Ruth CLOUTIER

GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- Ruth Daviau, 95, beloved wife of the late Jerome Daviau and loving mother of Robert Daviau of Rangeley, Maine, and Suzanne Roden of Glastonbury, passed into eternal peace at Glastonbury Health Care Center on April 8, 2005, after a long illness. She was born in Augusta, Maine, in 1910 to George and Clara Cloutier.She later made Waterville, Maine, her home for 75 years. Ruth will always be remembered for her uncanny knack to engage friends, family and strangers in lively conversation, drawing them to her with her infectious love of life and laughter. She was a loving, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her remarkable spirit will be greatly missed by her two children, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.A Christian Mass in celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at St. Augustine's Church in Augusta.Donations may be made in her memory to: Alzheimer's Foundation of American, 322 Eighth Ave., Sixth floor, New York, NY 10001.The family, on behalf of Ruth, wishes to express its deepest gratitude to the staff of Glastonbury Health Care Center for their loving devotion to the comfort and care of Ruth during her long illness.The Glastonbury Funeral Home is entrusted with caring for Ruth and her family.