Margaret-Leib-Obituary

Margaret Leib

Newport, Rhode Island

Nov 10, 1955 – Mar 9, 2015 (Age 59)

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BORN
November 10, 1955
DIED
March 9, 2015
AGE
59
LOCATION
Newport, Rhode Island

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Margaret (Dwyer) Leib, 59, of Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 9, 2015 at home. She was the wife of the late David E. Leib.
Born on November 10, 1955 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Joan (Harrington) Dwyer.
Maggie attended Hazard Memorial School in Newport and was a 1973 graduate of Rogers High School.
She worked as a CNA at various local nursing homes for many years, as well as Edgehill Newport. Maggie later worked at the Preservation Society of Newport County as a tour guide.
She was a loyal wife, a devoted mother, and a loving grandmother to Johannah. Maggie was a longtime friend of Bill W. and gave many hours helping others.
She is survived by her daughter Rebecca Leib and her partner Brett Sorensen of Tiverton and her granddaughter Johannah Sorensen also of Tiverton; her brother Charles P. Dwyer and his wife Eleanor of Portsmouth, her sisters Mary Kelley and her husband Richard Abarno of Charlestown and Joan E. Kelly and her husband Rick of Newport, and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2015, from 2-5 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Martin Luther King Community Center Food Pantry, 20 Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Boulevard, Newport, RI 02840.
Additional information at www.memorialfuneralhome.com

This obituary was originally published in The Newport Daily News (Newport, RI).

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She was a great lady. So sorry for your loss.

Margaret and I became friends in 1968 when the Martins moved to Everett St. We were 12 years old and found a hundred ways to to have fun walking up and down Broadway. We both came from strict Catholic families and needed each other to be silly and laugh and kick-up some dust. Margaret had a great sense of the ridiculous like me and we made the most of it. We moved to Middletown in 1969 and we lost touch. I am so sorry for her passing. With Love, Dede Martin Bornholm

Dear Joan, I am so sorry to learn of your sister's death. My sympathy to you and your family. Although it has been years since we talked, I will always be an "A" true friend. Carol McCullough

joan and rick...my thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time....peace maureen gallagher dever