Putnam, CT- Rose (Salvas) Donais age 87 died Fri. Jan. 16, 2015 at Westview Nursing and Convalescent Center, Dayville, CT.  It is with great sadness her daughter announces her death.  She was the wife of the late Roger Donais who died in 2005.  She leaves a daughter Diane D. Kipper of Putnam.  She also leaves a brother Paul Salvas and a sister Yvonne Paul both of Quebec, Canada.  She was born in St. Roberts Quebec and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Florida (Petrin) Salvas and but lived in Putnam most of her life. She loved swimming and swam with friends at the Southbridge YMCA Senior group. She loved her vegetable and flower gardening. She attended barber school in Hartford, becoming the first women barber in Windham County. She was a barber with her husband in Putnam where they owned and operated Roger's Barber Shop for many years.   There will be a private grave side service at St. Mary's Cemetery, Putnam, CT.  All her many friends are invited to the celebration of life on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 1PM at the Little River Acres Community Hall, 207 Sabin St., Putnam, CT.  Please omit flowers and make donations in her memory to the future YMCA in Putnam, CT. The Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 School St., Webster, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements.  A guest book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com where you can post a condolence or a memory.