Patricia Morales
Jun 19, 2014
Patricia Morales, 80, of Wakefield, died Thursday, June 19, 2014. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Raymond J. and Mildred J. (Tanner) Reed. Mrs. Morales was employed for Pier Cleaners for many years. She was loved by many and will be sorely missed. She is survived by three daughters, Roberta Bliss Campbell of Wakefield,...
Rn Mary K. Swanson
Jun 18, 2014
Mary K. Swanson, RN, 83, of Wakefield passed away Wednesday, June 18,2014 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Harold Swanson. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Leo F. Smith Sr. and Mary F. (Hunt) Smith. Mary was a graduate of St. Xavier High School class of 1948 and RI...
Oneita P. Barnett
Jun 18, 2014
Oneita P. Barnett (Gordinier), 85, of West Kingston passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014. She was the wife of the late William R. Barnett. Born in Carthage, NY, a daughter of the late Oliver & Ruby E. (Smith) Gordinier. Mrs. Barnett enjoyed gardening, canning and was an avid Red Sox fan. She is survived by her children, Gerald Ellis...
Stephen Hudson
Jun 18, 2014
Stephen Hudson, 71, of University Field Apartments, Kingston, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late John J. and Helena C. (Byrnes) Hudson. Stephen enjoyed listening to country music, juicy fruit gum and marshmallows. He was the brother of Julie Ann Cook of Westerly;...
William R. Ferrante
Jun 14, 2014
William Robert Ferrante, Ph. D., 86, who held positions of influence in Rhode Island higher education as a professor and administrator for more than five decades, died Saturday, June 14, at The Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Ann Wharton Ferrante. A thoughtful, inspiring and judicious leader, Ferrante, of Saunderstown, R.I., was recognized...
Dorothy K. Smith
Jun 13, 2014
Dorothy K. Smith, 95, of Narragansett, died Friday. She was the wife of the late Arthur W. “Pete Smith. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Ralph W. and Abigail (Reid) Keyes. She graduated from Lockwood High School in 1936 and attended Rhode Island College in Kingston (now URI). During WW II, she worked for the...
Joseph R. Kudej
Jun 12, 2014
Joseph Kudej, 79, passed away June 12, 2014 at home with his family in Charlestown, RI. He was born Nov. 30, 1934 in Norwich, Ct. and attended St. Mary's school and Norwich Technical School. He was a member of the Army Reserves for 8 years. Joseph worked for 24 years at Ideal Tire in Willimantic as an Automobile Mechanic...
Robert J. Richard
Jun 7, 2014
Robert J. Richard, 75, Wakefield, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014 at South County Hospital. He was the husband of Marie (Christoff) Richard. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Cruz) Richard. Mr. Richard was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean conflict. He worked as a shipfitter for General Dynamics in Groton,...
Kyle C. Mccullough
Jun 7, 2014
Kyle C. McCullough, 28, of Ministerial Road, Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 7, 2014. He was the son of Thomas and Lee Anne (Clarke) McCullough and brother of Jonathan W. McCullough. Kyle attended South Kingstown High School. He worked as a landscaper for Hutchins Landscaping for several years before starting his own landscaping business, Fine-Lines Landscaping. He...
Charles L. Clauson
Jun 6, 2014
Charles L. Clauson, 75, of Wakefield, died Friday. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Cota) Clauson. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late Henry and Edith (Johnson) Clauson. Mr. Clauson was a former commercial fisherman, quahogger, and had worked at Old Mountain Lanes. In his spare time he enjoyed tending to his yard...
Carolyn M. Bradley
Jun 6, 2014
Carolyn Miller Bradley, age 88, of Peace Dale, R.I., passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 with family by her side. She was the wife of the late Vernon H. Bradley for 60 years. Born in Manchester, CT, she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Rena R. Miller. She attended Manchester High School where she was...
Edward J. Roth
Jun 6, 2014
Edward J. Roth, 94, of Wakefield, died Friday at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Angela “Ann” (Sormanti) Roth. Born in New Haven, CT, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Cuny) Roth. He was a graduate of Hill House High School in New Haven, Ct and earned his BS degree in Education...
Vincent J. Cy Siravo
Jun 5, 2014
Vincent J. Siravo, affectionately known as Cy, of Wakefield passed away peacefully Thursday, June 5, 2014 surrounded by his loving family at 85 years old. For 66 years he was the beloved husband of Shirley (Anderson) Siravo. He was the son of the late Vincent and Albina Siravo. From humble beginnings at Belmont Fruit, Cy’s hard work, courage, and...
Dorothy Tully
Jun 5, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy (Brady) Tully died peacefully at her home in Los Gatos, CA on June 5, 2014 at the age of 90. Dorothy (Dot) was the wife of Thomas Tully and the daughter of Pearl and Bernard Brady of Biddeford, ME. She was the 4th of 11 children. Dot was a 1946 graduate of Gorham State Teacher’s College in...
James E. Gerlach
Jun 5, 2014
James E. Gerlach, 83, of Narragansett, formerly of Greenville, died peacefully on June 5 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Ann M. (Winfield) Gerlach. Prior to retirement, he was Deputy Director of Smithfield Public Works Department. He was a communicant of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Narragansett. James proudly served...
Barbara J. Sampson
Jun 4, 2014
Barbara J. Sampson, 75, of East Greenwich, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Harry Sampson Jr. Born in Harlem, NY, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary (Mitchell) Cook. Mrs. Sampson worked in dining services at the University of Rhode Island for...
Gerald N. Leclair, Sr.
Jun 2, 2014
Gerald N. LeClair, Sr., 78, of North Kingstown passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014, at home. He was the husband of Patricia (Jones) LeClair for 60 years. Born in Skowhegan, ME, a son of the late Edward and Georgiana (Roderick) LeClair. Mr. LeClair was an auto mechanic for many years before retiring and was a Korean War Army...
Carolyn L. Ellsworth
May 30, 2014
Carolyn L. (Redmond) Ellsworth, 78 of Wakefield, died Friday. She was the beloved wife of Richard H. Ellsworth for 56 years. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Esther (Mowrey) Redmond. She graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1955. Mrs. Ellsworth was employed as a cafeteria worker for the South Kingstown School...
Janet F. Berry
May 26, 2014
Janet F. Berry, 55, of Kingston, died unexpectedly Monday. She was the beloved wife of Russell O. Berry. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John R., Jr. and Susanne (Gadwah) Candon. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in Journalism. She had been a teacher for the past eight years at A Place...
Janette H. Nielson
May 22, 2014
Janette H. (Brown) Nielson, 80, wife of the late Ed Nielson, passed away at home on Thursday, May 22, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Janette worked as Tax Collector for the town of Charlestown for over 30 years until she retired in 1996, remaining active in town activities during her retirement including volunteering at the voting centers. Janette...
