Ronald J. Demers
Apr 27, 2015
Ronald J. Demers, 82, of Kingston, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 27, 2015. He was the son of the late Edward and Josephine (Beatrice) Demers. Mr. Demers was a Korean War Veteran and South Kingstown Police Sgt. of twenty five years before retiring. He leaves two daughters, Suzanne M. Taylor and Amy E. Demers, and was father of...
Dawna J. Bates
Apr 26, 2015
Dawna J. Bates, 52, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was the loving beautiful wife of Stanley Bates for nine years. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of Jane (May) LaFountain. Dawna worked as a custodian at the University of Rhode Island for the last ten years. Besides her husband she leaves a step-daughter,...
Christine Hope Cwikla
Apr 25, 2015
Christine Hope Cwikla, 96, a resident of South Kingstown since 2002 and formerly of Connecticut, died Saturday, April 25th. She was the wife of the late Michael L. Cwikla. Born in Talcottville, CT, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Winifred (Monaghan) Petig. She is survived by a daughter Leslie McKay and her husband William of Wakefield;...
Joseph R. Gardiner
Apr 22, 2015
Joseph R. Gardiner, 88, of Wyoming, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Westerly, RI. He was the beloved husband of the late Arline (Jordan) Gardiner, who died earlier this year. Born in North Kingstown, November 9, 1926, he was a son of the late Theodore and Mazie (Tisdale) Gardiner. Joe was very involved with his local community. He...
Emelie A. Arruda
Apr 22, 2015
Emelie A. Arruda, 66, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Wednesday. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she was a daughter of the late Omar and Kathleen Paquin. Mrs. Arruda was a Nurse’s Aide for many agencies. She could always be seen driving around town in her M&M Orange VW Beetle. She is survived by four sons, Daniel Plourde of Las Vegas,...
James White
Apr 19, 2015
James White, 88, of Westerly, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015. He was the husband of the late Daisy F. (Stanton) White. Mr. White was a foreman in the maintenance department of the Providence Journal Company for many years before retiring. He was also a WWII Navy Veteran and a member of the Fisherman’s Club of Rhode Island....
Velda R. Rodman
Apr 18, 2015
Velda R. Rodman, 96, of Peace Dale, died Saturday. She was the beloved wife of the late S. Lyman Rodman. Born in Newport she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jane Hoffman. Mrs. Rodman was a Kindergarten Aide at Stepping Stone Kindergarten, and was a long time member of the Calvary Bible Church in Narragansett. She is...
Joan B. Carr
Apr 17, 2015
Joan B. Carr (Bridey), 94, of Wakefield passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015. She was the wife of the late Douglas C. Carr. Born in Cambridge, MA, a daughter of the late Herbert M. and Margaret (Ryan) Bridey. Mrs. Carr was an elementary school teacher for the South Kingstown School Department for many years retiring in 1982. She...
Rose M. Gamble Gink
Apr 17, 2015
Rose M. Gink (Gamble), 90, of Wakefield, died Friday. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Philomena (Esposito) Santa Maria. She is survived by her beloved son, Robert Gamble and his wife Frances of Narragansett; a daughter Jeanne Shoemaker and her husband Elden of Mexico, Missouri; a dear step-daughter, Judi McGee and...
Gerard Jerry Wood
Apr 16, 2015
Gerard “Jerry” Wood, 94 of Westerly, and formerly of Bradenton, Florida, died Thursday. He wa the beloved husband of the late Joan M. (Adler) Wood. Born in Copiague, Long Island, NY, he was a son of the late Howard & Sarah (Williams) Wood. Mr. Wood retired from the New York Bell Telephone Company, and was the former owner for...
Carl H. Beckman
Apr 15, 2015
Carl H. Beckman, most recently of Wakefield, R.I, formerly of Kingston and Jamestown, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2015. Born in Cranston, R.I. he was the son of the late Gustav and Anna (Nilsson) Beckman and brother to surviving sister, Anna Lisa Madeira of Connecticut. Two brothers and a sister predeceased him. Carl graduated from the University of...
Helen Sandmeier
Apr 13, 2015
Helen Sandmeier, 94, of Old Usquepaugh Rd., Richmond, passed away Monday April 13, 2015. She was the wife of the late Norman Arnold and George Sandmeier. Mrs. Sandmeier worked in food service for Richmond and Chariho Schools and the University of Rhode Island before retiring. She was a founding member of Christ the King Parish. She was a member...
Ann-Marie Hamlin
Apr 13, 2015
Ann-Marie Hamlin, 50, of Narragansett died peacefully Monday, April 13, 2015 at South County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Albert B. and Mary (Boisvert) Kinnecom. She was the loving mother of David Kinnecom of Narragansett, Lee-Ann Kinnecom of Stonington, CT, and Amy Kinnecom of South Kingstown. She is also survived by her brothers Al Kinnecom of...
Albert A. Waite
Apr 11, 2015
Albert A. Waite, 61, of Peace Dale, passed away Saturday, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Rose M. (Whitford) Waite. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Edward and Mabel (Hill) Waite. Besides his wife he is survived by three daughters, Regina Whitmire, Katrina Bennett, and Tiffany Whitford; three grandchildren, Keisha Whitmire,...
Mary A. Daly
Apr 11, 2015
Mary A. Daly, 92, of Wakefield, RI passed away on April 11 at the Scallop Shell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. For many years she resided in Warwick and later at the Peace Dale House. Born September 26,1922 in the Greenwood section of Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and...
Dennis A. Pierce
Apr 11, 2015
Dennis Angelo Pierce born June 21st, 1955 passed away unexpectedly in Atlantic City on April 11th, 2015 at the age of 59. Dennis was born and raised in North Kingstown, RI and was predeceased in life by his loving parents Ruth L(Golding)Pierce and Paul Owen Pierce Sr. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 30 years...
Edward J. Vallette
Apr 10, 2015
Edward J. Vallette, 78, of South Kingstown passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. He was the former husband of Patricia Duckworth Vallette and the late Jeanne Dyer Vallette. Mr. Vallette served in the United States Army. He then worked as a surveyor for the State of Rhode Island for many years before retiring. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying...
John S. Jack Aregood
Apr 9, 2015
John S. “Jack” Aregood, 86, of Wakefield, RI, and formerly of East Hartford, CT died April 9th. He was the beloved husband of Elinor (Barney) Aregood for 64 years. Born in Wilkesboro, PA, he was a son of the late Samuel and Leah (Hands) Aregood. Mr. Aregood retired from Franklin Distributors in South Windsor,CT. He served in the United...
Janice Wheelan
Apr 7, 2015
Janice Wheelan, 92, formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday. She was the wife of the late Daniel O. Wheelan, Jr. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Elene (Casey) Peters. Mrs. Wheelan was a clinical Social Worker for the State of Rhode Island, retiring in 1988. She is survived by five children, Daniel...
Mary Elizabeth Kane
Apr 6, 2015
Mary Elizabeth (O'Connell) Kane, a resident of South Bay Manor, Wakefield, died Monday, April 6, 2015. She was the wife of the late James F. Kane. Born in Providence July 9, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Leah L. (McGowan) O'Connell. She grew up in the Gaspee Plateau section of Warwick and graduated from...
