{"content":[{"text":"Barbara% Miguel,% beloved% wife% of% John% Miguel,% \n died%peacefully%on%Sunday,%November%5%after%a% \n long%struggle%with%Lewy%Body%Dementia.%%%% \n % \n Born% on% October% 6,% 1937% in% New% Bedford% MA,% \n she% moved% to% Tiverton% in% 1965% to% raise% her% \n family%and%join%the%public%school%system%as%a%1st% \n and% later,% 3rd% grade% teacher.% A% dedicated,% \n compassionate% and% inventive,% yet% traditional% \n teacher% for% over% 30% years,% Barbara% was% \n committed%to%her%students’%development,%both% \n in%and%out%of%the%classroom.%%When%she%was%not% \n teaching%at%Fort%Barton%or%Pocasset%School,%she% \n could% be% found% on% the% family% room% couch,% \n correcting%papers%and%making%lesson%plans%for% \n hours%each%evening.%% \n % \n She% retired% to% Sun% Lakes% AZ% in% 1992% and% \n became% a% vibrant% part% of% that% community,% \n finding% herself% needing% to% keep% a% calendar% for% \n the%first%time.%%She%was%a%communicant%of%St.%Steven’s%Church,%volunteering%at%many% \n church% events,% enjoyed% golf% and% tennis,% and% pursued% a% passion% for% bridge% and% \n scrapbooking%–%especially%chronicling%legendary%family%vacations.% \n % \n Barbara’s% defining% role% was% her% life% as% a% grandmother.% Affectionately% known% as% \n “Bop”,% Barbara% was% a% nurturing% and% involved% grandparent% who% had% a% profound% \n effect%on%the%development%of%her%grandchildren.%%%Always%ready%with%a%listening%ear,% \n big%hug,%sound%advice%or%plans%for%activities%that%become%the%memories%of%a%lifetime,% \n she%never%missed%a%school%play;%even%when%they%were%almost%3,000%miles%away%and% \n enjoyed% being% everyone’s% Bop% during% Christmas% visits% to% RI% when% she% was% the% \n featured% guest% teacher% at% school.% % Her% wonderful% sense% of% humor% and% infectious% \n laugh%captivated%her%grandchildren%and%friends%alike.% \n % \n Daughter%of%the%late%Leo%and%Mary%Mello,%Barbara%is%survived%by%her%husband%John,% \n their%daughter%Susan%and%her%husband%Gregory%Klinker%of%Tiverton%RI,%son%David%and% \n his%wife%Yvonne%of%Olathe%KS,%and%her%sisters%Jane%Perry%of%Dartmouth%MA%and%Leona% \n Braley%of%East%Freetown%MA,%and%the%grandchildren%of%whom%she%was%most%proud,% \n John%Miguel,%Jonathan%Klinker%and%Sarah%Miguel.% \n % \n Her%funeral%will%be%celebrated%at%St.%Barnabas%Church%in%Portsmouth,%RI%on%Saturday,% \n December%30%at%11:00%am.%%A%luncheon%will%immediately%follow%in%the%parish%hall.%% \n Memorial%donations%may%be%made%to%GiftsToGive,%giftstogive.org%or%the%Alzheimer’s% \n Association,%alz.org.% \n %","bbox":{"left":0.146863,"top":0.090603,"width":0.714526,"height":0.781703}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.562876,"top":0.093914,"width":0.29085,"height":0.337184}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.562876,"top":0.093914,"width":0.29085,"height":0.337184}]}