OBITUARY
Ruth E. (Spear) Coleman passed away on Oct. 10, 2007. She was the devoted wife of the late Frederick E. Ferris Sr. and Henry B. Coleman. She is survived by her son, Frederick E. Ferris Jr. and his wife Ann of Marlborough, Mass, and by her daughter, Nancy E. Ferris of Virginia. She was predeceased by her son Richard S. Ferris.

Mrs. Coleman was the grandmother of Patricia Kennedy of Wellesley, Mass., Kathleen Reardon of Ill., Frederick E. Ferris III of Marblehead, Mass., and Todd Ferris of N.H. She was the sister of Charlotte Wilken of N.H. and the late Arthur and Robert Spear. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 15, at the Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home in West Roxbury, Mass. Interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

At the request of Ruth's family, please make contributions in lieu of flowers to The Homestead on Nantucket or to Wayside Hospice, 10 Green Way, Wayland, Mass., 01507.