Roberta M. Ring, 70, of Round O, SC and formerly long time of Ipswich, died February 10, 2017 in her South Carolina home following her long illness. She was the wife of the late Ronald O. Ring.

Born in Danvers, daughter of the late Parker and Nathalie (Eaton) Bray, she was raised in Danvers where she attended public schools. Roberta raised her family in Ipswich while employed by  the B&M Rail Road. She was later employed by AMTRAK and retired after twenty three years of service as a conductor and had  lived these last years of employment in Dover, NH. In retirement she moved to her new home in South Carolina.

Roberta enjoyed home gardening and traveling the country by automobile.

She is survived by a son, Ronald O. Ring and his wife Margot of CT; two daughters, Randee J. Michaud and her husband David of Salisbury, Rayann Muse of ME; four grandchildren, Amanda and Michael Foote, Sienna and Parker Ring; three sisters, Caroline Stanley of Salisbury, Virginia Dolfe of SC, Jeanne Kolodziej of Peabody and her lifelong friends, Michael and Theresa Enos of SC.

Her funeral service will be held 11 am Saturday, March 4, graveside  in the New Highland Cemetery, Town Farm Road, Ipswich. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Arrangements are under the direction of the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home of Ipswich.