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Virginia Taylor
Oct 13, 2016
Virginia W. Taylor, 93, of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016. She was the dear friend of the late Carl Becker. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Elizabeth (Wilcox) Taylor. Virginia was employed at M.T Stevens, Sneaker King, and Kenyon’s Dept. Store. She was a member of the Community Church...
Judith B. Defeo
Oct 6, 2016
Judith Ann (Brooker) DeFeo, also known as, “Mrs. D” or “Gram D” of South Kingstown, RI passed away peacefully on October 6, 2016 after a lengthy illness. Born in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, she was the daughter of Leo and Dorothy Brooker. For the last 59 years she lived on the family’s Curtis Corner Road Farm in Peace Dale, RI...
Clara E. Johnson
Oct 4, 2016
Clara Elizabeth Johnson, 70, of South Kingstown, RI, died on October 4 with her family by her side. Clara led a life of deep connection: to her family and friends, to her community, and to her spirituality. Raised on a farm by her parents, Pierre and Sylvia (Lavigne) Bonard, Clara knew the value of hard work. She excelled in...
Alden C. Hampton
Oct 4, 2016
Alden C. Hampton, 71, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 4, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Deborah (Louzon) Hampton. Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, he has been a resident of Narragansett for the past 30 years. He moved to Narragansett, shortly after retiring from the United States Air Force, after 21 years of service. He was...
James S. Pettis
Oct 3, 2016
James S. Pettis, 81, a lifelong resident of Snug Harbor, died Monday. He was the beloved husband of Ethel (Tefft) Pettis for 61 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Ellen (Pettis) Arnold and the step son of the late Arthur P. Arnold, grandson of the late Clarence and Ellen Thornton. Mr. Pettis, who had...
Richard Suarez
Sep 27, 2016
Richard Suarez of Narragansett, died early Tuesday September 27th at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Mary Bouvier. He was the loving father of David Suarez, Marc Suarez, Seth Bouvier and his wife Deb, and Sarah Bouvier. He also leaves his grandchildren Dusten and Nina Hamlin, and Darwin and Huxley Bouvier. He was...
Louis Joseph Deangelis, Sr.
Sep 26, 2016
- Louis J. De Angelis, Sr. passed away peacefully Monday Evening September 26, 2016 after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Louis was a resident of Narragansett, RI and had wintered in Ft Myers, Florida since 1985. He was the husband of the late Jean M. De Angelis. They were married for over...
Joseph T. Laffey
Sep 26, 2016
Joseph T. Laffey, 93, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully, September 26th , at South County Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Mary Geraghty Laffey who passed away in May of 1999. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Thomas and Hannah (Donoghue) Laffey. He is survived by eight of his...
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...
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