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...
Joseph S. Cabral
Aug 7, 2014
Joseph S. Cabral, 85, of Matunuck passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014, at home. He was the husband of Claire K. (Gill) Cabral for 64 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Manuel and Irene (Carvelho) Cabral. Mr. Cabral was a sales manager for Prudential Insurance Co. for 25 years; a Korean War Navy Veteran; a...
Patricia N. Howard
Aug 3, 2014
Patricia N. Howard, 83, of Wakefield died on August 3, 2014. She was the wife of the late Jeb Howard. Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, she was the daughter of the late Lucius and Nora Stone, and sister of Deborah Harper Cacy. She was predeceased by her brother Michael Stone and her son Bruce Howard. As a young woman, she...
Josephine L. Hernandez
Aug 3, 2014
Josephine L. Hernandez, 73, of Church St., Peace Dale, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at South County Hospital. She was the wife of Jesus M. Hernandez for thirty years. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late James and Jennie Costanza. Josephine was a graduate of South Kingstown High School and The University of Arizona...
Carol A. Payne
Aug 2, 2014
Carol A. Payne, 77, of Cherry Road, Kingston, passed away on August 2 after a “long goodbye” from a lengthy illness. She was the wife of S. G. Payne, Captain, USCGR (ret.) Carol was a registered dental hygienist graduating from the University of Rhode Island. She practiced her profession in several towns in Rhode Island. During her marriage, the...
Charles M. Fair
Jul 28, 2014
Charles M. Fair, 97, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, died July 28, 2014 at South County Hospital in Wakefield, of lymphoma. He was a multitalented man with a varied career: editor, poet, banana importer, computer-company executive, script writer/narrator, historian, and neurology researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1963 he went as a Guggenheim Fellow to U.C.L.A’s Brain Research Institute, and...
Claire E. Jamieson-Hall
Jul 27, 2014
Claire E. Jamieson-Hall, 92, beloved wife of the late Andrew Jamieson, Leo Hall and the long term companion of Marcel Cottenier passed away at home with her family at her side on July 27, 2014. Devoted mother of Robert (Judith) Jamieson, Elaine (Iacona) Bevis, Charlene (William) Lee, Andrea Fram (Russ Shum); stepmother of Grace (Matthew) McEntee and the late...
Michael M. Young
Jul 22, 2014
Michael M. Young, 52, of West Warwick, formerly of South County, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Hines) Young. Michael worked in environmental services at South County Hospital and in the freight team at Kohles. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Joyce...
Rosalie N. Fairman
Jul 22, 2014
Rosalie N. Fairman, (Nason), 84, of Narragansett passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Born in Providence, daughter of the late Earle A. and Rose H. (Welch) Nason. Mrs. Fairman was a school psychologist for the Warwick School Department for many years before retiring. She was a member of the South Kingstown Senior Center; the Great Island Improvement association;...
Marlene Monroe
Jul 21, 2014
Marlene Monroe, 72, of Rolen’s Drive, Kingston, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph B. Monroe Jr. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of Ethel (Wilcox) Brown and the late Tarzan Brown; mother of Michael, Laurie and Jeffrey Monroe and the late Mitchell and Joseph Monroe; sister of Ellison...
