Prudence Procter Haines, 66, died peacefully at her home in Wallingford on October 27, 2021, after battling ovarian cancer for two-and-a-half years.

Pru devoted her career to history and cultural institutions in the greater Philadelphia area. She served as Executive Director for the Japanese House and Garden, Historic Yellow Springs, Hope Lodge, and Mather Mill. In addition, she developed educational programs for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Hagley Museum and Library, and the Philadelphia History Museum. She served in curatorial roles for institutions in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Pru was a leader in her profession, active with the Association of Living Historical Farms and Museums, the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, the Tri-State Coalition for Historic Places, and the Philadelphia Museum Council. She was beloved by colleagues, holding high professional standards and mentoring newer colleagues towards successful careers.

Providence Friends Meeting in Media was Pru's longtime spiritual home. Most recently, she served there on the climate crisis project and as co-clerk of the meeting. Pru also served on the boards of Delaware Valley Friends School, The School in Rose Valley, and the Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust.

Pru loved art, music, food, and travel, but she was happiest with her family and outdoors in nature, and of course inviting people around her table with all the ingredients for conversation and merriment extending long into the night. She was an avid gardener and skilled at arranging flowers. She traveled across the country and worldwide to hike, backpack, canoe, and identify wildflowers and birds.

Pru will be remembered for her strength, independence, fierce advocacy for her children, welcoming kindness, compassion, humor, and her delightfully whimsical spirit. Pru leaves behind her husband Bruce, children, Jennifer and Samuel Haines, her mother, Winifred West, sisters, Ellen Wilson, Margaret Procter, Katharine Procter, and many nieces and nephews.

There will be a Memorial Service celebrating Pru's life at 2 PM Saturday, December 4, at Providence Friends Meeting, 105 N. Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063. Please make memorial contributions to Providence Friends Meeting or Delaware Valley Friends School, 19 East Central Avenue, Paoli, PA 19301.

Arrangements: Rigby Harting & Hagan Funeral Home
15 E. Fourth St. Media, PA 19063
www.haganfuneralhome.com