Jennie (Jean) Dwares, 100

ENCINITAS, CALIF. – Jennie (Jean) (Caras) Dwares, formerly of Pawtucket and Providence, died on Oct. 7 at Seacrest Village Retirement Residence in Encinitas, Calif. She celebrated her 100th birthday in August.

She was born in Lawrence, Mass. When she moved to Rhode Island, she founded Keene Advertising Specialties of R.I., where she worked for many years until her retirement.

She was preceded in death by her husband Philip N. Dwares, her parents Ida and Max Caras and her siblings Esther (Caras) Kesselman, and Samuel and Ernest Caras.

She is survived by her son Leonard Dwares and his wife Ellin of Wilmington, Del., and her daughter Brenda (Dwares) Burkholder and her husband Franz of Carlsbad, Calif. Jennie is also survived by her four grandchildren and her six great-grandchildren.