Rose Ellen (Gervais) Swanson, 93 of Warren died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Grace Barker Nursing Center. Born in Warren, the daughter of the late Henry and Cecilia (Bartley) Gervais.

She was the devoted wife of the late Leroy (Roy) F. Swanson for 60 years. They made their home in Warren, retiring to Cape Cod for many happy years before returning to RI. They also enjoyed wintering in Florida and traveling the Eastern coast from Canada to Florida. As a widow, Rose enjoyed living at East Bay Manor in East Providence, RI where she enjoyed an active social life for 8 years . A parishioner of St. Mary of the Bay Parish, Rose was a devoted homemaker. She was involved in the Girl Scouts and enjoyed gardening, birdwatching and square dancing with her husband.

Rose is survived by her children Leroy (Lee) F. Swanson and his wife Kathryn of North Scituate, RI and Cynthia R. Lombardi and her husband Butch of Warren. She was the grandmother of Steve and Mary Beth Swanson, Nick and Katie Lombardi and Todd and Lynn Perkins; the great grandmother of Carly, Kate and Drew Swanson, William and Andrew Lombardi, Heather Furtado and Richard Perkins; and great great grandmother of Roman D. Furtado. She was the grandmother of the late Cheryl Swanson of Huntington Beach, CA.

Rose is survived by a brother John Gervais of Warren and her sisters Doris Meiggs of Bristol, Lillian Russo of Warren, Shirley Rebello of New Hampshire and Eleanor Guerreiro of Seekonk, MA. She was the sister of the late Henry, Charles, Raymond, James, and Robert Gervais, Cecelia Bullock, and Ruth Figureid.

Her funeral will be held Wednesday Sept. 14, 2016 at 10:00am from the Smith Funeral and Memorial Services, 8 Schoolhouse Road, Warren, followed by a mass of Christian Burial at 11:00am in St. Mary of the Bay Church, 645 Main Street, Warren, burial in St. Mary of the Bay Cemetery, Vernon St. Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Tuesday 4-7pm.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made to Audubon Society of Rhode Island, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI 02917. www.wjsmithfh.com