasick (Tom), in Maryland.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Wilson, whom she married Sept. 7, 1974, and who died Dec. 23, 2017; by a sister, Lois E. Platts; and by a brother, William A. McCracken Jr.

WILSON — Friends of Ruth H. Wilson, who died Wednesday, March 25, 2026, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 30, at Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St., Valencia, with the Rev. Lee Scott, pastor, officiating. Please meet at the church.

Burial will be in Glade Run Cemetery, Middlesex Township.

Memorials may be made to the Butler County Farm Bureau, c/o Linda Halstead, 134 Glade Mill Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056.

Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.

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