Catherine M. Liptak

Middletown, RI- Catherine M. (O'Neill) Liptak, 78, of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the loving wife for 59 years of Lawrence Liptak. Born in Newport, RI on May 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Jenny (Ripa) ONeill. She was a graduate of Roger's High School in Newport. Mrs. Liptak previously worked for the Newport Preservation Society for 18 yearsShe was an avid golfer, and was a member of Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club since 1975, and was a past president of the Women's Golf Association there. She was also a past member and secretary of the Rhode Island Women's Golf Association, she was the 1974 Women's Club Champion at Green Valley Golf and Country Club. In her many years of golfing, she had 2 holes in one. She loved wintering in Florida with her husband and was a very loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother. Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Lawrence Liptak III of Middletown, RI, Michael Liptak and his wife Catherine of Ocean Port, NJ, and Susan McIntosh and her husband James of Middletown, RI, her brother Robert ONeill and his wife Jeanette of Middletown, RI, her grandchildren, Jenny McIntosh of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Caitlyn Liptak and Michelle Liptak of Ocean Port, NJ and several nieces and nephews. Her funeral will be held on Friday December 20, 2013 at 9:00am from the Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in St. Marys Church, Spring Street, Newport. Burial will be in St Columba cemetery in Middletown.In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Guiding Eyes for The Blind 611 Granite Springs Rd Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 or to St. Mary's Church 12 Williams St. Newport, RI 02840. Cemetery Details St. Columba's Catholic Cemetery Brown's Lane Middletown, RI, Service DEC 20. 10:00 AM St. Marys Church 12 William Street Newport, RI, US