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Brian F. Sullivan
Aug 29, 2014
Brian F. Sullivan, 50, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully Friday, August 29, 2014 surrounded by his loved ones at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Joelle (Tavarozzi) DeQuattro-Sullivan. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Anna E. (D’Alessandro) Sullivan. He was a loving and dedicated father to his 5...
Kenneth C. Rawson
Aug 29, 2014
Kenneth C. Rawson, 84, of 1221 Saugatucket Rd., Peace Dale, Passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at home. He was the husband of Lily Virginia “Ginny” (Whaley) Rawson. Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of the late Nathan V. and Madeline (Weir) Rawson. Ken worked as a commercial fisherman out of Pt. Judith on the F/V E....
Raymond Henry Rev. Bradley, Jr.
Aug 29, 2014
Raymond H. Bradley Jr. was born on July 25, 1929 to Raymond Henry Bradley Sr. and Alice Antoinette (Divine) Bradley in Hartford Connecticut. He was raised and grew up in Coventry Connecticut with his four brothers Lewis, Albert, Charles, and Glenn. Ray was sometimes referred to as a “soft spoken man with strong Views”. He once said that his...
Michael C. Morancy
Aug 27, 2014
Michael C. Morancy, 75, of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. He was the husband of Dorothy A. (Burda) Morancy for 46 years. Born in Fall River, MA, a son of the late Clarence and Catherine (Clark) Morancy. Besides his wife he is survived by his son, Mark R. Morancy and his wife Marcia Sagami of Alameda,...
Rosemary M. Jones
Aug 24, 2014
Rosemary M. Jones (Coleman), 84, of Narragansett, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Frederick A. Jones, Jr. Born in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Elizabeth (Crozier) Coleman. Mrs. Jones was a payroll clerk...
Austin Patrick Kane
Aug 22, 2014
Austin P. Kane, beloved husband of Betty (O'Donnell) Kane, died August 22 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Belfast, Ireland to Joseph P. Kane and Catherine (Devlin) Kane on May 14, 1926, Austin emigrated to Rhode Island with his family at age four. He attended Tyler school in Providence. He graduated from Aldrich High School...
Gertrude Elizabeth Driscoll
Aug 22, 2014
Gertrude E. Driscoll, 89, formerly of East Providence, died Friday. She was the beloved wife of the late James E. Driscoll. Born in Rehoboth, MA, she was a daughter of the late John and Katherine (Mort) Dengal. Mrs. Driscoll enjoyed antiquing, knitting, and ceramics. Surviving are two children, Christine A. Driscoll of South Kingstown and John H. Driscoll of...
Robert William Burns, Jr.
Aug 20, 2014
Robert William Burns, Jr., 57, of East Providence, passed away August 20, 2014. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Robert W. Burns Jr. and Patricia E. (Doyle) Burns. Mr. Burns was a school teacher for the Fall River School Department for eighteen years before retiring. He enjoyed fishing, golf, music and coin collecting. He was...
Julia E. May
Aug 19, 2014
Julia Elizabeth May, 91, of West Kingston, passed away Tuesday, August 19th. A lifelong resident of South Kingstown, she was born at home in West Kingston on December 4, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Lewis Nelson May Sr. and Mary (Butler) May. Julia worked as a secretary at the University of Rhode Island for more than...
Richard Gordon Mcgovern
Aug 19, 2014
Richard Gordon McGovern, 87, of South Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at home. Long after retiring as president of Pepperidge Farm and Campbell Soup, Gordon McGovern straightened shelves of bread and soup cans in grocery stores, and hardly a visitor left his home without a bag of cookies. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1926 to James...
David J. Decubellis
Aug 18, 2014
David J. DeCubellis, 66, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014, surrounded by his family and his friends. Born in Wakefield, he was the son of the late James N. and Evelyn (Kelley) DeCubellis. Dave was a 1966 graduate of South Kingstown High School and attended U.R.I. He served in the US Marines during Vietnam and was a recipient of...
Eugene N. Malgieri, Jr.
Aug 17, 2014
Eugene N. Malgieri, Jr., 88, of Narragansett, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014. He was the husband of the late Fayette (Hermann) Malgieri. Born in Fall River, MA, a son of the late Eugene N. Malgieri, Sr. and Agnes C. (Manning) Malgieri. Mr. Malgieri was a customer service representative for Wells Fargo Bank for many years before retiring....
Richard H. Fogarty
Aug 17, 2014
Richard H. Fogarty, 92, of Wakefield, died on August 17, 2014. He was the husband of the late Louise M. (Bellavance) Fogarty. Born in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Maurice Fogarty and Alice (Crimmins) Fogarty. He is survived by his son, Richard H. Fogarty, Jr., husband of Taylor S. (Czoch) Fogarty, of Colorado;...
Bruce C. Dunham
Aug 14, 2014
Bruce C. Dunham, 78, of Kingston, RI died suddenly on August 14th 2014, of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. He was the devoted husband of Ann (Mitchell) Dunham for fifty four years. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Arthur and Evelyn (Norum) Dunham. As a young man, he proudly served his country in the US...
Faith D. Leighton
Aug 13, 2014
Faith D. Leighton, 102, of Las Vegas, NV formerly of Wakefield, RI passed away peacefully on August, 13, 2014. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of Clinton and Ethel Potter. She graduated from RICE (RIC) in 1933. Faith taught at various schools and districts including Rocky Hill School, Narragansett’s Fifth Avenue School (now Town Hall) and South...
Claire M. George
Aug 12, 2014
Claire M. George, 90, of South Kingstown, formerly of Centerville, MA, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014. She was the wife of the late James H. George. Born in West Roxbury, MA, she was the daughter of the late John Paul and Mary Canty. Mrs. George worked for the Town of Scituate, MA school system for thirty years before...
David W. Barbosa
Aug 11, 2014
David W. Barbosa, 62, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Monday. He was the beloved husband and friend of Gladys (Marchi) Barbosa. Born in Texas, he was the son of Richard Barbosa of Texas and the late Nancy (Kemp) Barbosa. Besides his wife he is survived by five children, Wesley Barbosa of Colorado, Jessie Dee of Utah, Vanessa Pendleton of Utah,...
Edith Joan Allard
Aug 10, 2014
Edith Joan Allard, 80, of Wakefield, died August 10. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Chauncey and Esther (Harris) Allard. Ms. Allard graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design/ (RISD) in 1956, majoring in illustration. After graduation she travelled in Italy before returning home to work in the art department at Little, Brown and...
Carol C. Hazlehurst
Aug 9, 2014
Carol C. Hazlehurst, 73, of North Kingstown, died at home Saturday, with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Thomas E. Hazlehurst. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Jane (Kenyon) Caffrey. As a young woman, Mrs. Hazlehurst toured Europe, waltzed at balls in the Vienna Opera House, and...
Debra L. Voelker
Aug 8, 2014
Debra L. Voelker, 60, of Hopkinton and formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, August 8th, at home. She was the wife of the late William W. Voelker. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Elise (Horan) Hachez. She attended Tollgate High School and Tollgate Vocational Tech School. She is survived by two sisters, Holly Crisspell...
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