Judith E. Benson
Feb 9, 2019
Judith E. Benson 72 of Narragansett, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019. Born in Boston MA she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helen (Anderson) Carpenter. Judith worked as the office manager for Narragansett rubbish removal for many years before retiring. She loved Puerto Rico where she lived for 10 years. Judy was an extremely talented artist...
James Neil Murphy
Feb 8, 2019
James Neil Murphy, 83, of Narragansett, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Pamela M. (Johnston) Murphy for fifty-six years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late James O. and Madeline (Kelly) Murphy. Mr. Murphy was Director at South County Hospital for twenty-one years...
Sean Allen Roselund
Feb 8, 2019
Sean Allen Roselund, 46, of South Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 8, 2019. Sean was a 1990 graduate of Westerly High School. He served in the U.S. Army from July 1990 to September 1994. First he was sent to Germany, when Operation Desert Storm broke out, Sean was also deployed to Iraq in the Persian Gulf. He...
John Jd Desmarais
Feb 7, 2019
John "JD" Desmarais, 65, of Charlestown, passed away unexpectedly Thursday February 7th. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia (Standeven) Desmarais for 42 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Carl V. and Norma Jean (Hager) Desmarais. Mr. Desmarais was currently employed at the University of Rhode Island and was the former owner of Formco...
Margo Elaine Snow
Feb 6, 2019
Margo Elaine Snow, 80, of West Kingston, passed away at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Reaal. A. Snow. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late William C. and Clara (Holland) Skuce. Mrs. Snow was a bus monitor for the Town of South Kingstown, retiring in 1995. She loved to play Bingo...
William Sean Hurley
Feb 5, 2019
William S. Hurley, 62 of Narragansett, passed away on Tuesday Feb. 5th. Born in Far Rockaway, New York, he was a son of the late William and Lillian (Nelson) Hurley. Mr. Hurley served honorably in the United States Army for six years. Following his discharge from the service he was a Civilian Contracting Specialist for the United States Navy,...
Theresa M. Hawkins
Feb 5, 2019
Theresa M. Hawkins, 82, formerly of Coventry passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Grand Islander in Middletown. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Antonetta (Martone) Palazzo. Theresa lived in Hilton Head, South Carolina for the past 16 years before moving back to RI. She was the wife of the...
Kathleen A. Bruen
Feb 1, 2019
Kathleen A. Bruen (McNulty), 69, of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019, at home. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Fern M. (Hyde) McNulty. She was predeceased by two sisters, Sandra M. Richards formerly of Narragansett and Dorothea A. Blessington formerly of Cranston. Kathleen is survived by her husband Peter F. Bruen...
Vina O. Johnson
Jan 31, 2019
Vina O. Johnson, 94, of Peace Dale, passed away peacefully at home Thursday January 31st. She was the wife of the late William H. Johnson, Sr. Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Olivia (Reels) Perry. Mrs. Johnson was employed at the former LADD School in Exeter for over 15 years. She has been...
Raymond R. Scipione
Jan 31, 2019
Raymond R. Scipione, 64, of West Warwick, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Born in Providence, he was the son of Anna (DiVona) Scipione and the late Achillo Scipione. Ray was an outdoorsman, spending as much time as he could in nature. He enjoyed the ocean, fishing, quahoging, cooking, and gardening. Ray was the self-proclaimed "Mushroom King"...
Stephen Elias Skuce
Jan 29, 2019
Stephen E. Skuce, 73, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Leah (Gallo) Skuce for 51 years. Born in South Kingstown, a son of the late Vernon Skuce and Celia (Holland) Gordon. His closest late siblings included Beverly Gordon and Vernon Skuce,...
Dolores M. Bannister
Jan 27, 2019
Dolores M. (Laurion) Bannister, 91, of South Kingstown, died peacefully at home on Sunday, January 27th. She was the wife of the late Henry Bannister. Born in Stafford Springs, CT, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Mary Dora (Bolieau) Laurion. She is survived by her five children and their spouses Paula Grey (Jay) of Wakefield, Christopher...
Kathleen M. Clair
Jan 26, 2019
Kathleen M. Clair died peacefully on January 26, 2019, after 100 years of engaging life on her own terms. Kathleen was the beloved daughter of Ted and Kit Clair and devoted older sister of Phyllis and Donald (all deceased,) and a much-loved cousin to generations of the Churchville family. Kathleen graduated from St. Cecilias High School in Englewood, NJ,...
Terence Joseph Sands
Jan 24, 2019
Terence J. Sands, 89, a longtime resident of Irvington, NY died peacefully at his home in Narragansett, RI on Thursday, January 24, 2019. "Terry" was born on January 4, 1930 in New York City to Henry and Elizabeth Sands. After attending Fordham Preparatory School, he received his BBS and MBA from Fordham University. In 1953, he served in Korea...
Craig A. Little Fox Champlin
Jan 24, 2019
Craig A. "Little Fox" Champlin, 68, of South Kingstown, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at home. Born in South Kingstown, a son of the late Milfred Champlin, Sr. and Pearl B. (Reels) Champlin. Craig was a "noted" Stonemason, an avid fisherman, hunter and surfer for many years. His stonework can be seen throughout Rhode Island. A member...
George H. Willis, Ph.D
Jan 20, 2019
George H. Willis, Ph.D, 77, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, surrounded by his family. For fifty-two years he was the beloved husband of the Rev. Nancy A. Willis. Born in Albany, New York, he was a son of the late Harry and Ruth Willis. He graduated from the Albany Academy, received his bachelors degree from...
William Herbet Stover
Jan 19, 2019
William Herbert Stover, 74, of Wakefield passed away unexpectedly, Saturday January 19th. He was the beloved husband of the late Susan (Carr) Stover. Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, he was a son of Wilhelmina (Carroll) Stover and the late Walter C Stover. He is survived by two sons, Andrew J. Stover of Bradford, RI and Christopher Walter Stover (Anna) of...
Richard M. Ead, Jr.
Jan 17, 2019
Richard M. Ead, Jr., 48, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Born in Providence, he was the son of Richard M. Ead, Sr. and Margaret H. (Salisbury) Ead of Wakefield. Richard (Rick) had worked in construction with experience working under extreme conditions such as at the US Ice Station in Antarctica and in Iraq. He...
George F. Kwetkowski
Jan 16, 2019
George F. Kwetkowski, 83, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 16th, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Helen (DeLiello) Kwetkowski for 61 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Kaietan and Eva (Niedwiecki) Kwetkowski. He was a graduate of Central High School and was president of his class. Mr. Kwetkowski was...
Dominick Nocito
Jan 15, 2019
Dominick Nocito, 78, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, January 15th.Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late Dominick and Ida (DiBiasio) Nocito. After being orphaned, he was raised locally in Peace Dale by the Flesia Family. Mr. Nocito was employed at the University of Rhode Island for 35 years, retiring in 1997. He enjoyed collecting stamps...
