Geraldine M. Rookwood
May 4, 2015
Geraldine M. Rookwood (Marshall), 79, of Charlestown, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015, at Scallop Shell Nursing Home. She was the wife of John R. Rookwood for 56 years. Born in Mt. Kisco, NY, a daughter of the late Gerald and Julia (Cutler) Marshall. Mrs. Rookwood was the co-owner of Marshall Moving Systems for many years before retiring;...
Charles Henry Chick Gavitt, Jr.
May 3, 2015
Charles Henry "Chick" Gavitt, Jr., 48, of West Kingston died May 3, 2015 after battling brain cancer. He was born March 3, 1967 in Westerly, the son of Charles Henry "Chick" Gavitt, Sr. and Dorothy (Turcotte) Gavitt, He graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Rhode Island in 2005 where he earned his BA in History, Secondary Education, and...
Mary T. Precourt
May 3, 2015
Mary T. Precourt, 95, of Peace Dale died Sunday May 3, 2015, at the Scallop Shell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada on December 20, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Anne (Collins) Bruce and wife of her late devoted husband, Raymond. She was the sister of the late Eileen and Jerry...
Ruth W. Sweet
Apr 30, 2015
Ruth W. Sweet (DOANE) 80 of South Kingstown died Thursday, April 30, 2015, at home.
She was the wife of Charles A. Sweet and daughter of the late Warren B. and Dorothea M. (Mullaney) Doane. She was born in Providence on February 6, 1935, and moved with her family to Narragansett during 1940 and South Kingstown...
Robert E. Brown
Apr 30, 2015
Robert E. Brown, 83, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Carolyn (Pucella) Brown. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Everett Brown and Anna (Hess) Brown McCormack. Bob was a graduate of St. Raphael Academy class of 1949, Providence College, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, and Louvain University in...
Joseph H. Eddy, Jr.
Apr 30, 2015
Joseph H. Eddy, Jr., 82, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Thursday. He was the beloved husband of Waltraud (Frank) Eddy for 58 years. Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late Joseph H., Sr., and Maude (Moulton) Eddy. Mr. Eddy had a great love for the ocean and spent his life working as a lobsterman and fisherman. He...
Sandra A. Cassidy
Apr 30, 2015
Sandra A. Cassidy, 64, of Wakefield, died Thursday April 30th. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Gertrude (Greene) Rudd. She enjoyed helping others from babysitting children to sitting with an elderly person to keep them company. She is survived by three children, Cynthia Rogers of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Dennis Souza, Jr. of...
Louise Carpenter
Apr 30, 2015
Louise Carpenter (Holland), 88, of Peace Dale, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. Carpenter. Born in New Britain, CT, a daughter of the late Earl and Sadie (Cobb) Holland. Mrs. Carpenter was a bowling coach at Old Mountain Lanes and was a member of the Rocky Brook Advent Christian...
Joyce L. Gardner-Dias
Apr 29, 2015
Joyce Lynn Gardner-Dias, 66, of Exeter, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Leroy J. Dias for 43 years. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Clifford T. and Mary Ester (Gardiner) Gardner. Joyce was a power plant engineer for the State of Rhode Island for...
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...
