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Ernesto Dr. D'Agostino
Jun 28, 2017
Dr. Ernesto D’Agostino, 93, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Wed, June 28. He was the husband of Judith (Papa) D’Agostino for 52 years. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was the son of the late Vincente and Cristina (Coshignano) D’Agostino. Dr. D’Agostino worked at South County and Newport Hospitals for many years before retiring. He was an avid...
Stanwood L. Craig
Jun 27, 2017
Stanwood L. Craig, 80 of Charlestown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tues, June 27. He was the loving husband of Marjorie C. (Adams) Craig. Born in Eastport, Maine, he was the son of the late James and Betty (Sullivan) Craig. Stan was a proud veteran from the US Air Force as well as the Coast Guard...
Jeffrey Wallen Steere
Jun 26, 2017
Jeffrey Wallen Steere, 70, of West Kingston, passed away at home on Monday surrounded by his family, after a personal and hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Carlton Kemp and Nancy Louise Webb Steere and brother to the late Carlton Kemp Steere Jr. He is survived by two loving...
Henry H. Meyer, Jr.
Jun 26, 2017
Henry Hixon Meyer Jr., husband to Edith “Nod” Knight Meyer, and father of eleven children, Henry Meyer, Anne Teague, Pen Meyer, Heather Meyer, Diana (Tig) Parker, Daphne Wales, Jenny Murphy, Timothy Meyer, Matthew Meyer, Jessie Eisendrath and James Meyer, as well as thirty-seven grand-children and sixteen great grand children, passed peacefully in the early morning hours on Monday, June...
Samuel A. Livesley
Jun 22, 2017
Samuel A. Livesley, 90, of Charlestown, passed away peacefully Thursday, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Alice (Catlow) Livesley. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Samuel B. and Jessie R. (Balfour) Livesley. Mr. Livesley served honorably in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a...
Stearns Eugene Briggs, Iv
Jun 21, 2017
Stearns E. Briggs IV, 60, of West Kingston, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, at South County Hospital. Born in South Kingstown, a son of Janice (Nyman) Briggs of West Kingston and the late Stearns E. Briggs III. Mr. Briggs was a heavy equipment operator for many years and was a life member of the West Kingston Fire Department....
Orlando D'Elia, Jr.
Jun 21, 2017
Orlando D'Elia, Jr., 62 of Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday June 21st. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Orlando and Maria (DeSimone) D'Elia. He is survived by a sister, Livia Tyler of Saunderstown; and a nephew, Cliff Tyler and his wife Pat of Narragansett. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10...
Gertrude Louise Sadlowski
Jun 20, 2017
Gertrude Louise Sadlowski (Menzel), 90, of Charlestown, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph W. Sadlowski. Born in Madison, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Caroline (Essewein) Menzel. Mrs. Sadlowski loved her pets, antiques, gardening, and metal detecting. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy A. Harvey...
Daniel Lawton Grist
Jun 20, 2017
GRIST, Daniel Lawton, 63, of Port Orange, FL and Bel Air, MD, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, FL. Born in Providence, the beloved son of Harold Lawton Grist and Edith Erickson Grist of Wakefield. He is also survived by his wife of 31 years, Sharon J. Grist; a son , Mason;...
Milton J. Beauregard
Jun 18, 2017
Milton J. Beauregard, 76, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 18. He was born in Fall River, MA, the son of the late Clement Joseph and Mary S. (Callahan) Beauregard. After graduating from Santa Fe College in New Mexico, Milton began his long-time career as a Special Education teacher in Utica, NY. Returning home to New...
Dorothy Bradley Mann
Jun 16, 2017
Dorothy Bradley Mann, 78, of Wakefield, RI, passed away Friday. She was the beloved wife of Dudley Lowell Mann for 48 years. Born in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (née Toomey) Bradley. She earned her BA in Math at Brown University in 1961 and her MA in Economics at the University...
James E. Cummings
Jun 16, 2017
James E. Cummings, 95, of Narragansett, passed away Friday, June 16 in Clearwater, FL. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary L. (McMahon) Cummings. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Patrick “Mickey” and Bride (Garrity) Cummings. Mr. Cummings was employed by Sealtest Ice Cream for over 40 years, and after his retirement he...
Alexander Middleton Cruickshank
Jun 10, 2017
Alexander M. Cruickshank passed away June 10, 2017 at the Royal Westerly Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 97 years old. Born in Marlborough, New Hampshire to Edith (Coutts) and George Cruickshank, he moved with his family to Westerly Rhode Island at the age of nine. He would move next door to his childhood sweetheart and future wife Irene...
Jean Ann Krul
Jun 10, 2017
Jean Ann Krul, 77, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Saturday, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of William Krul. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Marion (Sciola) Maggio. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Jeffrey Krul and his wife Linda of Greene, Michael Krul and...
Earl T. Culp
Jun 8, 2017
Earl T. Culp, 88, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully June 8, 2017. He was the loving husband of the late Irma D. Culp. Born in Hazelton, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Vesta (Bommer) Culp. Earl was an air traffic controller in the Navy on the USS Randolph. He worked for the FAA for 30...
Charles Thomas Schock
Jun 8, 2017
Charles Thomas Schock (Tom) died on June 8 at age 62 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, RI. He was the son of Charles David Schock of Wakefield, RI and Nancy Carpenter Schock, deceased. Tom made the most of life, although he was limited from birth by Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He graduated from Lexington High School...
Doris Edwards Stedman
Jun 7, 2017
Doris Edwards Stedman, 100, died Wednesday at South County Hospital. She has been a resident of Wakefield since the late 1930’s when she arrived to care for the children of the Hazard-Robinson family. She was the wife of the late William Herbert Stedman. Born in Hughsonville, NY, the daughter of the late Glenn and Essie (Sherman) Edwards. She resided...
Mary Beth Flynn
Jun 6, 2017
Mary Beth Flynn, 59, of Narragansett, passed away at home on Tuesday, surrounded by her family. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary (Murphy) Hardman. Mrs. Flynn was employed as a broker relations specialist for Blue Cross/ Blue Shield. She was a member of the Narragansett Lions club and sang with the La...
Anne F. Walmsley
Jun 2, 2017
Anne F. Walmsley, 87, of Warwick, passed away Friday June 2, 2017. She was the wife of the late William E. Walmsley Sr. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur A. Perry Sr. and Pearl V. (Waite) Perry. Mrs. Walmsley worked as a technician at Rhode Island Hospital for 19 years before retiring. She...
Elizabeth A. Betty Genest
May 31, 2017
Elizabeth (Betty) A Genest, 76 passed away on May 31, 2017 at home in North Kingstown. She was the wife of Roger O Genest. They shared 54 loving years together. Born in Providence, R.I., she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Pyne (Conlan). She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy in Providence. After spending 18...
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