Irene R. Benway
Dec 9, 2014
Irene R. Benway, 90, of South Kingstown, passed away Tuesday December 9, 2014. She was the wife of the late Albert Benway. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Irene (Miller) Gaulin. Mrs.Benway enjoyed spending time on Roy Carpenter’s Beach. She is survived by her children; Bob Benway, Diane Rafferty, Mark Benway, and Cheryl...
Hunter David Pierce
Dec 9, 2014
Hunter David Pierce, age 20, of South Kingstown, died unexpectedly Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, he was the beloved son of Darin Scott and Christine Elizabeth (Meeker) Pierce. Hunter was a graduate of the South Kingstown High School class of 2012. He worked in customer service at Stop & Shop in...
Dorothy Ann Malan
Dec 8, 2014
Dorothy Ann (Yetman) Malan, 82, of South Kingstown, RI, died peacefully on Monday. She was the wife of the late William O. Malan, Sr. Born in Bristol, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth (Corbet) Yetman. Mrs. Malan lived in Glastonbury, Connecticut for many years, where she raised her family, before retiring to Rhode Island....
Francis Frank Demello
Dec 8, 2014
Francis “Frank” DeMello, 80, of Wakefield, died Monday at home. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Romano) DeMello for 54 years. Born in Provincetown, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Frank and Adeline (Souza) DeMello. Following a successful career as a VP of publishing, Frank semi-retired to South County, working as a realtor for Randall Realtors....
Wilfred T. Sonny Andrew
Dec 6, 2014
Wilfred T. “Sonny” Andrew, 86, of South Kingstown, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014. He was the husband of Carol (Lovejoy) Andrew and the former husband of Patricia (Gould) Walker. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Thomas and Bertha (Palmer) Andrew. Mr. Andrew worked as a machinist at Kenyon Mill for many years before...
Charles J. Zaikowski
Dec 6, 2014
Charles Joseph Zaikowski of Green Hill, RI, passed away peacefully December 6 at St. Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich. He was the husband of Genevieve Mary (David) Zaikowski. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was a son of Julian and Amelia (Poliwoda) Zaikowski. He served in the 9th Battalion Army Air Corp, 153 Liaison Squadron and worked as a salesman...
Genevieve Desimone
Dec 6, 2014
Genevieve DeSimone, 93, of Providence, died Saturday. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony “Dempsey” DeSimone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Philomena (Mazullo) Valente. She is survived by two sons, David DeSimone and his wife Karen (Laffey) of Charlestown and Dennis DeSimone of Cranston; three grandchildren, Erica Brodeur, Amanda LaMar,...
Harry A. Reyelt
Dec 5, 2014
Harry A. Reyelt, 90, of West Kingston, and formerly of Paramus, NJ, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014. He was the husband of the late Margaret “Peggy” (Quine) Reyelt. Born in Woodhaven, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Emma (Stockfische) Reyelt. Mr. Reyelt was a W.W.II US Navy Veteran. Mr. Reyelt worked for Transworld...
Ethel M. Terminesi
Dec 4, 2014
Ethel M. Terminesi, 98, formerly of Narragansett, died peacefully on Thursday December 4th. She was the wife of the late Frank Terminesi. Mrs. Terminesi was a Registered Nurse for many years. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Linda DiGrado of Narragansett; two grandchildren, Lynn Shaw of Narragansett and Brian DiGrado of Minnesota; and three great-grandchildren. She was the mother...
Anne Bowen
Dec 2, 2014
Anne Bowen (Waterman), 81, of Wakefield passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Bowen. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Sylvia H. (Ward) Waterman. Anne was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, completed a master’s degree in accounting from Bryant University...
Paul F. Rev. Dr. Bliss
Dec 2, 2014
Dr. Paul Franklin Bliss, 98 of Wakefield Rhode Island passed away at South County Hospital in Wakefield, Rhode Island on December 2, 2014. Reverend Bliss was a highly respected and loved member of many communities and church families. He was thought to be a man for all churches and all church seasons. Paul was born in Springfield Massachusetts on...
Wesley R. Lessard, Jr.
Dec 2, 2014
Wesley R. Lessard, Jr., 95, of Wakefield, and formerly of Warwick, died Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of Edith (Dahl) Lessard, for 67 years. Born in Warren, he was a son of the late Wesley R., Sr., and Elizabeth (St. Vincent) Lessard. He was an accomplished athlete in high school, playing football and baseball and served as Captain...
Charles W. Johnson
Dec 1, 2014
Charles “Charlie” William Johnson, 90, passed away on Monday at home with his loving family at his side. He was the husband of Mildred (Sekator) Johnson. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Howard and Bertha (Thompson) Johnson. Charles was a graduate of Franklin Institute of Boston. He was an Air Force Veteran of W.W. II....
Sara-Beth C. Rockwell
Nov 29, 2014
Sara-Beth C. Rockwell, 34, of Peace Dale Rhode Island, beloved paramore of Michael Gardiner, died on November 29, 2014 unexpectedly at home. Sara-Beth was born on October 22, 1980 to Rhonda Lopes and Bruce Rockwell. Sara-Beth did many things in her life. She was a loving mother and would do anything for her three children. The thing that she...
Bernice W. Champlin
Nov 28, 2014
Bernice W. Champlin, 74, of Broad Rock Rd., South Kingstown, passed away peacefully Friday, November 28, 2014. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late George H. and Alice (Brown) Champlin. She was a direct descendent of the Royal House of Canonicus and a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. She is survived by a brother, George...
Brian W. Mitchell
Nov 26, 2014
Brian W. Mitchell, 46, of Narragansett, passed away suddenly at home. Born June 15, 1968 at South County Hospital, a son of Edna (Sullivan) Mellen of Wakefield and the late William W. Mitchell; step son of the late William Mellen; brother of the late Keith Mitchell and grandson of the late Lucy Mischka. Brian’s enjoyments in life were The...
Mary Conlon Taylor
Nov 23, 2014
Mary Conlon Taylor, 92, passed peacefully November 23, 2014. Mary grew up one of five brothers and sisters on a farm in Richmond, Rhode Island. She married the late Frank Eliot Taylor in 1946 and moved to Connecticut to raise their only son, Robert. In addition to being the matriarch of family, Mary worked for the Superintendent of Schools...
Arnold James Adams
Nov 22, 2014
Arnold James Adams, 71, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2014 after a long struggle with illness. Born in Hartford, CT, on November 6, 1943, he was the son of the late Arnold James Adams and Pearl Bertha (Adams) Adams. Arnold proudly served 8 years in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era and was aboard...
Bryan J. Perry
Nov 22, 2014
Bryan J. Perry, 52, of Matunuck, RI, died peacefully at South County Hospital in Wakefield following a sudden heart attack at home. Married for 28 years, Bryan was the husband of Erin Dempsey-Perry. He will be greatly missed by his daughter, Ashley E. Perry, of East Greenwich and his son, Benjamin C. Perry, also of East Greenwich. Bryan was...
Joseph Spielmann
Nov 22, 2014
Joseph Spielmann, 92, of Greenwood Drive, South Kingstown passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Providence VA Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Pittman) Spielmann. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Theresa (Kessler) Spielmann. Mr. Spielmann was a W.W. II U S Army Air Force Veteran...
