Inez Chamberlin

Inez "Connie" ChamberlinMiddletown, RI - Inez "Connie" Chamberlin, 66 of 526 Jepson Lane, Middletown, RI past away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of George "Biff" Chamberlin, Jr. Connie and Biff were married for 49 years.Connie was born in Middletown, RI on August 30, 1941; she was the daughter of the late Frank and Inez Carreiro Mendonca.Connie was a communicant of St. Lucy's Church. She was an avid gardener which she enjoyed working in her yard. Connie loved watching NASCAR races and was Jeff Gordon's number one fan. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren. Connie will be sadly missed by her husband, Biff Chamberlin, her two sons, Mark Chamberlin and his wife Nancy of San Diego, CA, Todd Chamberlin and his wife Vickie of Montgomery, TX, her two daughters, Jill Soares and her husband Mark of Portsmouth, RI, and Jacqueline French and her husband Dan of Portsmouth, RI as well as a brother Francis Mendonca of Middletown, RI and two sisters Shirley Sousa of Portsmouth, RI and Bernadette Mary Smith of Youngstown, OH. Connie was proud of her 12 grandchildren, Joshua, Jennifer, Christopher, Nathan, Jared, Natalie, Matthew, Chelsea, Quinn, Alison, Caitlin, and Andrew, and four great grandchildren.She is preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Dennis and a grandson Kevin Chamberlin.Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 15, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am in St. Lucy's Church, 909 West Main Road, Middletown. Burial will be private.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Middletown Rescue Wagon Fund, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown RI 02842 or to Meals on Wheels, 70 Bath Street, Providence, RI 02908.Funeral arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI.