Nancy A. (Ferris) Wheelock

Nancy A. (Ferris) Wheelock, 65, of Beardsworth Rd., Tiverton, wife of the late Wesley B. Wheelock, 2nd., died Sunday, September 23, 2012. A graduate of SE Mass Technological Institute, now UMass Dartmouth, she was formerly employed by the state of Rhode Island as a social worker. She enjoyed needlepoint and crewel embroidery. She leaves two sons, Wesley B. Wheelock, 3rd. of Tiverton and Sean M. Wheelock and his fiancée Shanna of Fort Collins, CO; a nephew Christopher Cotter of Ohio; her father-in-law, Wesley B. Wheelock, Sr.; caregiver Carol M. Vadeboncoeur; and beloved companion, Robert Simard, all of Tiverton. She was the daughter of the late Vincent and Mary Isabel (King) Ferris and the sister of the late Cynthia Cotter Sappington. Her funeral will be held Monday at 9:00 AM from the AUCLAIR FUNERAL HOME, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass in Holy Ghost Church, Tiverton, at 10:00 AM. Burial, Pocasset Hill Cemetery. Visitation, Sunday 4:00 to 8:00 PM. LARGE PARKING AREA and BARRIER-FREE ENTRANCE at the rear of funeral home. Flowers welcomed and donations to Home and Hospice Care of RI, 1085 No. Main St., Providence RI 02904 appreciated.