Elizabeth A. O'Malley
Nov 28, 2015
Elizabeth A. O’Malley, 91, of South Kingstown, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015. She was the wife of the late Austin P. O’Malley. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Cavanaugh) Porter. Mrs. O’Malley was a librarian at the Hazard School before retiring. She was the mother of Austin P. O’Malley Jr., Elizabeth...
Anna C. Bannister Weinreich
Nov 22, 2015
Anna C. (Bannister) Weinreich, 86, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 22nd. She was the wife of the late Robert “Bob” Weinreich. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Katherine (Whalen) Bannister. She is survived by five children, Robert Weinreich, Jr. of Peace Dale, James Weinreich of Wakefield, Carol Weinreich of...
Stewart Cohen, Ph.D
Nov 22, 2015
Stewart Cohen, Ph. D, 74, of West Kingston, died unexpectedly Sunday. He was the beloved husband of Joan Valade-Cohen. Born in New York, NY, he was a son of the late Louis and Betty (Wood) Cohen. Dr. Cohen was a Professor of Human Development at the University of Rhode Island for over 30 years. He served as President of...
Betsey K. Stewart
Nov 21, 2015
Betsey K. Stewart, 88, Wakefield, passed away Saturday November 21, 2015. Born in Wakefield she was the daughter of the late Charles L. “Roy” and Kathryn “Bunny (Howell) Coggeshall. Betsey enjoyed Ball room dancing and bowling. She was survived by her grandson Christopher Eden. Betsey was the mother of the late Susan J. Eden and sister of the late...
Raymond E. Greene, Sr.
Nov 21, 2015
Raymond E. Greene Sr., 81, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015. He was the husband of Eva (Leeming) Greene. Born in Narragansett, he was the son of the late Edward and Margaret (Timpson) Greene. Mr. Greene was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was an oil burner repairman for O’Neill Oil before retiring. Mr....
Annette Emily Wright
Nov 19, 2015
Annette Emily Wright, 76, of Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at home on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Born in Brooklyn ,N.Y. on Sept. 20, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Zappardino , born in Palermo Sicily, and Marie (Schire) Zappardino, born Brooklyn N.Y. She leaves behind her husband of 35 years, Richard...
Sona Aronian
Nov 17, 2015
Sona Aronian, 85, of Kingston, RI, died November 17, 2015 after a long illness. She was Professor Emerita of Russian, Comparative Literature and Womens Studies at the University of Rhode Island. Prof Aronian held a B.A in Comparative Literature from Boston University and a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Yale. She taught at the University of Pittsburgh...
Meredith Browning
Nov 17, 2015
Meredith Browning, 63, of Narragansett, passed away Tuesday, surrounded by her children.. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Perry Tripp Browning and Dorothy Goff Martin. Meredith was a long time resident of South County, as were her parents. Meredith is survived by her six children, Owen Bishop of Charlestown RI, Carisa Bishop of Stockbridge MA,...
Joseph R. Walmsley
Nov 16, 2015
Joseph R. Walmsley, 74, of Providence, and formerly of South County, passed away Monday. He was the beloved husband of Catherine (Potter) Walmsley for 40 years. Born in North Kingstown, he was a son of the late David Morgan and Louella (Walmsley) Taylor. Mr. Walmsley was a self-employed landscaper and painter. He had a great love for the game...
Michael W. Carty
Nov 13, 2015
Michael W. Carty, 87, of Bonnet Shores, died quietly in his sleep surrounded by family Friday night, November 13, 2015. He was beloved husband to the late Marguerite Rose Dolan Carty, cherished father, grandfather, uncle and good friend to so many. Born in Providence, RI he was the eldest of seven to the late Howard and Julia “Alice” Carty....
Samuel J. Williams
Nov 13, 2015
Samuel J. Williams, 83, of Narragansett, passed away Friday. He was the beloved husband of Birdie (Scott) Williams for 61 years. Born in Kingstree, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Isaac and Regina (Griffen) Williams. Mr. Williams was employed for the State of Rhode Island, retiring in 1983. He enjoyed woodworking and antiquing. Besides his wife...
William H. Bill Hodshon
Nov 12, 2015
William (Bill) Howard Hodshon, 92, of Charlestown, RI, died peacefully on Thursday. He was the beloved husband of Peggy (Nash) Hodshon for 67 years. Born in Danbury, CT he was the son of the late Howard and Isabel (Miller) Hodshon. Bill attended Bethel High School and after graduation he served in the United States Navy during World War II...
Ann Keating Nancy Chambers
Nov 9, 2015
Ann (“Nancy”) Keating Chambers died suddenly on November 9, 2015 at the age of 88. Nancy loved life and always had a positive attitude. She possessed exceptional intelligence and serenity and was exceedingly kind to all. Although she herself had a wonderful sense of humor, she never minded playing the “straight man” to her husband, Earl. Nancy was the...
Irene Lamontagne
Nov 7, 2015
Irene Lamontagne, 70, of Narragansett, passed away Saturday, November 7th, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard E. Lamontagne, and they were married for 36 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Ella (DeAngelus) Melon. She was raised in Cranston and graduated from Cranston High School...
George L. Champlin
Nov 5, 2015
George L. Champlin, 73, Wakefield, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 5, 2015. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late George H. and Alice (Brown) Champlin. He was a direct descendent of the Royal House of Canonicus and a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. George is survived by many nieces and nephews and a host...
Fsc Brother Philip Bergeron
Nov 5, 2015
Brother Philip Bergeron, FSC, died Thursday November 5, 2015 in the Brothers’ Community, La Salle Academy, Providence, RI. Brother Philip was a De La Salle Christian Brother for 70 years. Brother Philip was born in Providence, RI on March 22, 1928 to Philip and Irene (Robinson) Bergeron. He is survived by his sister, Joan Miga of Jupiter, Florida, and...
Steven M. Hashemi-Haeri
Oct 28, 2015
Steven Hashemi-Haeri, 19, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of Michelle Ellsworth of Wakefield and Masoud Hashemi-Haeri of Virginia. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother, Richard Hashemi-Haeri of Wakefield; and his maternal grandfather, Richard Ellsworth of Wakefield. Visiting hours will be at the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia Street,...
Betty F. Wilk
Oct 28, 2015
Betty F. Wilk, 93, a longtime Barrington resident, passed away Wednesday October 28th. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph M. Wilk, who recently passed away in September. Born in Warren, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William and Clara (Joyce) Feezel. She graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Degree...
Janet Hart Smith
Oct 27, 2015
Janet Hart (Spink) Smith, 89, of Perryville passed away October 27, 2015. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 65 yrs, Harold, and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Amy (Whitford) Spink. Janet spent most of her childhood in the Quabbin area of Mass. and later moved to Perryville. She graduated from So. Kingstown H.S. and...
Will Cummer
Oct 25, 2015
Will Cummer, of Wakefield, passed peacefully away at home, on October 25, 2015, with his family at his bedside. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, a son of the late Wellington Willson Cummer and Caroline Stevens Cummer. Will died of Cancer at age 76. Will received his BA from Yale University and his PhD in Classical Archaeology from the...
