Benjamin C. Tundis
Aug 30, 2013
Benjamin C. Tundis, 71, of South Kingstown, died Friday at home. He was the beloved husband and companion of Cheryl (Charpentier) Tundis for 29 years. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Carmine and Viola (Rinaldi) Tundis. Mr. Tundis was a carpenter for the Carpenters Local 94 Union for many years. In his spare time he...
Robert S. Bob Gershkoff
Aug 30, 2013
Robert Stanley Gershkoff “Bob”, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013. He was the husband of the late Collette (Curran) Gershkoff. He is survived by his seven children, Maggie and Clark Rheinstein of McLean, VA and Wakefield, RI; Anne and Bruce Bowman of Glastonbury, CT; Frank and Dawn Gershkoff of Cranston, RI; Collette and Doug Coleman of Waccabuc, NY; Bob...
Paul R. Lovejoy
Aug 26, 2013
Paul Robert Lovejoy, 58, of Wakefield, Rhode Island and Chicago died suddenly on August 26th after a brief illness. A lawyer, most recently with Kirkland & Ellis and previously as General Counsel of United Airlines, Paul relished the practice of corporate law. His long, distinguished career included partnerships with the firms Squire, Sanders and Weil, Gotshal and Manges, and...
Joseph A. Diorio
Aug 26, 2013
Joseph A. DiOrio, 93, of Wakefield, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013. He was married to the late Ruth E. (Hopkins) DiOrio for 66 years before her passing in 2008. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late James V. and Mary (Bucci) DiOrio. Joe was a WW II U.S. Army Veteran that participated in the...
Mary D. Averill
Aug 24, 2013
Mary (Donnelly) Averill, 91, of Kingston, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Albert N. Averill, Sr. Mary was born in Worcester, MA. She served as a Navy WAVE in Europe after World War II. She continued her secretarial career in the States until her...
Dorothy C. Highling
Aug 20, 2013
Dorothy C. Highling (Currie), 84, of Wakefield passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013. She was the wife of the late Roy N. Highling. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Beatrice (Schuller) Currie. She is survived by her children, Sharon Geary and her husband Frederick of West Warwick, Bradley Highling and his wife Sharon...
Jacqueline Jackie Amato-Mccue
Aug 20, 2013
Jacqueline Amato McCue, 84 of Jamestown, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Home and Hospice Care of RI. She was the wife of the late John S. McCue of Jamestown for 23 years until his death in 2009. She leaves her son Charles Amato of Western KY, son of the late Mario Amato, NY; Sister Bobbie Moore of...
Paul D. Oden
Aug 19, 2013
Paul D. Oden, 58, of Richmond, RI, died Monday August 19, 2013 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. He was the husband of Linda (Walsh) Oden. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Clarence and Christine (Hayes) Oden. Paul was a self-employed carpenter for twenty years. He was an avid boater, enjoyed fishing and...
Edward J. Boisvert
Aug 18, 2013
Edward J. Boisvert, 76, of Wakefield, died Sunday, August 18th. He was the beloved husband of Elaine (Russell) Boisvert for 57 years. Born in East Providence, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Annette (Garceau) Boisvert. Mr. Boisvert was the manager for Simon’s Supply in Pawtucket for many years. He enjoyed golfing, woodcarving, and being a...
John E. Jack Fogerty, Jr.
Aug 15, 2013
John E. "Jack" Fogerty,” Jr., 80, of Narragansett, died unexpectedly Thursday. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John E. and Monica (Sullivan) Fogerty. Mr. Fogerty enjoyed singing and was an Emeritus member of the choir at Our Lady of Mercy Church, East Greenwich and St. Michael’s Church, Providence. He is survived by two sisters, Margaret...
Daisy Fairchild Weisheit
Aug 15, 2013
Daisy Fairchild Weisheit, 93, of Westerly, formerly of Narragansett, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013. She was the wife of the late Frederick D. Weisheit. Born in Norwalk, CT, the daughter of the late Lester and Grace (Webb) Fairchild. Mrs. Weisheit was a longtime member of The Center in Wakefield. She is survived by her devoted daughter and...
Kevin Dale Ellis
Aug 14, 2013
Kevin Dale Ellis, 49, of Ft. Pierce, FL and originally from Peace Dale, RI, died unexpectedly August 14th due to injuries after a fall. Kevin would have been 50 on October 9th and he was the son of the late Donald D. and J. Sheila (Sullivan) Ellis. Kevin was predecease by his younger brother Vincent, and is survived by...
Joseph J. Borrelli
Aug 13, 2013
Joseph J. Borrelli, 38, of Narragansett, RI, formerly of Waterbury, CT, passed away unexpectedly on August 13, at his home in Breakwater Village. He was the beloved son of Paula (Ostrom) and Joe Borrelli and brother to Sheri Borrelli and Lisa Bacon, of CT. Joseph had a love of life, family and friends that was evident to all who...
Maureen Tara Laffey Barratt
Aug 13, 2013
Maureen Tara Laffey Barratt, 60, of Wakefield passed away on August 13, 2013. Born in Woodstock IL, she was the daughter of Joseph Laffey of Narragansett and the late Mary Geraghty Laffey. She is survived by her son, Seth Joseph Kelly of Wakefield, his wife Sarah and their two children Anna and Conor. She is also survived by her...
Jeanne L. Eaton
Aug 13, 2013
Jeanne L. Eaton, 85, of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Curtis A. Eaton Sr., missing in action, Vietnam War. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Howard M. and Anna (Morgan) Laity. Jean received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics from...
John O. Ladd
Aug 12, 2013
John O. Ladd, 83, of Wakefield passed away Monday, August 12, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Anne (Sweeny) Ladd. Born in South Kingstown, a son of the late John E. and Wilkie (Leggett) Ladd. He was a soil conservationist for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for many years before retiring; a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran; a...
Clinton R. Holland, Sr.
Aug 11, 2013
Clinton R. Holland, Sr., 96, formerly of West Kingston, died Sunday August 11th. He was the beloved husband of the late Esther J. (Montecalvo) Holland, and they had been married for 58 years. He was born in South Kingstown and was the son of the late Raymond and Susan Holland, formerly of Wakefield. Mr. Holland was employed at URI...
Barbara A. Clauson
Aug 10, 2013
Barbara A. Clauson, 73, of Wakefield, died Saturday. She was the wife of Charles L. Clauson for 53 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Hannah (Huntley) Cota. Mrs. Clauson had been previously employed at the Larchwood Inn and the South County Nursing Center. In her younger years, she was an outstanding softball...
Joseph R. Jay Ryter
Aug 4, 2013
Joseph R. "Jay" Ryter, 26 years young passed away unexpectedly at home in New Orleans on Sunday. Born in Providence, he was a son of Dr. Richard J. and Marcia E. (Houlker) Ryter of Cranston and South Kingstown. Jay was educated in East Greenwich through Junior High and was an extremely gifted athlete who served as team captain for...
George J. Kutcher, Jr.
Aug 3, 2013
George J. Kutcher, Jr., 79, of Jerusalem, died Saturday. He was the former husband of Joan Hollister Hall. Born in New Jersey, he was a son of the late George and Anne (Aiken) Kutcher. Mr. Kutcher owned and operated the WESCO Service Station in Mt. Kisco, New York for many years, retiring in 1999. After retiring, he moved to...
