Ruth Mae Saunders

Ruth Mae Saunders, 86, of McKeesport passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022. She was born May 3, 1935 at home in Elizabeth and is the daughter of the late John David and Ruth Mae (Berwick) Richards. She was the wife to the late Richard C. Saunders, who passed away April 30, 2013. Ruth was a member of the Coulter Road Baptist Church for many years. She also worked for McGuire Nursing Home as a Nurses Aid. She is survived by her daughters, Sheila (Ron) Crabtree of Florida, and Patricia Matteson of West Virginia, siblings, Judy Langsdorf and LeRoy Richards, both of McKeesport, grandchildren, Jessica, Amy, Alicia and Nathan, along with 8 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Along with her parents and husband, Ruth is preceded in death by brothers, John David, William Robert, and Donald Thomas Richards, and sisters, Mary Ellen and Elizabeth Louise Richards. There is no visitation. Arrangements are by the Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. 1638 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131. Troy J. Gilbert, director. A Memorial Service will be held at Penn-Lincoln Memorial Park at a later date. Condolences can be made at Gilbertfuneralhomeandcrematory.com