SANFORD — On April 20, 2015, Ruth G. Hobson, 93, passed away at Varney Crossing Nursing Home in North Berwick after being under care there for the past four years.

Ruth was the widow and beloved wife of 41 years of Clarence Edgar Hobson of Sanford.

Ruth was born on Aug. 4, 1921 to Horace V. and Elsie Bagley in Revere, Massachusetts, where she grew up with four brothers and two sisters.

After graduating from high school, she worked as a manager with the White Tower Restaurants, where she met the love of her life, Ed Hobson.

After marrying, Ruth and Ed moved to Stamford, Connecticut where they raised their three children, and Ed worked his entire career of 37 years with the White Tower Management Corporation. The family retired to Sanford in the early 1970s and lived at their home at Estes Lake for 17 years, enjoying many happy times with friends and family.

Ruth was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She never worked outside of the home as her greatest interest was her family and homemaking. She loved gardening, baking, participating in church activities and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, by whom she will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed.

Ruth is survived by: her daughters, Carol Nash and her husband Graham of Dandridge, Tennessee and Gail Carranza, and her husband Andres of Chicago, Illinois; daughter-in-law, Louann Hobson of Alfred; grandchildren, Bill Roberts and his wife Sherri of West Newfield, Kevin Roberts of Texas, Michelle Fuchs and her husband Gary of Coral Springs, Florida, Daniel Carranza of Chicago, Illinois, Jen Lane and her husband Richard of Alfred, David Hobson of Berlin, New Hampshire, and Neil Hobson and his wife Meghan of Alfred; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her son, Glenn, of Alfred.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 8, 2015 at LaFrance Funeral Home at 580 Main St., Springvale, ME.