Kerry M. Brown

Kerry M. Brown obituary, Cranston, RI

Kerry M. Brown

Kerry Brown Obituary

Visit the Nardolillo Funeral Home Inc. - Cranston website to view the full obituary.

50, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at the Hope Health Hospice Center in Providence. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of Sandra Wentling and her husband Butch, and Keith Brown and his companion Linda Forziati.

Besides her parents, she is survived by her sisters Selena Cowland and her husband Sean, Shelley Cotton and her husband Brian, and her fiancé Chris Daigneault. She also leaves her step-siblings Laura Blanchette and Mark Wentling as well as several nieces and nephews.

Kerry was a Middle School English Teacher in the town of Northbridge, MA since 2010. She received her Master’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. After graduating college she entered the sports world by going to work at the Mullins Center then was hired by The Boston Breakers womens team. She also worked for the Boston Bruins at The TD Garden before getting her masters in education, which teaching was her passion.

She was an avid beach lover and all things near the ocean. She loved her students and passion for teaching middle school, as well as spending time with family, friends, and loved ones. She believed in simply finding the light in this world and keeping an upbeat and positive attitude through challenges. Smiling through difficult times, and making others smile whenever possible.

VISITING HOURS will be held on Wednesday, June 25th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm followed by a Funeral Service at 7:00 pm in the Nardolillo Funeral Home & Crematory, 1278 Park Ave., Cranston. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, 11A Blackstone Valley Place, Lincoln RI 02865. (https://www.gloriagemma.org/)

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Nardolillo Funeral Home Inc. - Cranston

1278 Park Ave, Cranston, RI 02910

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