Colleen B. Marsland (Murphy), 82, of Cumberland, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021, at Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket with her loving family by her side.
She was the beloved wife of the late Willard L. (Lenny) Marsland Jr. and the loving mother of John L. Marsland and his wife, Carolyn, and David L. Marsland and his wife, Susan, both of Cumberland.
She also leaves her four cherished grandchildren, Benjamin and his wife, Cheryl, Daniel, Emma, Sarah a great-granddaughter, Chloe, and many nieces and a nephew.
Born in Central Falls, She was the daughter of the late John C. and Mary O. (Brehio) Murphy and sister to the late Mary R. Jackson. She was a lifelong Cumberland resident.
Colleen was a graduate of St. Joseph Nursing School and worked as a LPN at St. Joseph Hospital and St. Antoine before retiring.
She enjoyed out-fishing her husband, Lenny, cribbage, and trips to Twin River.
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