Ann E. Gardiner

Ann E. Gardiner, 73, passed away peacefully November 8, 2022 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston with her loving sister, Mary, by her bedside.  She was the beloved daughter of the late Preston S. and Mary A. (McKone) Gardiner.  Ann is survived by her sister, Mary L. Gardiner of North Kingstown.

She graduated from Saint Mary Academy-Bayview.  After graduation she went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts Degree from The Lynch School of Education, Boston College.

For thirty-five years, Ann enjoyed teaching third grade in the Hopkinton, RI School System.  Evidenced by her rapport with her students and their parents, she gave Christmas gifts of books, Valentine treats and end of the year mementos geared to the likes and interests of each individual child.

In addition to her tremendous love for her parents, sister and friends, she was fond of travel within the United States and Europe and for her passion for cooking, interior decorating and reading.  Upon her retirement, she enjoyed spending time at her townhouse, Florida Space Coast, golfing with her dad, beaching and her trips to Disney World.

For those who knew Ann, her caring manner, radiant smile and sense of humor projected her loving personality to many.  Her Catholic faith rooted in her upbringing was evident in her everyday life.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, November 15th at 10:00am at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 65 Third St., East Greenwich.  Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, East Greenwich. In Ann’s honor memorial donations may be made to one of the following:  the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, P.O. Box 87, Childs, Maryland, 21916-0087 in memory of Ann’s Uncle, Rev. Raymond F. McKone, OSFS, as well as, to the U.S Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus, 39 East 83rd Street,  NY, NY, 10028 in memory of her Uncle, Rev. Peter J. McKone, SJ.