Jane Pomp (Bolhouse) Connerton, 89, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on June 28, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late William H. Connerton Jr.
Jane was born on October 10, 1931, in Newport, RI to the late Peter Daniel Bolhouse and Gladys Estelle (Carr) Bolhouse. As a young girl she was a member of the Girl Scouts and maintained that affiliation for well over a half century, attending their annual reunions held at Camp Hoffman in South Kingstown. She also had a great love of animals and a passion for bird watching. She continued this appreciation of nature throughout her whole life, most notably, by her always having an assortment of books relating to birds on hand and a pair of binoculars at the ready whether she was sitting in her living room chair or out in her car. All her children and grandchildren had to do was describe what a bird looked like or mimic the sounds they made, and she would tell them what it was. Until the day she
Dr. Cheryl Ann (Landry) McCarthy, Professor Emerita, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on May 16, 2021 with her daughters by her side after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on May 8, 1950, in Newport, RI, Cheryl was the daughter of the late Francis Landry and Margaretta Kenney. Her beloved husband, David R. McCarthy, predeceased her. She is survived by daughters Nicole FitzGerald (David) and Dr. Monique McHenry (Dr. Kalev Freeman) and her grandchildren, Julia, Liam, and Abigail FitzGerald, and Marcel and Oceana McHenry. She leaves two sisters, Kathleen Landry (Patrick Zierten), Carol Blanchard (Jim) and three brothers, Francis Landry Jr., Michael (JoAnn) Landry, and Paul Landry as well as nieces and nephews. She also leaves her step-children, Sara Casassa (Robert), Elizabeth Murphy (Josh), Andrew (Maria), Daniel (Tami), Teresa, and Hon. Judith C. McCarthy and their children.