William R. Smith
Apr 4, 2017
William R. Smith, 82, of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, April 4th. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late William and Della Smith. He is survived by three children, Stephen D. Smith of Wakefield, Donald W. Smith of Seekonk, MA, and Karen Lee Boyd of South Carolina; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be...
Charles H. Allen
Apr 3, 2017
Charles H. Allen, 80, of Hopkinton and formerly of Cranston, passed away Monday. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Gladys (Parkin) Allen. Mr. Allen became a member of the Dunn’s Corner Community Church, Presbyterian a few years ago, and truly loved attending weekly services at his church. He is survived by three...
Stanley S. Williams
Apr 2, 2017
Stanley S. Williams, 89, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday April 2nd. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Dimon) Williams for 17 years, and the late Sallie (Joyce) Williams. Born in Boston, he was a son of the late Seymour and Wenna (Sears) Williams. Mr. Williams was an accountant who assisted university and colleges with federal grants including, Tufts...
Kathleen Elaine Mullins
Apr 1, 2017
Kathleen E. Mullins, 65, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday, April 1st.. She was the beloved wife of the late Bryan E. Mullins. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Margaret (Morrow) Pearce. Mrs. Mullins was employed by the State of Rhode Island at the Former LADD School and then by General Dynamics prior...
Shirley Theresa Sherman
Mar 31, 2017
Shirley Theresa Sherman, 89, of Westerly, passed away on March 31, 2017. She was the wife of the late Maurice Sherman. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Evelyn (McKenna) Hagelstein. Shirley will always be remembered for her devotion to her special needs son Glenn and was a great mother. She was a fan...
Rae Ellen Trottier
Mar 31, 2017
Rae Ellen Trottier, 51, of Saunderstown, passed away surrounded by her family on March 31, 2017. She was the loving wife of Michael Trottier. Born in Middleboro, MA, she was the daughter of Raymond and Diane (Cooper) Parent. Rae was known for her love of gardening and her many crafts. She received her Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from...
Lillie Frances Disalvo
Mar 31, 2017
Lillie Frances DiSalvo, 95, of Victory St., Wakefield, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Albert P. DiSalvo. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Amando and Lauretta (Lepore) Pisani. Lillie was a beautician and owned her own shop since 1946, retiring at the age of 85....
Aline Y. Lefebvre
Mar 26, 2017
Aline Y. Lefebvre, 75, of North Kingstown, and formerly of Cumberland, Narragansett, and Charlestown, passed away Sunday. She was the beloved wife of Joseph C. Lefebvre, Sr. for 56 years. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Langlois) Bedard. Mrs. Lefebvre was formerly employed by Standard Romper in Pawtucket until her marriage...
Suzanne S. Grandchamp
Mar 25, 2017
Suzanne S. Grandchamp, 63, of Saunderstown, passed away Saturday. She was the beloved wife of Wayne J. Grandchamp for 35 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Geraldine (Straight) Rougas. Mrs. Grandchamp was employed at the former Casey’s Restaurant for over 20 years, and she was a member of the First Church of...
Edward R. Smith, Jr.
Mar 25, 2017
Edward R. Smith, Jr., 85, passed away Saturday. He was the beloved husband of the late Luella (Phelps) Smith. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Edward R., Sr. and Myrtle E. (Phillips) Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Amtrak in 1993, after working for the railroad for 39 years. He enjoyed travelling the country after...
William R. Dr. Allen
Mar 25, 2017
William Robert Allen loving husband, father, and friend William “Bill” Allen, 78, of Narragansett peacefully passed on Saturday, March 25 at Elderwood of Scallop Shell, where he spent his last days with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the beloved husband of Marlies (Brutsch) Allen for 56+ years. Born in Vernon, Alabama, Bill was the son of the late William and...
Edward J. Barry, Jr.
Mar 22, 2017
Edward J. Barry, Jr., 89, beloved husband of Cynthia Mello Barry, died peacefully at his home in Charlestown, RI on March 22, 2017 after a long illness. Ed was born in West Haven, CT on March 22, 1928, to the late Edward and Viola Barry. After serving in the US Army, Ed graduated from Brown University in 1952. He...
Roderick Ivory Sweet
Mar 21, 2017
Roderick Ivory Sweet, 89, a resident of Kimball Farms Retirement Community in Lenox, MA, died on March 21, 2017. Mr. Sweet was born in 1928 in Providence, RI, the son of Russell Herndon Sweet and Grace Stanley MacDonald Sweet. He graduated from Pawtucket East (RI) Senior High School in 1946. After high school, Mr. Sweet served a tour of...
Eldridge A. Stroble
Mar 19, 2017
Eldridge A. Stroble, 76, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Eileen (Schnizler) Stroble for 53 years. Born in Givhans, SC, he was a son of the late Grover S. and Louise (Syfrett) Stroble. Mr. Stroble was employed for AT & T for 38 years. He served honorably in the United...
Harry R. Towne
Mar 18, 2017
Harry R. Towne, 69, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Carlene (Sheehan) Towne for forty-five years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Harry R. Towne Jr. and Eva (Lacouture) Towne. Harry was a special agent for the US Government Treasury Department for twenty-five years before retiring in 1994. He...
Nancy A. Greenawalt
Mar 16, 2017
Nancy A. Greenwalt, 78, of Wakefield, passed away Thursday. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy and Sarah (Ayers) Rich. She is survived by two daughters, Laurie Johnston of Savannah, Georgia and Kimberly Perry Klein of Saunderstown; and two granddaughters, Martha Johnston and Shannon Perry. She was the sister of the late Norma Hanson, Clemment...
Mark Christopher Cianciarulo
Mar 15, 2017
Christopher (Mark) Cianciarulo, 61, passed away unexpectedly in Chicago on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017, where he had recently been residing. Prior to that he was a long-time resident of San Francisco, CA. Born in Providence, he was the son of Christine (Rotelli) Cianciarulo of Narragansett and the late Edmund D. Cianciarulo. Christopher was a self-employed software developer-engineer for many...
Carol Lynnette Johnson
Mar 15, 2017
Carol Lynnette Johnson passed peacefully on March 15, 2017 after a long and valiant struggle. Carol was born September 29, 1944 in Sac City, Iowa, the youngest daughter of the Reverend Asa and Nellie Popp. She graduated from Ottawa University in Kansas with a degree in Education and then traveled east to each English. In 1968, Carol married the...
Carol Ann Noka
Mar 13, 2017
Carol Ann Noka, 74, of Charlestown, passed away Monday, March 13th. It was her wedding anniversary to her beloved late husband, Russell Noka. Born in Norwich, CT, she was a daughter of the late Harry Hazard and Mabel (Simons) Stone. Mrs. Noka was employed by Leviton Manufacturing for 33 years, retiring in 2005. She was a member of the...
Nicholas Siravo
Mar 13, 2017
Nicholas Siravo, 85, of South Kingstown, passed away March 13, 2017. Born in Coventry, son of the late Vincent and Albina (Ucci) Siravo. Nicholas was a Korean conflict era veteran serving in the United States Army He is survived by many nieces and nephews and was the brother of the late Vincent “Cy” Siravo. Services will be private.
