Katherine Gail Norris
Dec 11, 2017
Katherine Gail (Carolan) Norris , 79 of Wakefield, RI and Popponesset Beach, MA passed away peacefully on December 11, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 15th at 9:30 AM at St. Francis of Assisi 114 High Street Wakefield, RI 02879. Burial will be on Saturday, December 16 at 11am in Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, MA. Gail...
Eleanor Ellie Soule Mcjunkins
Dec 11, 2017
Eleanor "Ellie" (Soule) McJunkins, 78, of Wakefield, died on Monday, December 11, 2017, at home after a long battle with lymphoma. Born March 25, 1939, in Providence to Thomas F. And Doris M. (Gill) Soule, she graduated from Warwick Veterans High School and North Adams State Teachers College. She began her elementary school teaching career in North Kingstown, lived...
Jane S. Prince
Dec 11, 2017
Jane S. Prince (Slade), 93, of West Kingston, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. She was the wife of the late Mack J. Prince. Born in East Providence, a daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Bessie A. (Allen) Slade. Mrs. Prince was a medical technologist for Rhode Island Hospital retiring in 1954. She was a member of...
Susan P. Gibbs
Dec 10, 2017
Susan P. Gibbs, 71, of Charlestown, RI, passed away on Sunday December 10. She was the beloved wife of Pete Gibbs for 25 years. Born May 17, 1946 in Neenah, WI, she graduated from Ft. Atkinson High School and later the University of WI, Stout. Susan adored spending time with family and friends. Whether at home in Rhode Island...
Robert J. Champlin
Dec 9, 2017
Robert J. Champlin, 72, of Exeter, passed away Saturday December 9, 2017, at Rhode Island Hospital, after a short bout with leukemia, complicated by a lung infection. He spent his childhood in Windham Center, CT, and then met his wife of 50 years, Kit, while attending Swarthmore College. The two of them were two-thirds of the music majors in...
Frances Elizabeth Perry
Dec 8, 2017
Frances Elizabeth (Robinson) Perry, 77, of South Kingstown, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Arthur E. Perry Jr. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Young Jr. and Helen Loretta (Robinson) Walmsley. Mrs. Perry worked in housing and dining services at the University of...
Mary Elizabeth Belknap
Dec 8, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Belknap, 92, of South Kingstown, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017. She was the wife of the late James T. Belknap. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Katherine (Whalen) Bannister. Mrs. Belknap worked as a receptionist for Dr. Louis Colavecchio for 19 years before retiring. She leaves her daughters,...
R. Michael Dr. Hendry
Dec 7, 2017
Dr. R. Michael Hendry of Atlanta, formerly of Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco and New York, died peacefully at home on December 7. Born in Weymouth, MA, he was the son of the late William J Hendry, Jr. and Louise (Brunelle) Hendry. He is survived by his children Graham and Gina (Pierik) Hendry of San Francisco and his brother...
Ethel M. Dibiasio
Dec 7, 2017
Ethel M. DiBiasio, of Westerly, passed away on Thursday, December 7th. She was the beloved wife for 35 years to the late Thomas DiBiasio. Born in California, she was a daughter of the late James and Dolores (Claypool) Moore. She is survived by four children, Richard Downey and his wife Kerri of Wakefield, Debe Kopacsi of Westerly, Lori Desrosiers...
Edna Mellen
Dec 7, 2017
Edna S. Mellen, 83 of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday December 7th. She was the beloved wife of the late William Mitchell and William Mellen. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Lucy (Randa) Sullivan. She was a graduate of South Kingstown High School. Mrs. Mellen was employed at the Pier Pharmacy...
Thatcher Adam Pease
Dec 5, 2017
Thatcher Adam Pease, 44, of South Kingstown, passed away suddenly in his new found love of Maine. Born in South Kingstown, son of Audrey (Tourgee) and the late John H. Pease. Thatcher was a nature lover enjoying fishing, fresh water swimming, mountain biking, and spending his time with friends singing karaoke. Besides his mother he is survived by his...
Janet L. Wilson
Dec 4, 2017
Janet L. (Wright) Wilson, 76, of Narragansett, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017. She was the wife of the late Paul R. Wilson Sr. and the late USMC GySgt. James M. Millen. Born in Narragansett, daughter of the late William "Mickey" J. and Sarah "Holly" (Jones) Wright. Janet was a library clerk for Narragansett High School. She was...
Carol W. Zuercher
Dec 3, 2017
Carol W. Zuercher, 75, of Narragansett, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017. She was the wife of the late Det. Lt. Narragansett Police Department Richard F. Zuercher. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Capt. Roger W. and Myrtle V. (Johnson) Wheeler. Carol was a book keeper for De LaSalle Christian Brothers in Narragansett and...
Eleanor Lynn Quirk-Holland
Dec 1, 2017
Eleanor "Lynn" Quirk Holland (Webster), 80, of Wakefield passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at Scalabrini Villa. She was the wife of the late Raymond W. Quirk and Edward F. Holland. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Clifford and Eleanor (Reilly) Webster. Mrs. Holland was an employee for the City of Cranston in the clerks office...
Jennifer Marie Manning
Nov 30, 2017
Jennifer Marie Manning died peacefully at the home of a friend on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Jen had been diagnosed with cancer in the spring of this year and fought valiantly until her death. She was born in Providence, RI on December 20, 1959 to Lester P. and M.Diane (Hinchey) Manning. Jen was the fifth of their eight children...
David G. Godden
Nov 30, 2017
David G. Godden, 70, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Glenn and Mildred (Link) Godden. David was a real estate broker for 40 plus years. Throughout his career he received recognition for his dedication to his work: RIAR State Realtor of the Year 1998, president...
Raymond Kenneth Johnson
Nov 29, 2017
Raymond K. Johnson, 82, of Charlestown passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. He was the husband of the late Constance M. (Singleton) Johnson. Born in Warwick, a son of the late Edwin and Mildred (Gardiner) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a methods engineer for Posi-Seal International for 31 years before retiring; was a Korean War Navy Veteran; a Past...
Mary J. Thayer
Nov 28, 2017
Mary J. Thayer, 77, of East Greenwich, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Matilda (Gallo) Costanza. Mary was a United States Marine Veteran. She was the owner of the Wickford Diner for twenty-eight years before retiring. After retirement Mary worked as an associate for Walmart for...
Gretchen Anne Ford
Nov 28, 2017
During the early morning of November 28, 2017 Gretchen Anne Ford, a longstanding pinion of the South County, passed away. Gretchen was born as Gretchen Anne Leick on August 1, 1928 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Her father, George Leick was of Luxembourg extraction and her mother, Marybelle McKinnon came from a long line of Scots. Gretchen was the youngest...
David L. Terry
Nov 27, 2017
David L. Terry, 71, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Hallworth House in Providence. He was the loving husband of Jan (Miltenberger) Terry for 49 years. Born in New York City and raised in Louisville, KY, he was the son of Betty Jane (Lambert) Mills of Louisville, KY and the late Ernest A. Terry,...
