Kathleen Stephanie Corrigan

CORRIGAN, KATHLEEN STEPHANIE (SABO), of East Greenwich, died on November 8 at Kent County Hospital. She was the wife of 38 years of John F. Corrigan.

Kathleen was born in New York City to Anne and Stephen Sabo, and lived there, attending New York University and Queens College and working for Mademoiselle Magazine until she and John moved to Rhode Island in 1972. Kathleen and John have lived in East Greenwich since 1977 where Kathleen raised their four children with maternal passion.

Kathleen is survived by her husband and four children: Jean of Boston; Emily and Michael now of East Greenwich; and John, a student at St. John's University School of Law in Queens, New York. She is also survived by her sister Maureen Whalen of Wilmington, Delaware and niece Kathleen and nephew Christopher, both of Delaware.

Kathleen was and is deeply loved by her family and close friends who cherish her glorious eccentricity and her embodiment of creativity, inner strength, innocence, truth, generosity and love for all.

Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Hill Funeral Home, 822 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI. There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in North Kingstown, RI on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Kathleen's memory may be made to Plan USA, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, RI 02886 or RI Community Food Bank, 200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907.