"Every time I saw this beautiful women she always made me feel like I was her long lost best friend. I had such a great time at all the aiha Christmas parties she made them very special."
In loving memory of
Lois E. Kennedy Kessler
June 3, 1934 - August 26, 2016
Lois Loie E. Kennedy Kessler, 82 of Newport, RI and formerly Summit and New Providence, NJ died peacefully at home in Newport on Friday August 26, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.She was the wife of the late John (Jack) N. Kessler.Born in Montclair, NJ, on June 3, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Josephine and Rudolph S. Kennedy of New Providence, NJ.Mrs. Kennedy Kessler earned a BS degree in nursing on a full scholarship from Rutgers University and worked as a RN at Overlook Hospital in Summit. She was CEO of KMI Corporation, a market research firm specializing in the fiberoptics industry, for more than 25 years then retired to enjoy horses and grandchildren. She was president of Aquidneck Island Horsemans Association (AIHA) and a member of the Connemara Association of America. Many friends visited her table at Newport International Polo and she enjoyed hosting international teams. Loie was involved in housing the homeless on Aquidneck Island and loved gardening, macrobiotic cooking and symphony.She is survived by her brother Richard S. Kennedy and his wife Faye of Hackettstown, NJ, her son, Tod Kessler and his wife Brenda of Newport, two daughters, Sara Lyn Kessler of Newport, and Jacalyn Dietrich and her husband David of Voluntown, CT, three grandsons Benjamin Kessler and his wife Ashley, Nicholas John Ferguson and Connor George Ferguson of Jamestown, two step grandsons, Nicholas Dietrich and Sean Dietrich and their wives and four great grandchildren.Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, from 4-7pm in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI.Her funeral will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at 10:00am in Channing Memorial Church, 135 Pelham Street, Newport, RI.Burial will be in Newport Memorial Park, Howland Avenue, Middletown, RI Cemetery Details Newport Memorial Park Vaucluse Avenue Middletown, RI, Visitation AUG 31. 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Service SEP 1. 10:00 AM Channing Memorial Church 135 Pelham Street Newport, RI, US
Tributes
"I send my sympathy to all the family of Lois. I got to know Lois when she came to visit our home with my sister Anne Shaw. My husband and I really enjoyed getting to know Lois. She was fun and kind and thoughtful. She told some of her stories and listened to some of ours. I found her very down-earth and open minded. I had already heard about her for years from Anne so it was great to meet the real person. And she was a real person on the best sense of the phrase. I saw her another year in Ft Lauderdale before she and Anne went on a cruise. I spent the night with them and I was struck again by her authenticity and her joy in living. . Then another time she offered the use of an apartment when my husband and I came to visit Anne in Newport. I think was the time she took us all to the polo matches. She was such a warm generous hostess. I can only imagine how you will miss her but I hope the memory of the warm powerful presence she surely had in your lives will help sustain you in your grief."
"Simply Elegant Spathiphyllum was purchased for the family of Lois E. Kennedy Kessler."
"Full Of Love Bouquet was purchased for the family of Lois E. Kennedy Kessler."
"Todd, so sorry for your loss:A Blessing of TearsLife is what we are given, living is what we do with it, and then we die. Probably nothing gives life its keenness and poignancy as the presence of death and dying.The death of one's mother is about close to home as we get, but the death of friendship and trust remind us of the richnesswhich both give to life and our living of it.There are different qualities of dying. The quality of our dying reflects the quality of our living, the quality of our living determines the quality of our dying.May my living honour my parents.May my living honour my family and friends.May my living repay the debt of my existence. Robert FrippMartin"
"Please know that Rob & I loved Loie. She was always so very warm and friendly and we always enjoyed seeing her whenever we were in Newport. I am so very sorry that she is no longer with us. One of my favorite memories of her was when we spent a week with her in the apartment upstairs. She was a wonderful person, making sure we had everything we needed, taking us on a boat tour of Newport, sharing dinners with us, telling us about how she and Jack built up their business, bringing us to a polo match. My favorite was when she took us to the old stables where she and Jack use to ride...I could tell that it was a special place for her and it held many good memories. She loved her Connemara pony, Del Boy, and was so proud of his accomplishments. Loie will be missed by us and I truly hope she is at peace and happy. Our sincerest sympathies to her family.-Carolyn & Rob McEvitt"