Lucy M. Marasco
Dec 14, 2015
Lucy M. Marasco,, 94, peacefully entered eternal life from her Harbour Island home surrounded by the loving support of her family. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy Lough (Darcy). She was the wife of the late Ralph J. Marasco Sr. and beloved mother of Carolyn Kanas and Nick of CA, James T. Marasco and Joan...
Lawrence Vincent Larry Mcmurrer
Dec 13, 2015
Lawrence “Larry” Vincent McMurrer, 84, of West Hartford, CT formerly of Wakefield, RI passed away December 13, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Carol Jeanne (Othote) McMurrer for 60 years. Born in Cambridge, MA he was the son of the late James Francis and Mary E. (Sullivan) McMurrer. Mr. McMurrer was a First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps...
Roland F. Reich
Dec 12, 2015
Roland A. Reich, 87, currently of Scalbrini Village, North Kingstown. , passed away Saturday, December 12th. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Amalie) Reich for 58 years. Born in Astoria, Queens, Roland resided in Flushing and East Hampton, NY and Wakefield, RI. He was a son of the late Anton and Amalie (Huber) Reich. Roland was employed...
Michele M. Vanasse-Durand
Dec 12, 2015
Michele M. Vanasse-Durand, 39, formerly of North Smithfield and Millville, died Saturday, December 12, 2015. Born in Woonsocket, RI she was the daughter of the late Paul R. Vanasse, formally of Wakefield and Linda Vanasse of Charlestown, RI. Michele was a Hairstylist for many years and graduated from the RI Beauty Academy. She recently volunteered at the Divine Intervention...
A. Barbara Babs Menihan
Dec 12, 2015
A. Barbara “Babs” Menihan, 97, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Saturday. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Menihan. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late William and Alice (Haggerty) Leslie. She graduated from South Kingstown High School, Class of 1935. She also graduated from the Katharine Gibbs School in Providence...
Laurence E. Dr. Bouchard
Dec 11, 2015
Dr. Laurence E. Bouchard, of Narragansett, RI, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11 at South County Hospital in Wakefield, RI. He was born on Sept. 17, 1931 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Elphege “Benny” and Antoinette (Eno) Bouchard. Dr. Bouchard was married to the late Yvonne Ninette (Ayer) Bouchard for 51 years. Dr. Bouchard graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic...
Regina R. Reckling
Dec 8, 2015
Regina Royal Reckling, age 74, died after a long battle with diabetes on December 8, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Doris M. (Perry) LaCorbiniere and the late Clifford T. Reckling, Jr. She was employed at the University of Rhode Island for 30 years as a computer operator after which she was a...
Frank M. Fry
Dec 6, 2015
Frank M. Fry of Wakefield, RI (formerly Garrett Hill, PA) died on December 6, 2015 at home with a smile on his face because his Eagles had just beaten the Patriots. Frank was born in Philadelphia destined for a career with cars, somehow getting his driver’s license when he was 14 years old. A Captain for the Roman Catholic...
Charles R. Dick Sisson
Nov 30, 2015
Charles R. “Dick” Sisson, 94, of Wakefield, passed away Monday. He was the beloved husband of the late Janie (Boss) Sisson. Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Charles F. and Caroline (Wright) Sisson. Mr. Sisson was a Signal Station Operator for Amtrak for many years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the...
Ann B. O'Brien
Nov 29, 2015
Ann O'Brien, 88, a long term resident of Pompano Beach, Florida, was born on May 5, 1927 and passed away on Sunday, November 29. Ann loved and was loved by so many, including all of her family and friends. Before retiring, she was the owner of Ann O'Brien Realty in Narragansett RI for many years. Her late husband, John...
Melina Desalvo
Nov 29, 2015
Melina DeSalvo, 96, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday. Born. in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Antoinette DeSalvo. Mrs. DeSalvo was employed at the Peace Dale Mill, Kenyon's Department Store, and the First National Bank, and she enjoyed cooking. She is survived by a son, James DeSalvo of Wakefield. Graveside service will...
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...
