Emma Jane Reuther

Tiverton, RI- Emma Jane "Chickie" (McLoughlin) Reuther, 75, of Tiverton, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at home after a nine year battle with Ovarian Cancer. She was surrounded by her husband of 50 yrs., George C. Reuther, and her family. Jane was born on November 9, 1937 in Mineola, N.Y. and the daughter of the late Robert and Emma (Jensen) McLoughlin of Glenwood Landing, N.Y.She was a 1959 graduate of the Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing. In the 1970's, after the death of her daughter, Kathleen Marie, she served as the Rhode Island Outreach Coordinator for the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Outreach Program for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She provided support to grieving families of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Prior to her retirement in 1998, she was the Charge Nurse at the Truesdale Ambulatory Clinic, Fall River, MA for 22 years.She is survived by her son, George R. Reuther of Swansea, MA, and his children, Emilie J., Erik G. and Owen T., and her daughter, Jane E. Bresko of Ft. Benning, GA, and her husband LTC Christopher Bresko, USA, their children, Kathleen M. and Elizabeth M. Anyone who knew Jane knew that she enjoyed her summers sailing around Narragansett Bay and the Islands, spending time in her garden, traveling and going to coffee "with the ladies".Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, from 5-8pm in the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI.Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 9am from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, followed by a burial at 10am in St. Columba Cemetery Chapel, Brown's Lane, Middletown.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871. Cemetery Details St. Columba Catholic Cemetery Chapel Brown's Lane Middletown, RI, Visitation MAR 26. 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM Connors Funeral Home 55 West Main Road Portsmouth, RI, US, 02871 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.connorsfuneralhome.com Service MAR 27. 10:00 AM St. Columba Catholic Cemetery Chapel Browns Lane Middletown, RI, US