Ruth Winde

Ruth Winde, 95, of East Greenwich passed away peacefully on May 13 ^th with her family by her side at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the widow of the late Ronald H. Winde Jr. A longtime resident of East Greenwich, she has lived at Atria Harborhill where she was a beloved resident for the past 7 years.

She is survived by a son Ronald H. Winde III and his wife Loretta of Warwick and her daughter Deborah Winde of Cumberland.  She was predeceased by her 2 youngest daughters, Judy Winde and Martha Sovet (Stephen). She endured the loss of her youngest children with a great deal of faith, strength and dignity.

She is also the grandmother of Andrew Sovet, Elise Sovet, Mark Winde, Christine Wutz, John Doelger, and Melissa Walters.  Eight great grandchildren loved their Nana very much.

She is the daughter of the late Florence (Munsie) Woodward and John Woodward.  She was predeceased by her beloved only sibling Joan “Jody” Willis.

She grew up in Malden, MA and Tulsa, OK before settling in Melrose, MA where she lived for the next 30 years.  After graduating from Melrose HS in 1944 where she was classmates with her future husband Ron, she attended and graduated from Westbrook Junior College in Maine.  After a brief career in business, she married Ron and they raised 4 children in Melrose.

Church has always played a huge part in her life.  She has been a member of the First Baptist Church in East Greenwich for almost the past 50 years where she served as a Deacon, served on the flower and collation committees, worked on many May Breakfasts, knitted dozens of beautiful prayer shawls, and was a faithful weekly worshipper.

Reading was a passion of hers and when her eyesight started failing she loved her audiobooks.  She was also a talented seamstress and an excellent cook who mentioned in her last days that she made the best molasses cookies.

Mom, Nana, Ruth—you are loved and will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be celebrated on Saturday May 21 ^st at 10:00 am at the First Baptist Church of East Greenwich, Peirce St., East Greenwich. Burial will be private. Calling hours: Friday May 20 ^th from 4-7 pm at the Hill Funeral Home, 822 Main St., East Greenwich. Contributions to Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center, 1085 N. Main St., Providence, RI 02904 or First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 30 Peirce St., East Greenwich, RI 02818 in her memory would be greatly appreciated.