Henry O'Neil

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Family/Spouse: Bridget McCarthy. Bridget was born in 1840 in Skibbereen Section, Cork, County Cork, Ireland; died on 23 Dec 1876 in Skibbereen Section, Cork, County Cork, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Story told by Ellen Carol Cotter about her grandmother, Annie O'Neil Cotter, to Denise Cotter O'Neil.

I would like you to know that I am using the anecdotal method and that much; of the material that I am using is hearsay from my father or uncle Eddie or other family sources.

I would like to tell you about the time when my father was a very young and unmarried and working for Armour and Company in Lynn, Massachusetts. He came home with his manager who was also from out of town and had no place to go to spend the fourth of July at 126 East Manning Street with his mother, my grandmother, Annie O'Neill Cotter. Dad was quite thirsty and he said to his mother, "Ma I'd give $20 for a good stiff drink" and his mother said, "Yes? Let's see your money and dad pulled out a $20. She quickly tucked it in her bosom and went downstairs to the kitchen and then into the pantry. She soon came back upstairs with three drinks, one for dad, one for the manager and one for herself, which they proceeded to enjoy. Then dad said, "Ma, I'd give another $20 for another drink." "Let's see you money, she said." and she quickly pocketed the next $20 in her bosom. Then she went downstairs through the kitchen to the pantry. This time my father quietly followed. He wanted to see where was her supply source. Just as he came into the pantry, he saw a cloud of flour dust that even got on Gramma's hair as she dug down into the hundred pound bag of flour and came up with a bottle of Uncle Eddie's best scotch. Dad quickly went back upstairs and didn't get caught. Gramma produced the next drink and they had a wonderful afternoon.

This is a story of Gramma Cotter when she was a young woman living in Perryville, RI, which is right next to Matunuck. She lived in the big house that the Perry's owned. This was a special privilege as the rest of the help lived in the servants' quarters on the side of the hill. But Mrs. Perry was teaching Gramma to be the family cook and so she lived with the family in the household. Gramma was a truly marvelous cook and she did everything in the best Protestant tradition of Mrs. Perry. Mr. Perry was a wealthy man - they named the town for him and he owned a factory in either Wakefield or Peacedale, I'm not sure which. Edward Cotter, my grandfather, Ned, lived in the servants' quarters on the side of the hill but he had a good eye and he had both eyes on Annie O'Neill. Eventually, Grampa Cotter was the head stable man for Mr. Perry and he used to drive him every morning in his horse and wagon to town to the factory to go to work. Grampa also took care of the horses. When it was time for Gramma and Grampa to get married, they married Gramma, or so the story goes, out of the big house and then they moved to a little place off South road. They entertained all of the Irish kitchen mechanics at their house on their night off. I think the night off was Saturday night and they would do Irish dancing all night and have a wonderful time. One of the Irish mechanics was Annie Stedman but Annie Stedman was Annie then, not Stedman and she came to Gramma and she was very troubled and she said, "Annie, what will I do? Charlie Stedman wants to marry me and he is Protestant . So Gramma said, "Will he raise the children in the faith?" and Annie Steadman said "yes". My grandmother said, "What is your problem? There aren't that many Catholic men around. Marry him and be happy." Annie Steadman married Charlie and they had a large farm on South Road and Dickie and I, your father, used to go and pick blueberries there and then Annie Stedman would cook up a storm and have a big meal because her Annie came to see her. They had a wonderful friendship all their lives. Gramma Cotter never forgot a friend and was loyal to them her whole life.

This is a contrast of when two grandmothers, Ellen Mahoney Lennon and Annie O'Neill Cotter. After my mother died when I was four-and-a -half, and Dick was six and la half, my father made it a practice for us to visit Gramma and Grampa Lennon every Sunday after mass when we were still dressed up and looked pretty good. We would go to Pawtucket to Arlington Street which is lovely street right near St. Raphael's Academy. When we would pull up in the car, at the house of my grandparents, I was always impressed because it was a big beautiful gray stucco house with a lovely porch, a side porch, not a porch on the front entrance. When we would get into the house, my grandfather, who was a short, stocky man and very, very warm, would greet us with a great deal of affection. Then Dickie and I would head for the stairway, which was long, to the second floor. Halfway up on the landing, there was a statue of Venus de Milo and my brother just loved that statue and I would say to him, "Dickie Cotter! Don't you look at that dirty statue!" and he would laugh and laugh. Then I would proceed to my grandmother Lennon's bedroom and my brother would visit the rooms of our uncles and aunt Harriet. My grandmother was a tall, very erect woman who had a great deal of dignity. She would kiss me perfunctorily and then proceed to put her earrings on as she looked in the full-length mahogany mirror that I now have in my bedroom. She would say, "Ellen Carol, a lady always checks herself in the mirror before going down to greet other people". Then we would go back down the stairs with Dickie taking full measure of Venus de Milo's proportions and proceed to the first floor where Gramma would ask us if we would like to have soda and cookies. We always said yes and when we did we proceeded into the dining room and sat down in the formal dining room with the linen tablecloth on the table and my grandmother would ring for the maid whose name was Loretta. She would come in in full uniform and ask Gramma what she wanted. Then Loretta would come back with the Coca-Cola in tall glasses with ice cubes, a nappy dish underneath with two cookies each on either side of the soda and we would proceed to devour it. Nobody ever asked us if we wanted more soda or more cookies so that was it (laughs). When we would go to Gramma Cotter's she would always greet us with a great deal of love and she would be standing there covered with her flour bag apron, the hundred pound flour bag apron that she had put tabs on to tie and she would ask us if we wanted some "cookie-cola" and cookies. When we said yes, she would go into the pantry and get two cheese glasses and pour us a cheese glass of "cookie cola" each. She told us that there was dope in it so we could only have one glass but we could have all of the cookies that we wanted. So that gives you kids an idea of the differences between he lifestyle of Gramma cotter where we sat on the plastic covered tablecloth in the kitchen and had our soda in a cheese glass compared to the strained relationships and the formality of the Lennon household.

When I was about ten, uncle Eddie bought a lovely house at Sunnybrook farm next door to Howard McGrath who was then governor of the state of Rhode island. But Eddie had one problem - he could not persuade his mother Annie to stay at the house at the beach. So he kept on trying. Finally Gramma said that she would come and stay at the Sunnybrook farm house if Dickie and Carol could come and stay also during the summer months while we were on school vacation. And thus it was arranged that Dick, Dickie and Carol got to stay in this lovely house on salt pond where we had wonderful good times as a family and where Joe Young and Edward Young would visit also. But come to the time of August 14th and there was a regular ritual that Gramma Cotter put uncle Eddie through. She was preparing for the feast of August 15th, the Assumption of Our Lady over the waters into heaven, body and soul on that date. Gramma insisted that uncle Eddie go and get two buckets of salt water from the ocean, not from the polluted waters of salt pond. Uncle Eddie would dutifully go to Scarborough state beach and get two buckets full of salt water for Gramma Cotter. On the eve of the feast, August 14th, Gramma would take off her high-button black shoes and stockings and bless herself and put one foot in each bucket of salt water. She would then say some prayers to herself, take her feet out of the water, dry them and put back on her stockings and high-button shoes. And then she would look up to the heavens and say there was a blessing over the waters when Mary passed into heaven. Dickie and I thought it was a most peculiar custom because we had never read about this in any of our Catholic teaching at Holy Name School but we went along with that as being part of Gramma's customs from Ireland. Gramma was very devout land you respected her ways. It is interesting to note that Gramma died on August 14th. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception was the morning when we found her. Correction: on August 14th, 1941, was the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven and it was on the eve of that feast that Gramma died during the night.

Anna married Edward Hurley Cotter on 30 Nov 1886 in , , Rhode Island, USA. Edward (son of William T. Cotter and Margaret (Cotter)) was born on 20 Dec 1858 in , , , Ireland; died on 28 May 1937 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; was buried on 31 May 1937 in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, St. Francis Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 50E004528895459ABB109DB2CBF8B48194D2
• Immigration: 1867
• Citizenship: 1880
• Occupation: 1920; Saleswoman, Department Store

Bridget married Patrick Joseph McElroy about 1885 in , , Rhode Island, USA. Patrick was born in Jun 1860 in , , Rhode Island, USA; died on 3 Feb 1932 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, St. Francis Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 232-20
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Born At 24 Bourne St., Providence, RI; Recorded Book No. 14, Page 72

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Recorded Book No. 14, Page 72

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Born At 24 Bourne St., Providence, RI

William married Sarah Florence "Sadie" Barney on 31 Dec 1910 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA. Sarah (daughter of Walter Benaiah Barney and Edith Lillian Steere) was born on 5 Jun 1890 in Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 6 Nov 1983 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, Swan Point Cemetery (Cem. PV003). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Joseph James Young. Joseph was born on 5 Jun 1882 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 8 Feb 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Helen H. Holley. Helen was born on 9 Sep 1901 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 8 Aug 1993 in Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard married Ellen Lennon in Dec 1926. Ellen was born about 1905; died on 10 Apr 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Pauline Adelade Mitchell on 2 Jul 1952 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. Pauline (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 12 Dec 1903; died on 9 Sep 1990; was buried in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, St. Francis Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _STAT: Never Married
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Was Walter Cotter's godmother.

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• Occupation: Fireman
• _UID: 680608C1B5D240BA849936A1612A12458EC6

Notes:

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Mary E. Corboy. Mary was born on 5 May 1898 in , , Rhode Island, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Leo married Margaret Connolly in Sep 1937 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, St. Sebastian's Catholic Church. Margaret was born in Unknown in Tuum, County Galway, , Ireland; died in 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _STAT: Never Married
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Obituary

William H. Cotter Jr.
Chief of State Recreation Dept.

William H. Cotter Jr., 82, of Lambert Street, Narragansett, die on Monday, June 6, 1994, in Westerly Health Center, Westerly. He was the husband of Hildegard (Uebach) Wright Cotter.

Mr. Cotter was chief of the state Divsion of Parks and Recreation from 1952 until retiring in 1973.

Born in Providence, a son of the late William and Sadie (Barney) Cotter, he had lived in Narragansett most of his life.

Mr. Cotter was a 1933 graduate of the former Rhode Island State College, now the University of Rhode Island, where he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. In the early 1940's he served as Rhode Island state administrator for the National Youth Administration. He was later the assistant to the general manager of the former Standard Machinery Co., Providence. He had also worked in the URI Athletic Department.

Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Peter B. Cotter of Warwick; a daughter, Christa Cotter Orsini of Pembroke Pines, Fla; two stepsons, Frederick T. Wright III of New London, Conn., and Stephan B. Wright of Northport, Fla; two stepdaughters, Heidi M. Reardon of Narragansett and Gretchen A. Tingley of Charlestown; two brothers, Walter E. Cotter of Barrington and Richard S. Cotter of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 15 grandchildren and a great-grandson.

He was father of the late William H. Cotter III and brother of the late Alice C. Robinson.

The funeral will be held today at 9 a.m. from the Lawrence E. Fagan Jr. Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., North Kingstown, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Thomas More Church, Rockland Street, Narragansett. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Peace Dale.

William married Margaret Barrett on 29 Dec 1939 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. Margaret was born on 10 Sep 1916; died on 13 Apr 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Hildegaard Uebach on 1 May 1965 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. Hildegaard was born on 4 Dec 1926 in Mannheim, , , Germany; died on 8 Aug 2010 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Wakefield, South Kingstown High School; was buried on 13 Aug 2010 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Cem. SK036 - New St. Francis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 232-21
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Walter E. Cotter, age 104, of Woodland Road, Barrington, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty" M. (Martin) Cotter. Walter was always the dignified gentleman, whether in business, social engagements, golf or family matters. A person of moderation, he always had a job, and was often sought after for his dedication, trustworthiness and industry. He never hesitated to speak his mind, but always did so with grace and compassion.

Born in Providence, a son of the late William H. and Sadie (Barney) Cotter, Walter lived in Barrington since 1954. He graduated from South Kingstown High School, went to work in his hometown of Wakefield as a store clerk, then as a newspaper reporter, then as car dealership bookkeeper. He attended Georgetown University. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he developed a mail system for the Naval Post Office that succeeded his tenure in the Navy.

Mr. Cotter was hired by Aetna Casualty, where he acquired the enviable knack of tuning out the din of the office, while focusing on the matter of underwriting insurance. In 1956 he formed the insurance agency now known as Burns & Cotter, where he stayed active well into his retirement years. Walter enjoyed tennis, racing on a friend's S-boat, and watching his family grow. An avid golfer, he was a 60 year member of Rhode Island Country Club, where a recent plaque is named for him and his achievement of shooting his age at least once a year from the age of 79 to 91.

He is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth "Lisbeth" C. Herbst and her husband Dave of Bristol; two sons, Walter B. Cotter of Riverside and John M. Cotter and his wife Susan of Englewood, FL; a brother, Richard S. Cotter of Idaho Falls, ID; ten grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. He was the brother of the late William H. Cotter, Jr. and Alice "Sis" Robinson.

Walter's firm handshake belied his gentleness. His confident stride belied his humility. His patient wisdom of stating, "There is no penalty for being early!" showed us that we were blessed to have his guidance. Now, in his passing, he is not early, but rather he seems to be right on time.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 25, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Church, 108 Washington Road, Barrington. Relatives and friends are invited, and may visit with the family at the church on Tuesday from 9:00 -10:30 a.m. A private burial, with military honors, will be held at St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be made to St. Luke's Church

Walter married Elizabeth M. Martin on 15 May 1943. Elizabeth (daughter of John E. Martin and Elizabeth Reed) was born on 9 Oct 1916 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 15 Mar 2008 in Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: "Sis" Cotter
• Reference Number: 232-22
• _UID: 2D37C1EB9C2C44F08EDF50C72364F8435209
• Graduation: 1935, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Wakefield, South Kingstown High School
• Baptism: 7 Mar 1937, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, St. Peter's By The Sea

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Ethnicity/Relig.:
Episcopalian

Buried:
Cremated, Ashes Strewn In Narragansett Bay

Alice married James William Robinson on 29 May 1937 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. James (son of Edgar Burnet Robinson and Susan Eleanor Brayman) was born on 28 Apr 1910 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 1 Jul 1953 in Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Cem. SK043 - Riverside Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 232-23
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Richard married Elaine Bressler on 4 Jul 1941 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. Elaine (daughter of Raymond George Bressler and Living) was born on 2 Mar 1920 in State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Aug 2020 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Louise Olga Knez. Louise was born in 1930 in Como, , , Italy; died on 21 Jun 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 26 Mar 1994, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Joseph married Frances Toro on 19 Oct 1957 in Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. Frances was born on 7 Dec 1931; died on 27 Dec 2019; was buried in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA, Arlington National Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary, 3 Mar 1984

Narragansett - Richard F. Cotter, Jr., 56, of 66 Beach Plum Rd., as science teacher at East Providence High School for the past 22 years, died yesterday at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Margaret J. (Curran) Cotter.

Born in Providence, as son of the late Richard F. and Helen B. (Lennon) Cotter, he lived in East Providence many years before moving to Narragansett in 1978.

He was a 1950 graduate of Providence College. He was a member of the National and Rhode Island Education Associations, a past president of the East Providence Teachers Association, a member of Providence College and LaSalle Academy Alumni Associations and was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II.

Besides his wife he leaves his stepmother, Pauline A. Cotter of North Kingstown, two daughters, Kathleen M. Cotter of Narragansett and Denise A. O'Neill of Alexandria, Va.; two sons, Michael T. Cotter of Narragansett, Paul B. Cotter of East Providence, and a sister, E. Carol Cotter of East Providence.

The funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. from the W. Raymond Watson Funeral Home, 350 Willette Ave., Riverside, with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church, Point Judith Road, at 11. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.

Richard married Margaret Shelia Curran on 21 Jun 1952 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, St. Mary's Church. Margaret was born on 18 Jan 1928 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 13 Mar 2021 in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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COTTER, ELLEN CAROL

88, died September 11, 2017, in Riverside, Rhode Island. She was the daughter of the late Richard F. Cotter and Helen (Lennon) Cotter, the step-daughter of the late Pauline (Quillen) Cotter, and the sister of the late Richard F. Cotter, Jr.

She was born in Providence and was educated at The College of St. Elizabeth, Boston College, and Catholic University of America, where she received a Master's in Social Work. She worked as a social worker in St. Louis and in New York City. Carol was a guidance counselor for 19 years at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School in North Dighton, Massachusetts.

Carol was a devout Catholic with a deep and personal relationship with God. She was a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic, and a parishioner of Holy Name Church in Providence.

Carol is survived by her sister-in-law, Margaret Shelia Cotter of Wakefield, and her nieces and nephews: Kathleen Cotter
of Franklin Square, New York, Denise O'Neil of Wakefield, Michael Cotter of Englewood, Florida, and Paul Cotter of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She is also survived by her great-nephew, Daniel Cotter of Kingston, and her great-niece, Emily Cotter of Narragansett.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Saturday, September 23, at 10 a.m. in the Lady Chapel of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, 99 Camp Street, Providence. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Richard F. Cotter Memorial Fund, c/o Scholarship Foundation, Inc., PO Box 15-4438, Riverside, RI 02915.

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• Reference Number: 232-27
• _UID: D00403E1138245D7A94BC11E1A3168705F3A
• Degree: 1968, Washington, , District of Columbia, USA, Georgetown University; Bachelors Degree
• Degree: 1971, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; Law Degree

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Occupation:
Attorney

Degree:
Hastings School of Law, University of California, San Francisco

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Carol married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carol married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Young, Christopher F.,
of Narragansett, passed away unexpectedly on February 25th a short time after testifying in favor of the pro-life fetal heartbeat resolution at the Rhode Island Statehouse. He was born October 11th 1968 in Providence to Louise Olga (Knez) Young and Edward Vincent Young, both of whom passed away when Chris was just a child. He attended St. Michael's Elementary, Bishop McVinney Middle, and Classical High Schools in Providence, and graduated from Boston University with a degree in electrical engineering. Young was self-employed in engineering consulting and computer repair.
Young lived the word of God. He was a powerful light in the darkness, a passionate defender of God, the Church, and of the unborn, and he was Rhode Island's voice of justice on a multitude of issues over the years, including religious freedom, pro-life and pro-family issues, education, election reform, property tax relief, and much more. He took further action to improve the lives of others by running for office, and he received almost 33% of the vote for US Congress in the 2016 democratic primary. He lived as a witness to the truth up to the hour before he died. He was good, loyal, empathetic, magnanimous, generous, hospitable, kind, and very intelligent, and he was an extremely talented singer and songwriter. He was a wonderful and irreplaceable husband to his wife Kara Young, and a loving, devoted and amazing father to their 6-year old daughter, Mary (his "Baba"), and to his daughter Amber Wagner.
Chris profoundly helped countless people over the years, continuously devoting time and energy to advocate for and help those in need, including the elderly, the disabled, the rich and poor alike, helping bring them to God and in overcoming their problems and obstacles in life. He received frequent phone calls from those who felt lost and who depended on his help and advice. His heart was always for others. He gave of himself and he wanted people to love God.
Young is survived by his wife Kara Young, his daughters Mary Young and Amber Wagner, his brother Edward Young and wife Eve, his brother John Young and wife Erin, and his sister Ann Marie Young and husband Mark, as well as by 10 nieces and nephews, and many cousins and friends.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, March 9, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm in the Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home, 331 Smith Street, Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:00 am in Sacred Heart Church, 820 Providence Street, West Warwick. Burial will follow in Saint Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation for the benefit of Kara and Mary Young, which can be made to the Chris Young Family Memorial Fund (online at gofundme.com), or by mailing a donation for Mary Young, care of Katherine (Kara) Young, to P.O. Box 225 in Narragansett, RI 02882. For directions, and online condolences, please visit www.boyleandsonfuneralhome.com
Published in The Providence Journal from Mar. 7 to Mar. 8, 2020

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Kathleen Cotter peacefully passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. She was born in Providence, RI on April 20,1953 to Richard F. Cotter Jr. and Margaret "Shelia" Curran Cotter. She grew up in Warwick and East Providence, RI. Kathleen attended East Providence High School and graduated from Brown University in 1975. She lived most of her adult life in New York.

Kathleen had a lifelong love affair with books which led to a fulfilling career as a librarian in the New York Public Library system.

Kathleen had many passions and interests including: books, the theater, music, travel and baseball. She was an avid Red Sox and Mets fan.

Kathleen had a strong and abiding love for her family, especially for her nephew Daniel and niece Emily Cotter. She shared many of her gifts with her siblings and Creamer cousins and we are all so grateful for the parts of her that we will always carry in our hearts.

Kathleen is survived by her siblings: Denise O'Neil and her husband Jay Taranto, her brother Michael Cotter and his fiancee Cely O'Brien, and her brother Paul Cotter.

A memorial service will take place on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in the Barrett and Cotter Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Avenue, Spring Green, Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited, and may visit on Saturday from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Face masks are suggested.)

Her loved ones invite you to wear her favorite color purple and to feel free to bring a memory to share at her memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Road, South Kingstown, RI 02879 or The Contemporary Theater Company, 327 Main Street, South Kingstown, RI 02879.

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ORSINI, NATHAN C. 21, of Belvidere, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 30, 2015, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous one year battle with brain cancer. Born on November 11, 1994 in Pembroke Pines, FL, the beloved son of Daniel J. and Christa (Cotter) Orsini of Belvidere, New Jersey (formerly of Narragansett, RI), he moved to Belvidere in 2001. He is the cherished brother of Hannah J. Orsini. Nathan was enrolled in his sophomore year at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT when diagnosed with his illness on his 20th birthday. A member of Quinnipiac's Honors Program, he was a student in the School of Communications and received its Outstanding Academic Achievement Award as a freshman. A 2013 graduate of Belvidere High School, he was a member of the Warren County Top 10, the National Honor Society, the boys' soccer team, and participated in New Jersey Boys State. Nathan had worked for several summers as a Belvidere recreation counselor and as a server at The Chelsea at Brookfield. Nathan was an avid soccer player and fan, and during his illness was a coach for the Independence Comet girls travel soccer team. He enjoyed rock climbing, hiking, spelunking, and ballroom dancing. In addition to his parents and sister, he is survived by his paternal grandparents, Col. Richard and Edith Orsini of Gainesville, FL; many aunts, uncles, cousins; and numerous devoted friends, especially his girlfriend Mackenzie Wieder. He was also the grandson of the late Jane Orsini, William H. Cotter, Jr., and Hildegard W. Cotter. Calling hours are from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Sunday, December 6, 2015 at MacFadden Funeral Home, 325 Hardwick Street, Belvidere, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM, Monday, December 7, 2015 at St. Patrick R.C. Church, 327 Greenwich Street, Belvidere, NJ. Online condolences may be sent to MacFaddenFuneralHome.com In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Nathan to the Oncology Child Life Program or the Oncology Social Work Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. To make a gift with your credit card, please visit www.giftofchildhood.org or call 267-426-6500. Please designate one of the above as the recipient.

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