Mary C. Travers

Mary Travers Obituary

TRAVERS, MARY C. 'MAY', 68, of South Wheaton Ave., died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at the Women and Infants Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph M. Travers, Jr.

Born October 6, 1939, in Providence, she was a daughter of Philip Kelly of Bristol and the late Helen (Carlow) Kelly and the stepdaughter of the late Marie P. Kelly. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

May fought an 11 year battle with cancer. She will be remembered for her friendly and outgoing personality.

In addition to her husband of 48 years, she leaves three daughters and son-in-law, Jeanne and Brett Waxgisier of Cumberland, Jennifer Lima of Portsmouth and Nancy Travers of Rehoboth; her son and daughter-in-law, David and Missie Travers of Seekonk; 7 grandchildren, Michael, Matthew, Raechyl, Jacob, Troy, Brooke, and Sophie; three sisters, Margaret Croft of Cranston, Erin Collins and Patricia Kelly, both of Florida; four brothers, Michael Kelly of Swansea, Daniel Kelly of New York, Philip Kelly, Jr. of Connecticut and Kevin Kelly of Riverside.

Her funeral will be Monday at 9am from the REBELLO FUNERAL HOME, 901 Broadway, East Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Taunton Ave. (Rte. 44), Seekonk. Burial will follow at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Calling hours will be Sunday 4-8pm. Online condolences: www.rebellofuneralhome.com

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Published by The Providence Journal on Nov. 30, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Mary Travers

10 Entries

Tricia Viera

December 4, 2007

Erin & Patricia,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May was a wonderful woman and will always be remembered in our hearts..

Dave & Iris

December 3, 2007

My wife and I have known May and Joe for quite a few years. Whoever would have thought you could meet and find such good friends at a restaurant. But that's eaxtly how we met. Thank God for "Buy one get one" at Bickfords on Tuesday nights. Both May and Joe and Iris and I always requested Dottie as our waitress and Dottie's flair for the unexpected actually brought us together. From that point on we began sitting together and building a very special friendship. By the time we met their children; Jeannie, Jen, Nancy and David, their spouses' Bret and Missy and their grandchildren; Michael, Matt, Brooke, Troy, Sophie, Rachael and Jake, we felt like we already knew them.. By the way May spoke about her children, grandchildren and the people they brought into the family, you always knew how proud she was and how much she loved each and everyone of them. May had a way of making you feel like you were part of the family and that her family was part of yours as well. In trying to gather our thoughts for today, we realized that very few opportunities arise in our lives when we truly meet extraordinary people. May was one of these extraordianry people. When May came into the room the entire room lit up. Her smile was one of a kind. You couldn't look at her smile and not smile back. It was contagious. May was also very strong. She endured fighting cancer for 11 years. Yet, if someone didn't tell you she had it you would never have known. She didn't complain, she lived each day to the fullest and enjoyed her family and friends as much as possible. If she were with us today, she'd be scolding us for being sad and regretting our loss. She'd be the first to tell us that she's better off now. Even though she misses each and every one of us, she's no longer in pain. She's with God in heaven and will patiently wait for her loved ones to join her someday.
May and Joe had a wonderful marriage lasting over 48 years. You could tell by being around them how much they loved each other. Joe was her rock and she was his. Their life together is full of wonderful memories and May would expect Joe to focus on the good times they shared to help lift his heavy heart and help minimize his sense of loss. Memories are a wonderful thing. We all have them and we need to reflect on them often. We need to close our eyes and see May's smile, the brightness in her eyes, get quiet and hear her laughter and hold ourselves and feel her in our arms and in our hearts. She will always be with us as we were always with her. God bless you and keep you our dear sweet May.
We will always hold you close to our heart. Love Always and forever

Mark Drapeau

December 3, 2007

Nancy and Jennifer: I wanted to express my deepest sympathies to you on the loss of your mom. I hope the many memories you have of her will help your family through this difficult time.

Judi Volpe

December 2, 2007

Dear Junior & Family,
I'm so sorry to hear of May's passing. May God be with you and your family.

With deepest sympathy,
Judi Volpe (neighbor)

Lynn Silvia

December 2, 2007

May will always be with us. We will all miss you but never forget you. You will forever be a Diva. Love from the "Ovarian Divas"

Judy Cavaco

December 1, 2007

Jeanne and Family,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts are with you through this difficult time.
Love
Judy (Puffin)

Ron & Linda Gilbert

November 30, 2007

Dear Joe and family;
Please accept our heartfelt sympathy. Linda and I know very well what it means to lose a "Love One" God bless you and your family in this time of grief.

Your neighbors,

FRANCELINA & RICHARD GREGOIRE

November 30, 2007

DEAR JR AND YOUR WONDERFUL FAMILY DICK AND I ARE SO VERY SORRY TO HEAR OF MAE'S PASING. WE WISH WE COULD BE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME. MAE WILL BE IN OUR PRAYERS ALWAYS. SHE WAS A SPECIAL FRIEND AND COUSIN IN LAW. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. LOVE FRAN & DICK

Pat Krzywonos

November 30, 2007

Jeanne and Family,

My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family at this very Difficult time.

Sincerely,

Dottie DiGiammo

November 30, 2007

My heartfelt sympathy Joe to you and yours....May was a wonderful person, and I feel blessed to have known her...She will be close to my heart always....

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