Mildred E. O'Gara

Mildred E. O’Gara, known affectionately as Millie, passed away on September 10, 2023, at the age of 96. Millie is remembered for her warm personality, strong work ethic, steadfast commitment to her family, and her Catholic faith.

She was the daughter of the late Adolf and Blanche Heyman of Johnston, Rhode Island. She is predeceased by her brother Edward J. Heyman.

Millie graduated from Saint Xavier Academy in 1944 and from The University of Rhode Island in 1948 where she received a B.S. degree in accounting and was the Treasurer of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She went on to work as an accountant at Ernst and Young, an international business management and accounting firm.

It was at the University of Rhode Island that she met her husband, Jack O’Gara, who had just returned from WWII. They were married for 63 years. Jack died in 2013. He was 93 years old.

While raising her family, Millie went on to earn a Teaching Certificate at Rhode Island College. She served as a substitute teacher in Woonsocket, Lincoln, and North Smithfield. In her spare time, she enjoyed knitting Irish knit sweaters and baby blankets for family, friends, and charitable organizations.

Millie was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. She is survived by her four children. Eileen Deambrose of Cumberland, Rhode Island, Scott and his wife, Tracy, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Christopher and his wife, Carole, of Middletown, Rhode Island, and Carolyn Dowling and her husband, Robert, of Greenland, New Hampshire. Millie will be greatly missed by all, including her seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to her Mass of Christian burial on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 10 am in Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, 864 Point Judith Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island. Burial will follow at Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter, Rhode Island.

Prior to the funeral mass, family and friends are invited and welcome to pay their respects from 8:30 to 9:30 am in Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia Street, Wakefield, Rhode Island.