Ruth A. Brown Grenier

Ruth A. (Perras) Brown Grenier, 87, of Clark Manor Nursing Home died Saturday, November 19. Her first husband, John F. Brown died in 1959 and her second husband, Robert Grenier died in 1999. She leaves her children, Jack F. Brown and his wife Patricia, Joyce A. Thunberg and Patrick C. Brown all of Worcester, twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Ruth was born January 9, 1918 in Burlington, VT, the daughter of the late Joseph and Blanche (Babon) Perras and graduated from Burlington High School. She worked at Worcester State Hospital for several years before retiring. Ruth was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Church and loved dancing, ceramics and gardening.

The funeral will be Wednesday, November 23, from CALLAHAN & FAY BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 61 Myrtle Street, with a Mass at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main Street. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. A visiting hour will be held from 9:30 until 10:30 the morning of the funeral. The family requests that flowers are omitted and donations may be made to Our Lady of the Angels Restoration Fund, 1222 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01603 or Alzheimer’s Association, 36 Cameron Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140-1102.