Ruth C. (Dobson) Tavares, age 82, a new resident of Cranston RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald A. Tavares for 46 years.
Born in Pawtucket, Ruth was the daughter of the late George and Catherine (Walsh) Dobson.
Ruth lived in East Providence RI for nearly forty years with Donald and their children. She was a devout Catholic who read daily Novenas and taught her daughters about having and keeping faith. Ruth oftentimes said: “ there isn’t only one religion that is the path to heaven.”
Ruth tried working again after becoming a mother, but she missed taking care of her family. She took extraordinary care of her family for sixty years.
She enjoyed dancing with her husband, going on mystery rides, traveling, crocheting, puzzles, word searches, and watching movies. Later in life, Ruth adored watching videos and viewing pictures of her great grandchildren and playing solitaire and bingo on her grandpad. Ruth enjoyed playing bingo with her friend Linda.
She is survived by two daughters, Brenda L. Tavares-Donovan and her husband Timothy of Warwick, and Ruth C. Tavares Jr. of Cranston; six grandchildren, Timothy Tavares-Donovan Jr., Cassondra Tavares and (fiancée Ryan), Donald Tavares-Donovan and (wife Samantha), Christina Tavares, Allen Tavares Jr. and (husband Jimmy), and Carmela Triana; eight great-grandchildren, Aribella (Bella), Elijah-Allen, Gabriel, Raelynn, Autumn, Noah, Maverick, Luke, (Angel Ezra), as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Ruth was the mother of the late Pamela J. Tavares-Triana and Donald (Donny) A. Tavares Jr., mother-in-law of the late Allen E. Tavares Sr., and sister of the late Robert Butler.
Her Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday March 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM in Saint Elizabeth’s Church, 577 Wood Street Bristol. Relatives and friends are invited. Burial in RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.
Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00-7:00 PM in Wilbur-Romano Funeral home 615 Main St., Warren.
The family requests that friends and family become one another’s patient advocates. Ruth has suffered because of a fractured health care system and her family would like to make positive changes within the health care establishment by making sure every patient and patient’s family is heard, listened to and that every establishment whether it’s home care, hospital, nursing home, adult daycare, Pace, insurance companies, assisted living etc., are held accountable.
Thank you and God Bless.
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