Viola E. Rose
Jan 5, 2017
Viola E. Rose (Crandall), 88, of Wakefield, passed away January 5, 2017. She was the wife of the late Kenneth U. Rose. Born in Wakefied, she was the daughter of the late David and Dorothy (Tingley) Crandall. Mrs. Rose worked at Mill Stream Laundry &Dry Cleaning for 15years as well the South Kingstown School System for many years. She...
Lewell F. Tefft
Jan 4, 2017
Lewell F. Tefft, 76, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Boss) Tefft for 32 years. Born in Richmond, he was a son of the late Frank and Marie (Pelletier) Tefft. Mr. Tefft was employed for the South Kingstown School Department for over 20 years, prior to retiring. In his younger years he...
Teresa A. Seita
Jan 3, 2017
Teresa A. Seita, 84, of Narragansett, passed away Tuesday. She was the former wife of the late Albert Seita. Born in Narragansett, she was a daughter of the late Domenico B. Vittoria (Coia) Patriarca. She is survived by two sons; Domenic J. Seita and his wife Donna of Narragansett and Michael Seita and his wife Kimberly of Westerly; a...
Michael F. Wiebe
Jan 1, 2017
Michael F. Wiebe, 69, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday January 1st. He was the beloved husband of Diana (Rash) Wiebe. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Michael F., Sr., and Katherine (Long) Wiebe. Mr. Wiebe served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and served on the front lines...
Ann Stacia Mulligan
Dec 27, 2016
Ann Stacia Mulligan, 70, of Richmond, passed away on Tuesday December 27, 2016. Ann was born in Providence, RI and was the daughter of the late John and Pauline (Berezich) Bellegris. She is survived by her three children, Jessica (Mulligan) Sands, John Mulligan, III, and Jove Farley; and six grandchildren, Finn, Kelsea, Alec, and Johnny Sands, and Fiona and...
Thelma B. Haas
Dec 26, 2016
Thelma B. Haas, 91, of Kingston, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Haas for 62 years. Thelma was born in Johnston, RI and was the daughter of the late Frank and Tomasina (Palizza) Ballirano. She was the sister of the late Vincent Ballirano and Maria Ronzio of North Hollywood,...
Robert G. Bob Williams
Dec 25, 2016
Robert “Bob” George Williams 83 of Narragansett, RI Passed away on December 25th, 2016 at his home with his devoted wife by his side. Bob was born in Armonk, NY to Harry and Elsie Williams on February 22, 1933. He attended Armonk Public School and enjoyed living the country life as a young boy. Bob Married Joan O’Donnell on...
Rosalind N. Shumate
Dec 23, 2016
Rosalind N. Shumate, 98, originally of Wakefield, RI passed away Friday, December 23 at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Lawrence W. Shumate, Sr. Born in Wakefield on October 3, 1918, she was the daughter of the late C. Rodman Noka and Vivian S. (Deane) Noka....
Georgette Richmond
Dec 21, 2016
Georgette Richmond, 89, of West Kingston, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2016. Born in South Kingstown, to the late George and Phoebe Smith (Babcock). She was a kind, loving and devoted wife to her husband the late John Richmond, Sr. and to her children John Richmond Jr., Cynthia Farrell, Dale Richmond, all of South Kingstown and Roy Richmond...
Janet B. Quinn
Dec 21, 2016
Janet B. Quinn, “Nana” 102, of South Kingstown formerly of North Providence, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016. She was the wife of the late Walter M. Quinn and companion to the late Milton Pike. Born in Central Falls, daughter of the late Joseph L. and Josephine (Fortier) Richard. Janet enjoyed knitting, traveling, and playing bocce and bingo. She...
Fred B. Philbrick
Dec 21, 2016
Fred B. Philbrick, 60, of Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at home. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Bean) Philbrick for 40 years. Born in Exeter, NH, a son of the late Herbert J. and Elizabeth (Carmichael) Philbrick. Fred was a controls designer for Davis-Standard, LLC for many years before retiring. He was an Assistant...
Daniel R. Danny Benn
Dec 17, 2016
Daniel Richard Benn, 64, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17th. Danny, as he was known, was the son of the late Diana (Boulay) and Harry A. Benn Sr. and the brother of the late Patricia Benn and Jacqueline Clement. Mr. Benn was the owner of DRI Plumbing and Cooling Services in Arizona. Many have known Danny as the...
Edward J. Casey
Dec 16, 2016
Edward J. Casey, 76, of Charlestown, passed away Friday. He was the beloved husband of Deborah (Storti) Casey for 51 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John F. and Mary K. (Murray) Casey. After retiring from United Parcel Service, he found his true passion in life. He became the essential and reliable neighbor to...
Sara A. Whitright
Dec 15, 2016
Sara Brady Whitright, 75 of Hopkinton, Former Narragansett Town Councilwoman and First Female Narragansett GOP Chairperson. Sara went to be with her Lord on December 15, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William F. Whitright, Sr. and mother of Shannon Noel Whitright, Tara Noel Whitright Ray and William F. Whitright, Jr.; nanna...
Sophie Carpenter
Dec 15, 2016
Sophie Carpenter (Mongillo), 72, of Wakefield passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2016. Born in Southington, CT, a daughter of the late Pasquale and Mary (Pelcher) Mongillo. Sophie was a cook at the University of Rhode Island for many years before retiring; was an avid bingo player; enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and spending time on...
Laurence William O'Rourke
Dec 15, 2016
Laurence (Larry) W. O’Rourke, 55, of Wakefield, Rhode Island died Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was born in Washington, DC, a son of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Craven) O’Rourke. Mr. O’Rourke graduated from St. Dunstan’s Day School, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1980. After graduation he joined the United States Coast Guard, serving on the USCGC Swivel in Rockland,...
Jeffrey A. Opalka
Dec 15, 2016
Jeffrey A. Opalka, 43, of Charlestown, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday December 15th. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of Elnora (Cottrell) Opalka of Wyoming and the late Paul Opalka. He is survived by a daughter, Taryn Opakla of Charlestown, his grandparents, Roger and Katherine Foster of Charlestown, two brothers, James Prucha Opalka of Westerly and Daniel Prucha...
Lorien A. Murray
Dec 14, 2016
Lorien A. Murray (Petteys), 43, of Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at home. She was the wife of James A. Murray for 13 years. Born in Niskayuna, NY, she was the daughter of Dennis A. Petteys of Talkeetna, AK and Mary A. Fulton of Wakefield. Lorien had many close friends and family. Despite her illness, Lorien...
Daniel F. Shea
Dec 13, 2016
Daniel F. Shea, 85, of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of the late Joanne (Cline) Shea. Born in Fall River, MA he was a son of the late Daniel and Cecilia (Driscoll) Shea. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1953. He served honorably in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict....
Malonni Nyzel Robinson
Dec 11, 2016
Malonni "Lonni" Robinson of South Kingstown, RI passed away Sunday evening December 11, 2016. She was the beloved daughter of Casaundra Robinson, granddaughter to Rhonda and Leisha Robinson, Great granddaughter to Sylvia Sampson and niece to her three uncles Marcus, Nicholus, and David Robinson all of South Kingstown. Malonni is also survived by her great-great grandmother Vina Johnson. As...
