Ruth April Carter passed away on February 17, 2025 at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. She was 76 years old.

"Ruthie" April Carter was born in Hartford on November 8, 1948 to John and Ruth B. April.  Ruthie and her four younger siblings grew up in Manchester, CT. She loved the arts, drawing, and painting. In her late teens, April lived in New York City where she enrolled in art courses. After returning to Connecticut, she met and fell in love with Clinton L Carter Jr. They were married in Vernon and began their life in Milford. Clint and April had three boys: Clinton, William, and Jeffrey. They raised their family in Hebron where they loved working on cars and hotrods. April enjoyed her homemaking, giving haircuts and facials, and having many cool pets with her boys. 

April attended Manchester Community College taking classes that fulfilled her interests in the arts and literature. She held interim clerical and retail jobs. Her most fulfilling roles were that of mother and grandmother, aka "Ringya." She was blessed with nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She loved to cook, garden, read, create art, write stories with her children and grandchildren, and travel. 

Clint and April lived in both Colorado and Hawai'i after their years in Connecticut. Wherever she and her husband were, April always kept her beloved family members and friends in heart and prayer. Faith kept her strong until her passing.

April is preceded in death by her husband Clint, her youngest son Jeffrey Scott Carter, her mother Ruth Breslin April, her father John April, and her youngest sister Janet Lisa April. She is survived by her step-daughter Lisa of Connecticut, eldest son Clinton L Carter III of Colorado, second son William Michael Carter of Connecticut, her grandchildren, her daughters-in-law, siblings in Hawai'i and California, and more extended family. She is also dearly missed by friends who loved her. We will remember her smile, pretty eyes, laughter and story telling of her precious mom turning on her Irish brogue.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

If anyone wishes to donate in memory of Ruth April Carter, please give your tax-deductible gift to the americanbrainfoundation.org. You are invited to visit this website and see that contributions can help further the betterment of treatments for the following close to April's heart and the Carter family: brain and nerve tumors, dementia, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and neurorehabilitation. Thank you and may Peace be with you. 

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