Robert C. Sullivan

Robert Cornelius Sullivan, 94, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on Monday, May 21, 2012. He was the husband of Winifred T. (Smith) Sullivan. Born in Newport, RI on September 13, 1917, he was the son of the late Cornelius S. Sullivan Ret. Newport Police Sergeant and Annie (Shine) Sullivan.Robert was raised on Thurston Avenue in Newport and attended local schools and graduated from Rogers High School in 1935. He was a 2nd Lt. in the army air corps, serving as a navigator bombardier in the European theatre during World War II. He later worked at the Naval supply center on the Newport Naval Base and then for Syscon. Robert was a member of the Middletown Knights of Columbus, and the Middletown Lions Club, and was also a communicant of St. Barnabas Church. He was an avid sailor, enjoyed traveling, and had a lifelong love of reading and learning. He was the consummate storyteller. He loved spending time with his family, which now includes four generations.Besides his wife of 64 years, he is survived by his children, Michael Sullivan and his wife Barbara (Potter) Sullivan, Peggy Wark and her husband Thomas Wark, Marilyn Hostetler and her husband Dean B. Hostetler all of Portsmouth, RI, and Reeva Murphy and her husband Terry Murphy of East Montpelier, VT, nine grandchildren, Bridget Sitkoff and her husband Nathan of Milton, MA, Nathan Sullivan and his wife Taryn Schaberg Sullivan of Reston, VA, Cornelius Murphy of East Montpelier, VT, Patrick Wark of Portsmouth, RI, Courtney Hostetler and her husband Matthew Matera of New Orleans, LA, Doriane Wark and Devon Hostetler of Portsmouth, RI, Caitlin Hostetler of Cranston, RI and Laura Murphy of Huntington, VT, and his great grandchildren, Noah Sitkoff and Jeremiah Sitkoff of Milton, MA and Nina Murphy of East Montpelier, VT.He was the brother of the late William Sullivan, Marguerite Sullivan, Leona Sullivan, Dorothea Sullivan and Ruth Sullivan Abruzzi.Calling hours will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI.His funeral will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 9:00 am from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Barnabas Church, 1697 East Main Road, Portsmouth. Burial with Military honors will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.Donations in his memory may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115. Cemetery Details St. Columba Catholic Cemetery Brown's Lane Middletown, RI, 02842 Visitation MAY 25. 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Connors Funeral Home 55 West Main Road Portsmouth, RI, US, 02871 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.connorsfuneralhome.com Service MAY 26. 10:00 AM St. Barnabas 1697 East Main Road Portsmouth, RI, US, 02871