Peggy S. Whitt
Sep 8, 2018
Peggy S. Whitt, 80, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 8, 2018. She was the wife of the late Bruce L. Whitt. Born in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Ruby (Patterson) Hunt. Peggy was a 5th grade school teacher in Milton, FL. and a 2nd grade school teacher in the...
Christine D. Siebold
Sep 8, 2018
Christine D. Siebold, 67, of West Kingston, passed away Saturday September 8th. Born in New York, NY, she was a daughter of Coralie (Dudley) Kraetzer of Warwick and the late Warren Kraetzer. She grew up in Haverford, Pennsylvania and attended Haverford High School. Ms. Siebold spent her career as a Registered Nurse. She was a fan of The New...
Anna Hyde Vaillancourt
Sep 8, 2018
Anna Hyde Vaillancourt, 92, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday. She was the wife of the late Albert Vaillancourt. Born in Middletown, CT, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Hyde. She was a originally a resident of East Hampton, CT, and more recently a resident of the Peace Dale House in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She...
Joyce A. Joy Emery
Sep 7, 2018
Joyce "Joy" A. Emery, 81, of West Kingston, Professor Emeritus at the University of Rhode Island, passed away Friday, September 7th. She was the beloved wife of the late Jerry R. Emery. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Dwight and Anna (Wilkinson) Goodman. Mrs. Emery was a Professor of Theatre and Costume Design at...
John Libero Deacutis
Sep 6, 2018
John Libero DeAcutis passed away September 6th at the age of 98. Born in Bridgeport CT, a son of John and Eliza DeAcutis, he was predeceased by his brothers Domenic, Louis and Joseph and sisters Rose and Lucy. He was an Army veteran of World War II who served in the Pacific. He came to live in Rhode Island...
Margaret M. Peggy Coletta
Sep 3, 2018
Margaret (Peggy) M. Coletta (Coleman), 82, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. Born in Cumberland, a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Elizabeth (Crozier) Coleman. Peggy graduated from Cumberland High School in 1954. She worked for the telephone company for many years before retiring. She enjoyed dancing, shopping and spending time with family and...
Edgar J. Brown
Sep 1, 2018
Edgar Jason Brown, 85, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully in his home with his family by his side on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Ed, the son of the late Frederick and Anna (Garcia) Brown, was born in Waltham, Mass, on April 4, 1933, and raised in Wrentham, MA. He was predeceased by his beloved brother Frederick Brown, Jr. He...
Mark Jeremiah Sullivan
Aug 31, 2018
Mark "Jerry" "Sully" Sullivan, 55, passed away Friday. A life long-Rhode Islander, he was the husband of Stephanie Sullivan. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Francis X. And M. Catherine (Keenan) Sullivan. Following his grandfathers (Sullivan Tailors) footsteps, he started working in the "rag" industry after graduating from Cranston East. Sully worked at Donnelys in...
Victor Robert Hart
Aug 29, 2018
Victor Robert Hart, 87, of Wakefield, RI, a long-time resident of Verona and Forked River, NJ, passed away on August 29, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Nancy (Mahon) Hart for 59 years, who preceded him in death in July of 2017. Born in Belleville, New Jersey, he was an only son...
John Eugene Holloway
Aug 28, 2018
John Eugene Holloway, 71, of Ocala, FL, passed away August 28, 2018. He was born June 7, 1947 to John E. Holloway and Evelyn Tucker Healy in Kingston, RI. He moved to many states before returning to South Kingstown in tenth grade. In 1967 he graduated Kingstown High School and by October of that year, he joined the Army....
Emily Grace Mcquaide
Aug 28, 2018
Emily Grace McQuaide, 21, of Charlestown, Rhode Island joined her mom, Ida-Mae, in heaven on August 28, 2018. She was the best friend and committed daughter to James McQuaide, Jr. and Ida-Mae McQuaide, the loving sister to Meagan Seekell and her husband Benjamin Seekell of San Antonio TX, Andrew McQuaide and his wife Lea Ann McQuaide, and Daniel McQuaide...
Claire E. Masson
Aug 27, 2018
Claire Elaine (Hannaway) Masson passed away on August 27, 2018 at Scallop Shell Rehab Center. Born on January 16,1933 in Providence Rl to the late Teresa (Kelly) and Walter Hannaway, she joined her late sister, Jean Hannaway. Claire married her "Rock of Gibraltar" Joseph R. Masson 60 years ago. She was the dedicated mother of Lynn Masson and Jay...
Raymond Kagels
Aug 26, 2018
Raymond Stuart Kagels, 70, of Narragansett, Rhode Island passed away on Sunday August 26, 2018 after a 4 year battle with Hepatic Cell Carcinoma. He was the beloved husband of Joyce Kagels (Covel) for 48 years. He leaves behind his children, Raymond S. Kagels, Jr and wife Amy (Pomeroy) of Douglas, MA ; and Scott A. Kagels and wife...
Sarah Rose Cofoni Clark
Aug 24, 2018
Sarah Rose Clark (Cofoni), 75, of Narragansett, died peacefully on August 24, 2018. Cherished wife of Joseph F. Clark for 54 years, Sarah loved her family, friends and life. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Sarah taught for many years in the Chariho and North Kingstown school districts. Her favorite pastimes included gardening, playing Bridge and Mah...
Sheridan Bernard Darcy
Aug 24, 2018
On August 24, 2018, Sheridan Bernard Darcy, 57, of Narragansett, moved on to a better world filled with the love by which he lived his life. Sheridan leaves behind a partner who loves him deeply, Laura Lee Costello, of Narragansett and a family whose lives he enriched beyond bounds Leo, Kathleen, Chris, Joey and Cormick Costello, his brother, Willard...
H. Gertrude Hawksley
Aug 21, 2018
H. Gertrude (Cottrell) Hawksley, R.N. ,99, of South Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. She was the wife of the late Harry W. Hawksley. Born in South Kingstown on July 15, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John J. Cottrell and Helen H. (Smith) Cottrell. Gertrude graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1937, Rhode...
Alfred Boddington Smith
Aug 21, 2018
Alfred B. Smith, 76, of Narragansett, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. He was the husband of Rosemary (Heibel) Smith for 52 years. Born in South Kingstown, a son of the Frederick B. Smith, Sr. and Eleanor (Lewis) Smith. Alfred was a truck driver for many years; was an avid outdoorsman, enjoyed fishing, hunting, loved the mountains of...
William A. Bill Bowers, Iii
Aug 19, 2018
William A. Bowers III, (Bill), 73, of Kingston, passed away Sunday. He was the beloved husband of Marian (Peirce) Bowers, and they celebrated their 5oth wedding anniversary in June. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William A., Jr. and Virginia (Maguire) Bowers. Mr. Bowers retired as the Assistant Director of Athletics of marketing and promotions...
Edith M. Grist
Aug 18, 2018
Edith M. (Erickson) Grist, 88, of East Greenwich, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Harold L. Grist for 69 years. Born in East Providence, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Mildred Kenyon (Grant) Erickson. Edith graduated from East Providence High School. Edith enjoyed gardening, sewing, knitting, crocheting,...
Marie T. Dejordy
Aug 18, 2018
Marie T. DeJordy, age 68, of South Kingstown, Rhode Island died on August 18, 2018, after a brave fight with cancer in the care of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care. She was the daughter of the late Arthur A. and Irene (Abram) DeJordy, born in Cranston, Rhode Island on May 24, 1950. She lived in South Kingstown her entire...
