Cheryl Anne (Dearden) Boyle

Cheryl Anne Boyle (née Dearden), born July 16th, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away in the early morning hours of March 18th, in Narragansett, Rhode Island, following a long series of illnesses. She graduated Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and studied at Chestnut Hill College. Healthcare was her career, whether helping fill prescriptions for people who needed them or helping people navigate the health insurance industry. She was the State of Rhode Island’s very first Certified Pharmacy Technician, and traveled to Washington, DC, to further develop the certification test for the Pharmacy Technician’s Certification Board.

She married visual artist Stephen A. Boyle, also of Philadelphia, a marriage that lasted fifty years and ten days. They raised three sons, were loving aunt and uncle to a large passel of nephews and nieces, and were the indentured servants of half a dozen dogs.

Cheryl’s survivors include husband Stephen, her boys Andrew, Daniel and his wife Amy, Francis and his wife Angela, and grandchildren Éamon and Annalynn, Daniel and Amy’s children.

Cheryl was a lifelong supporter of education and immensely proud of her boys’ achievements in psychology, pharmacy, and the arts. She was an avid maker of jewelry and crocheted afghan blankets. Her afghans populate the homes of many loved ones, and she donated many more to Project Linus. Her remaining yarn and blankets have also been donated to Project Linus, ensuring even more children will have blankets made with love.

Cheryl’s family will hold a private service and spread her ashes on the weekend of September 20th.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the gofundme campaign Cheryl’s family has created to help defray the cost of her medical bills: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-cheryl-boyle-support-needed