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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...
Robert B. Hill
Aug 2, 2013
Robert Benjamin Hill died suddenly on Friday, August 2nd, 2013. He was born in New York City on July 23rd, 1930, his parents were the late Bertha (Veeder) Hill and Samuel E. Hill. His family later moved to Troy, NY, where he graduated from High School. Robert graduated from Tufts University in 1952 with a B.S. in Biology, and...
Douglas M. Rosie, Ph.D.
Aug 2, 2013
Douglas M. Rosie, Ph.D. passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2013, at his home in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He was born on March 6, 1928 in Cranston, the son of the late Forrest and Edith Rosie. He is survived by his beloved wife, Virginia (Camardo) Rosie. They recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary. After serving in the army...
John Henry Pease
Jul 30, 2013
John Henry “Jack” Pease , 69, of Venice, Florida (formerly of South Kingstown, Rhode Island), died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his beloved wife Patricia E. (Monahan) Pease. He graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1961. Mr. Pease attended the University of Rhode Island. In 1976, he founded his business, Rhode...
Richard Lee Parker
Jul 28, 2013
Richard Lee Parker, 81, of Wakefield passed peacefully July 28, 2013, beloved husband of Marilyn (Tyler) Parker for 58 years. He was the proud father of Wayne (Michelle) of Exeter, Gary (Natalie) of Narragansett, Michael (Judy) of Norfolk, VA and Jonathan, at home.Also, two fine grandchildren, Nicole and David (Melanie) and two great grandchildren, Alice and Harrison. His roots...
Addie M. Warren
Jul 27, 2013
Addie M. Warren, 88, of South Kingstown, RI, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. She was the wife of the late Francis C. Warren. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Addie (Ball) Myrick. Mrs. Warren worked as a teacher’s Aid and Office Aid for the Wakefield Elementary school for thirty one years before...
Lawrence Larry Caswell
Jul 25, 2013
Lawrence (Larry) Caswell, 66, of South Kingstown, died peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2013 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was the loving husband and best friend of Merry (Stanley) Caswell, and they recently celebrated their thirty-second wedding anniversary. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Homer S. and Deborah (Campbell) Caswell. He was a...
Lawrence Caswell
Jul 25, 2013
Lawrence (Larry) Caswell, 66, of South Kingstown, died peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2013 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was the loving husband and best friend of Merry (Stanley) Caswell, and they recently celebrated their thirty-second wedding anniversary. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Homer S. and Deborah (Campbell) Caswell. He was a...
Fsc Brother Peter Clifford
Jul 23, 2013
Brother Peter Clifford. FSC, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, New Jersey. Brother Peter was a De La Salle Christian Brother and a member of the Brothers Community at Christian Brothers Center, 635 Ocean Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island. Brother Peter Clifford was born in the Bronx in New York City on February 17,...
Donald F. O'Brien
Jul 21, 2013
Donald F. O’Brien, 88, of Wakefield, died Sunday. He was the beloved husband of Virginia May (Conley) O’Brien for 66 years. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Harold and Isadore (Sherman) O’Brien. Mr. O’Brien was a supervisor at Electric Boat, Groton, CT for twenty years. During World War II he served in the United...
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