Zella M. Westcott
Jan 15, 2019
Zella M. Westcott (Wright), 90, of Narragansett, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. She was the wife of the late Chester H. Westcott. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William J. "Mickey" and Sarah "Holly" (Jones) Wright. Zella was a bookkeeper for F/V Roann and Zella for many years. She was a volunteer at...
Harold P. Rowe
Jan 13, 2019
Harold Philip Rowe, 84, of Charlestown, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019. He was the loving husband of 52 years to Shirley (Fitzgerald) Rowe. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank and Viola (Lury) Rowe. Harold worked for over 30 years as a caster at Torinos Manufacturing and at Chronomantic Casting for 15 years....
Mary Lou Kudej
Jan 12, 2019
Mary Lou Kudej (Goodwin), 82, passed away January 12, 2019. She was born January 17, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut. Moved to Gales Ferry in her early teens, and graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1954. She married Joseph Kudej in 1955 at St Marys Cathedral in Norwich, Connecticut. Mary Lou worked as a Media Specialist at St. Bernards High...
Edward F. Ted Sweet
Jan 11, 2019
Edward (Ted) F. Sweet, 53, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 11, 2019, surrounded by his family at South County Hospital. Ted was born at South County Hospital on February 18, 1965, and graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1983. While in High School, Ted volunteered for the South County Ambulance Corps and began working on...
David Francis Winter
Jan 8, 2019
David F. Winter, 77, of Narragansett, passed away Tuesday January 8th, following a brief illness. Born in Narragansett, he was a son of the late Francis "Hank" and Mary (Grey) Winter. Mr. Winter was employed by Eastman Kodak as a Computer Systems Analyst. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran, serving honorably in the United States Air Force. He was...
Gary F. Harrison
Jan 8, 2019
Gary F. Harrison, 74, of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Lucy P. (Mongillo) Harrison. Born in Toronto, Canada, a son of Eileen E. (Dawson) Harrison of Wakefield and the late Frederick Harrison. Gary was a millwright for Brown and Sharpe Co. for many years and was...
Arthur Gardner, Jr.
Jan 8, 2019
Arthur Gardner, Jr., 66, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on January 9th. He was the former husband of Susan (Gilman) Gardner of Carolina. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Arthur, Sr., and Norma (Morrell) Gardner. He was known to many as a Jack of all trades" and could fix just about anything....
Raymond C. Chip Venter, Jr.
Jan 7, 2019
Raymond C. "Chip" Venter, Jr. , 57 of West Hartford Connecticut passed away on Monday, January 7., 2019 in Hartford Connecticut. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, July 18, 1961, Chip was well known for his skills on the basketball court. Chip graduated from Bishop Hendricken High School in 1979. He was the Most Valuable Player MVP in the 1979...
Peter Millones
Jan 7, 2019
Peter Millones, New York Times reporter, metropolitan editor, assistant managing editor and a faculty member of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, died of lymphoma on January 7, 2019 at his home in Narragansett, RI after a long illness. He was 82 years old. Mr. Millones, who grew up in Danbury, CT and White Plains, NY, graduated from Columbia...
George W. Kroener
Jan 2, 2019
George W. Kroener, 80, of Narragansett passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Katherine (Patric) Kroener for many years. George called Narragansett home for most of his life, although he was born in Connecticut. His parents were Anna and Frederick Kroener, and he had one brother, Frederick Kroener jr. All predeceased George, except...
Frederick Allen Jones, Jr.
Jan 1, 2019
Frederick A. Jones, Jr., 88, of Narragansett, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at home. He was the husband of the late Rosemary M. (Coleman) Jones. Born in New Shoreham, a son of the late Frederick A. Jones, Sr. and Mabreth (Mott) Jones. Mr. Jones was a self- employed commercial fisherman for many years and a U.S. Navy...
Keith George Harvey
Jan 1, 2019
Keith George Harvey, 52, of West Kingston, passed away Tuesday, after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of Kelly (LaBoeuf) Harvey. Born in Warwick, he was a son of James Harvey of Charlestown and Linda (Reed) Harvey of Exeter. Keith was employed at Arnold Lumber, a job he really loved. He also was a volunteer fireman for...
Richard Alan Parenti
Dec 29, 2018
Richard Alan Parenti, 68, of South Kingstown, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018. He was the husband of Linda (Applegate) Parenti. Born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, son of Ann (Hey) Parenti and the late Anthony Parenti. Richard was a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and received his Masters degree in Labor Relations from West Virginia University....
Carl A. Desimone
Dec 28, 2018
Carl Albert DeSimone Jr., 82 years old, of Saunderstown, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on December 28th 2018 at South County Hospital. Son of the late Carl and Pauline DeSimone, Carl was born November 20, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the oldest of four children. He is predeceased by his younger brother Paul and survived by his two...
Edward C. Hayes, Iii
Dec 28, 2018
Edward C. Hayes, III, 76, of Wakefield, passed away on December 28, 2018. He was the husband of Linda (McLellan) Hayes. Born in South Kingstown, he was son of the late Edward C. Hayes, II and Dorothy (Simms) Hayes. Edward attended LaSalle Academy. After graduation he earned both his PhD and MS in Microbiology/Biochemistry at Rutgers University in New...
Patrick Joseph Kane
Dec 25, 2018
Patrick Joseph Kane, 90, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully after an unexpected illness on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at Yale University Hospital, New Haven, CT. He was the husband of the late Ann T. (Hanly) Kane. Born in Belfast, Ireland, on St. Patricks Day, March 17, 1928, Patrick immigrated from Ireland in 1930 with his mother Catherine and his...
William C. Clint Higginbottom
Dec 24, 2018
William C. "Clint" Higginbottom, 100, of South Kingstown and formerly of Wellesley, MA, died peacefully on Monday, December 24, 2018. He was the loving husband of the late Lee (Clarke) Higginbottom and the devoted father of the late Peg Higginbottom. Born in Woonsocket to the late William and Nancy (Bullard) Higginbottom. He graduated Woonsocket High School, Dean Academy and...
Lloyd L. Luke Whaley
Dec 23, 2018
Lloyd L "Luke" Whaley, 83, of South Kingstown, passed away at home on Sunday, December 23, 2018. He was the husband of Elaine M. (Molloy) Whaley for 61 years. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Marion (McElhaney) Whaley English. Luke was the owner of W.W. Landsurveyors for over 20 years before retiring....
Scott G. Harrison
Dec 23, 2018
Scott G. Harrison, 43, of Coventry, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Gary F. Harrison of Wakefield and the late Lucy P. (Mongillo) Harrison. Scott was a machinist for many years. He was an avid outdoorsman, loved motorcycling, hiking, fishing and kayaking. Besides his father, he is survived by his...
Richard C. Lessmann
Dec 22, 2018
Richard C. Lessmann, 76, of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was the husband of Ann (Pervier) Lessmann. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Albert J.L. Lessmann and Helen (Freder) Lessmann. Richard received his Masters Degree from Syracuse University and his PhD from Brown University. Richard was a Professor Emeritus...
