Ruth Deschenes

BRISTOL, RI - Ruth Greene Deschenes, 79, of 274 1/2 Wood Street, Bristol, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at home.She was the wife of the late Philip A. Deschenes.Born in Fall River, MA, on June 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Catherine Harrington Greene.Mrs. Deschenes had worked for 13 years as a phone operator for NE Tel Tel and in the shipping department for Ames Department Store, in Fall River, MA. She also worked along with her husband, as a real estate broker at Deschenes Real Estate. She was a member of the Elks Auxillary. Mrs. Deschenes was an avid reader.She is survived by two sons Philip D. Deschenes of North Kingstown, RI, and David Deschenes of Norwalk, CT, three daughters Mary E. Deschenes of Bristol, RI, Michelle Hotchkiss of Old Orchard Beach, ME, and Eileen Almeida of Portsmouth, RI, her brother John C. Greene of Ivoryton, CT, eight grandchildren Erin Cassese, Jacqueline Rice, Allyson Quay, Thomas Metcalfe, Sean Almeida, Nicole Almeida, Arianna Almeida, and Olivia Deschenes, and two great grandchildren Matthew Laughton and Kristen Quay.She was the sister of the late Robert Greene and Elizabeth Smith.Her funeral will be held on Monday, October 17, 2005, at 8:00 AM from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 AM in Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Church, 141 State Street, Bristol.Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery in Fall River.Calling hours will be held on Sunday, October 16, 2005, from 5-8PM in the Connors Funeral Home.Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 222 Richmond Street, Suite 200, Providence, RI, 02903-4253, or to Home Hospice Care Of Rhode Island, 169 George Street, Pawtucket, RI, 02860.