M. Delores Boyle

BOYLE, M. DELORES (RODERICK), of 12 Annandale Terrace, Newport, Rhode Island died on September 6, 2008 at St. Clare Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late U.S. District Court Judge Francis J. Boyle.

Born in Pawtucket R.I. on February 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Roderick, Jr. originally from San Miguel, Azores and the late Josie (Ramos) Roderick originally from Terceira, Azores.

She was raised in Pawtucket and graduated from Pawtucket West High School in 1945. Delores graduated from Rhode Island State College, now the University of Rhode Island, in 1949 and received her Master's Degree in education from URI in 1959. She served as President of Alpha Xi Delta sorority while attending URI.

She married her husband in 1951 and they celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary prior to his death in 2006. Delores was a devoted school teacher. She taught at the Garden Street School in Pawtucket before moving with her husband to Newport in 1953. She taught at Carey School and, after raising her seven children, she returned to teaching in Newport including the English as a Second Language program and as an instructor in American citizenship. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, Newport and member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She served on the Board of Directors of the Newport Hospital Auxiliary among many other civic organizations.

Delores is survived by her children Deborah A. Stone of Newburyport, MA, Carole L. Kane, Newport, RI, Christopher and Matthew F. Boyle of Newport, RI, Patrick J. Boyle of Stratham, NH, Susan B. Michael of Middletown, RI and Katherine B. O'Mealey of Franklin, MA, her sons and daughters in law Thomas Kane, Laurine, Alysa and Stacey Boyle, David Michael, and Michael O'Mealey, her grandchildren Brian, Daniel, Kevin, Brendan, Allison, Mary Katherine, and John Boyle, Christopher Stone, Erin Rocha, Matthew and Emily Kane, Rebecca Carter, Mollie Sullivan, and Kaitlin and Abigail O'Mealey, and great grandchildren John Carter, Jr. and Angel Gonzales. She is also survived by her sister Rosemarie Falcioni of Smithfield and was the sister of the late Dorothy Cooney of Warwick.

Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, September 10, at 9 a.m., from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., in St. Mary's Church, Spring Street, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columba's Cemetery in Middletown. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, September 9, from 4-7 p.m. in the funeral home.

The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude for the compassionate and dedicated care extended to Delores by all her caregivers and friends at St. Clare Home. In lieu of flowers the family respectfully requests contributions to St. Clare Home, Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840. Condolences, information and directions available at memorialfuneralhome.com