- Date Of Birth: March 20, 1927
- Date Of Death: March 1, 2013
- State: Rhode Island
Rehoboth
Coyle, Verna C., 85, of Rehoboth, passed away peacefully at her home on March 1’st. She was the former wife of Robert E. Dias and wife of the late Milton G. Coyle. Born in Lynn, MA she was the daughter of the late George and Florence (Campbell) Thorpe. At three yrs. of age, upon the death of her mother, Verna was sent to live with family in Nova Scotia and at the age of eight she was returned to the States to be raised by her Aunt and Uncle James and Kathleen MacDonald. She attended East Providence schools and after graduation, attended Nursing School until contracting Polio. She was active in Rainbow and in her younger years she loved gardening, cooking and painting. She was an outstanding artist and was especially passionate about her portraits of American Indians. She leaves her children; Robert (Patricia) and Richard Dias and Sharon Welshman (Alan) all of Rehoboth and Ronald Dias (Gigi) of Florida. She also leaves 10 loving grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.on Tuesday, Mar. 5’th at 11:00 AM in the J.H. WILLIAMS & CO.
