Ruth Livingood Auld

Ruth Geraldine Livingood Auld passed away on November 26, 2021. Ruth was born May 15, 1928 in New Virginia, Iowa. She was the daughter of the late Jesse F. Livingood and Louella Whipkey Livingood. The family moved to Western Pennsylvania where Ruth attended school. She graduated from Fairmont General Hospital School of Nursing in 1951 and spent 58 years in various fields of nursing.

Ruth married Dr. William D. (Bill) Auld in 1951. He was a Presbyterian minister in Pennsylvania and California, where they moved in 1959. He predeceased her in 2003. Their longest association was with First United Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, where he was the minister.

After working as a private duty nurse and in physicians’ offices and hospitals in Pennsylvania and California, Ruth’s career culminated with positions as Director of Nursing and Director of Staff Development and Personnel at Hillhaven Convalescent Home in San Francisco. She also volunteered with the American Red Cross as a blood drive manager for six decades.

Ruth and Bill enjoyed wide-ranging travel including China, England, India, Israel, Northern Ireland, Nepal, Switzerland and in the U.S. They spent two years in Arrowtown, New Zealand on an exchange ministry. Ruth and her husband moved to Pilgrim Place retirement community in Claremont California in 1990. They were active with the Claremont Presbyterian Church where she volunteered as Parish Nurse for ten years, served as a Deacon, and was a representative in the National Health Ministries Association. Ruth and her husband participated in many Pilgrim Place activities, and she won several Los Angeles County Fair ribbons for her weaving. She was a longterm volunteer Chaplain at the Health Services Center at Pilgrim Place, where she spent her final years as a resident.

Ruth is survived by her children, Lynne and David, their spouses Carl and Christine, and grandchildren Amara, Elan and Caitlin. Her siblings Alice and Jesse Robert also survive her, as well as many nieces and nephews and their families.