March 2020 The Reporter
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IN MEMORIAM Sturdy Memorial Hospital Lists March Support Groups
Sturdy Memorial Hospital offers support groups on a variety of topics throughout the year. The groups are free and open to the public. The following are scheduled for March 2020: Breathing Club – Wed, March 4, 2020 from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the in Michael J. Poissant Clinical Education Center. For more information, call the Respiratory Care Department at 508-236-7550. Prostate Cancer Support Group – Wed, March 4, 2020 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. in Auditorium A, B & C. For more information, call the Oncology Department at 508-236-7010. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group – Mon, March 9, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Michael J. Poissant Clinical Education Center. For more information, call Nursing Administration at 508-236-7151. Cancer Support Group – Tues, March 17, 2020 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms D & E. For more information, call the Oncology Department at 508-236-7010. Stroke Support Group – Thurs, March 19, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the in Michael J. Poissant Clinical Education Center. For more information, call the Physical Therapy Department at 508-236-7380. Lymphedema Support Group – Friday, March 20, 2020 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Michael J. Poissant Clinical Education Center. For more information, call the Physical Therapy Department at 508-236-7380. Diabetes Support Group – Wed, March 25, 2020 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. For more information, call the Wellness Department at 508-236-7497. Breast Cancer Support Group – Wed, March 25, 2020 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms D & E. For more information, call Ellen Gilbert at 508-236-7015. Sturdy Memorial Hospital is a full-service, independent, financially stable, not-for-profit acute care community hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Birthday Remembrance Gloria E. Medeiros April 5, 1936 - December 14, 2019 Loving wife of John A . Medeiros. They were married for 62 years. Mother of David A. Medeiros and his wife Karen; Donald A. Medeiros and his wife Jeanne all of Rehoboth. Grandmother of Nicholas Medeiros, Melanie Silva, Amanda Amaral (husband Bryan), Ryan Medeiros (wife Elleni), Matthew Medeiros and Laura Medeiros. She was the sister of Jacqueline Desjardins and Great Grandmother of Zachary and Alex Silva and Brianna Medeiros-Motta. She was a beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews. Gloria worked as a clerk in the Rehoboth Town Hall assessor’s Gloria E. Medeiros office until her retirement in 1998. She enjoyed camping, reading, watching sporting events on television and spending time with her family. She frequented the Rehoboth COA and was involved in many town events. She will always be remembered for her infectious laugh and warm, loving hugs.
Rehoboth
William Draper Ward Sr., 84, of Summer St., Rehoboth, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Shawn A. Baasch, 54, of Rehoboth passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital.
Seekonk
Robert Charles DeBlois (Rob), Age 65 Died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at home in Seekonk, on January 31st. John N. Medeiros, Jr., 95, of Seekonk, died February 3, 2020 at Elmwood Health Center. William Gordon Partington, age 90, of Seekonk, MA, died February 23, 2020 at Miriam Hospital in Providence.
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