June Irish

IRISH, JUNE C. (KENDALL), 90, of Norwood Ave., died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in the Scandinavian Home, Cranston. She was the widow of Thomas P. Irish. Mrs. Irish was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Edward & Bessie (Thornton) Kendall and had been a lifetime resident of Warwick. She was a graduate of the Roger Williams Medical Center School of Nursing with an RN Degree and worked as a registered nurse at Rhode Island Hospital, Jane Brown Unit, until her retirement in 1982. She also was a private duty nurse for the Gerry family in RI. For many years earlier in her life was an active member of the Norwood Baptist Church in Warwick and helped start the Norwood Shelter in Warwick. She is survived by two daughters, Michelle Hanson and her husband Bruce of Warwick, Pamela Mangano and her husband Frank of Quinette, GA and her son Robert H. Carr and his wife Emily of Saunderstown, RI. She was the mother of her late son Thomas Irish, and sister of the late Inez Rathbun and Edward Kendall. Funeral service Tuesday June 28, 2011, at 10 am in the Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick. Calling hours Monday 6-8 pm. Interment will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, RI. Should friends desire, donations in June's memory may be made to the Scandinavian Home, 1811 Broad St., Cranston, RI 02905. Information & condolences at www.carpenterjenks.com.