RUTH M. HUTCHINS

MIDDLEBURY —Ruth M. Hutchins passed away peacefully at Helen Porter Nursing and Rehabilitation Nov. 18, 2025. She was born June 24, 1941, to Andrew and Doris (Hill) Jimmo.

Ruth grew up in Bristol and graduated from Bristol High School in 1959. She married her soulmate, Frank Hutchins July 8, 1960. They made their home in Ferrisburgh with their one daughter.

After their daughter was grown. She worked briefly as Simmonds Precision and then Middlebury Union High School until her husband’s health failed.

Ruth was very quiet and reserved. She enjoyed gardening and canning the harvests. Ruth cherished the years that she and Frank spent at Joe’s Pond. A&W was also a place Ruth loved to visit.

Ruth leaves behind her daughter, Rosalynne; three grandchildren, Geoffrey, Alex and Aaron; and two great-grandchildren, Brayden and Owen. She also leaves behind three brothers, Robert, Richard (Dawn) and Roger (Marsha).

She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, her infant son; her parents, her son-in-law, Ray; and a sister-in-law, Saunnie.

Her daughter would like to express her most sincere thank you to the special nurses, Katie and Shanda.

Ruth will be set to rest in Greenwood cemetery. There will be no services. Donations in her name can be made to Helen Porter Nursing and Rehabilitation.◊