Kenneth F. Northup
Sep 25, 2016
Kenneth F. Northup, 75 of Hopkinton, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016. He was the husband of the late Martha (Knudsen) Northup. Born in Warwick, he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Webster) Northup. Mr. Northup was a U.S Navy veteran of the Vietnam war. He is survived by his children Kimberly and Kevin Cady, Jeffery...
Edward D. Cook
Sep 23, 2016
Edward D. Cook, 88, of Hundred Acre Pond Rd, West Kingston, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Dennis) Cook and Harriett (Camp) Cook. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Paul C. Cook, M.D. and Ella (Deming) Cook. Mr. Cook worked for the U.S. Army Map Service...
Santella M. Ford
Sep 23, 2016
Santella M. Ford (Masiello), 89, of Narragansett, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016. She was the wife of the late Fred M. Ford, Sr. Born in Narragansett, the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Santella (Guarino) Masiello. Mrs. Ford was a supervisor for New England Telephone Co. for many years before retiring. She was a member of the...
Deborah Ann Calamita
Sep 22, 2016
Deborah Ann Calamita, 57 of Kingston, passed away Thursday. She was the beloved wife of James Calamita. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of Rita (LeClair) Southland of Florida and Henry Northup of Connecticut. Mrs. Calamita was a CNA for several local nursing homes, most recently the South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She will be remembered...
Sherri Irene Pelcher Doyle
Sep 20, 2016
Sherri I. (Pelcher) Doyle, 32, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday. She was the wife of Thomas Doyle of Woonsocket. Born in Westerly she was a daughter of Sherri (Grinnell) Moorehead and the late Thomas W. Pelcher, and she was the stepdaughter of Thomas Moorehead. Sherri was a graduate of South Kingstown High School in 2001 and she had...
John P. Henneberry, Jr.
Sep 15, 2016
John P. Henneberry, Jr., 92, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 15th. He was the beloved husband of Mae (Grant) Henneberry and the late Agnes (Nelson) Henneberry. Born in Medway, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late John P. Sr. and Alice (Macko) Henneberry. Mr. Henneberry was a communicant of Christ the King Church, a long-time member...
Frances V. Skwirz
Sep 12, 2016
Frances V. Skwirz, 78, of Narragansett, and formerly of Central Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, September 12, 2016. She was the wife of Donald J. Skwirz for 59 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Jane (Faye) Kiernan. Mrs. Skwirz moved from Central Falls to her summer home of many years, Narragansett in...
Grace T. Boland
Sep 11, 2016
Grace T. Boland, 90, of South Kingstown, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Wife of the late Owen L. Boland. Born in Kittery, Maine she was the daughter of the late Fred J. and Eunice (Tucker) Trefthen. Grace lived most of her life in Central Falls, RI. She was active in DAV Auxiliary. She...
Sheryll Dawn Houston
Sep 9, 2016
Sheryll Dawn (Loftes) Houston, 73, of Narragansett passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 with her loving husband Wayne of 52 years by her side. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late G. Warren and Lorena (Adamson) Loftes. In early childhood she lived in Davisville, RI, and then moved to Point Judith. She attended Narragansett Elementary School and graduated...
Cynthia M. Correira
Sep 7, 2016
Cynthia M. Correira, 60, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Born in Providence, the daughter of Frank Laurito and Agnes (Protena) Manoogian. She enjoyed the beach, reading, listening to music, going to Twin River Casino, an avid Red Sox Fan, and being with her family and pets. She was a...
Kenneth C. Carlin
Sep 5, 2016
Kenneth C. Carlin, 93, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Monday. He was the husband of Eleanor (Kee) Carlin for 72 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Arthur and Hilda (Johnson) Carlin. Mr. Carlin was employed at Linden Company for many years. After retiring, he drove a school bus for South Kingstown Public Schools....
Raymond F. Lessard
Sep 5, 2016
Raymond F. Lessard, 86, of Wakefield, passed away Monday, September 5th. Born in Hope Valley, he was a son of the late Wesley and Elizabeth (Silvia) Lessard. Mr. Lessard retired from Mercer Transportation and before that he was employed at New England Telephone for over 20 years. He served honorably in the United Sates Army during the Korean Conflict...
Grace M. Champlin Dowdell
Sep 2, 2016
Grace M. Champlin Dowdell sixty plus years ago when they were young, Grace created hand-made frilly dresses for her two daughters, Eletha and Denise. Grace could tailor. Her husband and girls’ father came out of Cincinnati; his name was James B. Dowdell. A drunk driver made her a young widow. Although Grace traveled some, she was a townie. She...
Elinor M.E. Schneider
Aug 27, 2016
Elinor M.E. Schneider, 89, of South Kingstown, RI, and formerly of Charlestown and Richmond, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday August 27, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Stewart P. Schneider. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Eleanor (Christ) Eccles. Elinor is survived by her daughter...
Margaret Catherine Cook
Aug 23, 2016
Margaret C. Cook (Pelrine), 89, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. She was the wife of the late Everett E. Cook. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late William and Regina (McGrane) Pelrine. Mrs. Cook was a member of the St. Xavier Alumnae Association; the Green Hill...
Lillian Doherty
Aug 23, 2016
Lillian Margaret Kathinka (Jacobsen) Doherty, 94, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Joseph J. Doherty. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Jakob Martin Jacobsen and Lillien Cora Cathinka (Oveland) Jacobsen. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed traveling. She is survived by her daughters...
Michael James Skirvin
Aug 22, 2016
Michael James Skirvin, 17, of South Kingstown, passed away suddenly on August 22, 2016. Born in South Kingstown to Nicole Harvey and James Skirvin. Michael was known by all to be kind hearted, laid back, happy, and always smiling. His world revolved around his son. He loved to be with his family, friends, and near the water. He is...
Margaret N. Hodshon
Aug 21, 2016
Margaret (Peggy) Nash Hodshon, 87, of Charlestown, RI, died peacefully on Sunday with her four children by her side. She was married to her late husband, William Hodshon, for 67 years. She is survived by her children, Jane Keane, William H. Hodshon Jr., Robert J. Hodshon, all of Charlestown, RI, and Barbara A. Hodshon of Bridgewater, CT; five grandchildren...
Marilyn Ann Maley
Aug 19, 2016
Marilyn A. Maley, 78, of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016. Born in Gouverneur, New York, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Margaret (Nolan) Maley. Miss. Maley graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1959, where she was a member of Phi Bata Kappa, Phi Sigma, and Kappa Delta. She received her Master’s...
Benjamin F. Potter, Jr.
Aug 17, 2016
Benjamin F. Potter, Jr., of Holiday, Florida, died August 17, 2016 at Spring Hill Rehab and Nursing Center, after a short illness. Born September 22, 1930, in Peace Dale, RI, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Carolyn M. (Hendrick) Potter. His Son, Mark Potter predeceased him on February 19, 2010. He leaves Barbara Potter, his former...
