Dr. Anthony T. Carrellas

Dr. Anthony T. Carrellas, 91, of Newport, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise (Stanton) Carrellas.Born in Newport, RI on December 15, 1923, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Barboza) Carrellas. Dr. Anthony Carrellas was a graduate of Rogers High School, class of 1942. He graduated from the College of The Holy Cross in 1945 in three years. At the time, all male college students were required to take part in a new program established by the government. Termed "Accelerated Schooling," it sped up one's college education to facilitate the draft. Dr. Carrellas attended New York Medical College, Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals from 1945-1949. He completed a two year rotating internship in Washington D.C. from 1949-1951. Dr. Carrellas found his two year internship as well as the additional months spent at a children's pediatric ward to be very rewarding. Subsequently he served in the United States Army Medical Corps for nearly two years during the Korean War. Dr. Carrellas then completed a two year residency in pediatrics at the District of Columbia General Hospital in Washington, D.C. In 1954, while at a hospital Christmas party, he met his future wife, pediatric nurse, Mary Lou Stanton. They were married October 1, 1955 in Johnstown, PA and returned to Newport, RI where Dr. Carrellas practiced pediatrics until 1992. Affectionately known as "Dr. Bowtie", he served young patients from all over Aquidneck Island for 37 years. Dr. Carrellas was renowned for the numerous house calls he made throughout his career. He served as the medical staff president for Newport Hospital from 1972-1974. Dr. Carrellas served as the Middletown school physician for almost twenty years. He was a board member of The Boys and Girls Club of Newport County as well as The Newport Federal Savings Bank for many years. Dr. Carrellas was an active supporter of a variety of organizations within his community. He was particularly fond of volunteering for Meals on Wheels.A lifelong parishioner of Jesus Saviour Church, his father Manuel F. Carrellas was a founding member. He was a member of the Vasco da Gama and the Holy Name Societies. Tony enjoyed numerous good times with family and friends at his lakeside cottage in Meredith, N.H; a place where he enjoyed hiking, cross country skiing, reading and working on various projects around the house. Among his many interests were travel, history and sports. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. His legacy lives on through his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his children, Dr. Robert A. Carrellas and his wife Mimi of Middletown, David Carrellas of Newport, Ann Carrellas of Ann Arbor, MI, Dr. Joan Carrellas and her husband Vincent Chmielarczyk of Santa Fe, NM and Patricia G. Carrellas and her husband Stephan Boneu of Portsmouth, and his grandchildren, Ami Fall of Ann Arbor, MI, Zoe Chmielarczyk, Maggie Chmielarczyk and Gillian Chmielarczyk all of Santa Fe, NM, Nicholas Carrellas, Madeline Carrellas, Julia Carrellas and Peter Carrellas all of Middletown, Grace Boneu, Henri Boneu and Margaux Boneu, all of Portsmouth.He was the brother of the late Arthur A. Carrellas, Joseph G. Carrellas, Alfred Carrellas, George J. Carrellas, James Carrellas, Ernest Carrellas, Evelyn M. Almeida, Irene T. Carrellas and Mary Carrellas.Calling hours will be held on Monday, December 29, 2014 from 4:00-8:00pm in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.His funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 30 with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in Jesus Saviour Church, Broadway and Vernon Avenue, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columbas Cemetery, Middletown.Donations in his memory may be made to the Newport Hospital Foundation, 11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840 or to Meals on Wheels, 70 Bath Street, Providence, RI 02903. Cemetery Details St. Columba Catholic Cemetery Brown's Lane Middletown, RI, 02842 Visitation DEC 29. 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Service DEC 30. 10:00 AM Jesus Savior Church Broadway at Vernon Ave Newport, RI, US, 02840