LEWISTON – Ruth A. Swett, 62, of Norway, died July 17 at Central Maine Medical Center surrounded by her family.

She was born in Boston on Jan. 25, 1944, the daughter of Albert and Hazel O’Neil Allen. She graduated from Gould Academy in 1962.

She married Edward N. Swett Jr. on July 28, 1962, at North Waterford Congregational Church.

She operated the Open Door boarding home for more than 20 years. She had been a dedicated Wal-Mart employee for the past 10 years.

She is survived by her husband of Norway; a son, Bruce Swett and his wife, April, of North Waterford; a daughter, Andrea Grover and her husband, Bradley, of North Waterford; grandchildren, Tammi and Donn Lemay of AFB, Little Rock, AR., and Jeremy and Danielle Edwards, U.S. Army, stationed in Germany; great-grandchildren, Sydney Lemay, Bridget and Brianne Walls, Natalie and Jeremiah Edwards; and siblings, Dorothy McDonald, Evelyn McCauliffe, Albert Allen, Merle McAllister, Margaret McAllister and Irene Trimback.