Joyce A. Cady
Dec 30, 2017
Joyce A. Cady, 82, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday. She was the beloved wife of Donald F. "Ted" Cady" for 59 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Barlow) Yatcewicz. Mrs. Cady was employed at CCRI, retiring in 2000. She was a member of the Oaklawn Community Baptist...
Alice Gardiner
Dec 25, 2017
Alice Gardiner, 81, of Wakefield, passed away Monday. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late George and Elsie (Barber) Gardiner. She is survived by two brothers, George Gardiner and his wife Iona of Wakefield, and Robert Gardiner of West Warwick; and a sister Thelma Koukas of Narragansett, as well as many nieces and nephews. She...
John R. Jack Poland
Dec 24, 2017
John R. "Jack" Poland, 64, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 24th. He was the beloved husband of Sally (Eaton) Poland for 40 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of Muriel (Whitaker) Poland of Riverside and the late Richard D. Poland. Mr. Poland was an electrician and organizer for the IBEW Local 99. He enjoyed golfing...
Mary P. Gallagher
Dec 23, 2017
Mary P. Gallagher, 91, of Charlestown, passed away Saturday. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel C. Gallagher. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Lucio and Domenica (Lancellotta) Carano. Mrs. Gallagher was a secretary in the OR at the Cayuga Medical Center, retiring in 1988. She is survived by four children, Michael Gallagher...
Joseph A. Murphy
Dec 18, 2017
Joseph A. Murphy, 80, of Narragansett, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John K. and Alice (Landry) Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a personnel director for NUWC. He was a graduate of Rhode Island College, earned his Master's from UCONN, and his MBA from Michigan State University. He was the...
Neal E. Sherman, Jr.
Dec 17, 2017
Neal E. Sherman, Jr., 52, of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Born in Cranston, he was the son of Charyl (Roberts) Sherman and the late Neal E. Sherman, Sr. Neal was a decorated U.S Air Force veteran serving in Desert Storm. He was an artist, an avid reader, history buff and enjoyed all things Civil War...
Tyler M. Manning
Dec 14, 2017
Tyler M. Manning, 28 of Carolina RI, passed away unexpectedly on December 14. He will forever be the beloved son of Dee Dee Bitgood (Chad Jackson) and Mark Manning. Tyler cherished his sister, Macey Manning (Brandon Metelski), and his nephew Grayson. His loving grandparents are Lois Bitgood and the late Roy Bitgood, and Keith and Lea Manning. Tyler was...
Yvonne M. Fanning
Dec 13, 2017
Yvonne M. Fanning, 92, of Wakefield, passed on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. She was the wife of the late Howard Fanning. Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose (Bizon) Morin. Yvonne was an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She always enjoyed singing in their choir. She worked for the...
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...
