Ruth Sawyer

Ruth Sawyer, 95, of Brookline was born in Springfield, to F.T. and Louise Dulin on Sept. 21, 1925.
Sawyer married Harry Sawyer in 1944, they divorced in 1961. They had three children, Judy Shoemaker, Brookline, Kenneth and wife Trish Sawyer Brookline, and Sharon Masterson, Republic.
She worked at Lily Tulip for over a decade. Around 1970 she started helping her dad and brother on the farm. She took over the operations of the farm. In the 80s she received the contract for the Brookline Post Office. Over the next 35 years she was heavily involved in Brookline, including being their city clerk for many years.
Sawyer loved family get togethers and traveling where she would often take her kids and grandkids with her.