Robert Fusco Defusco
Dec 9, 2013
Robert DeFusco (Fusco) 63, of Warwick, RI passed away peacefully at home on Monday December 9, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife Nadine (Springer) DeFusco, daughter Gina (DeFusco) Gerds and her husband Dana, son Robert DeFusco and his wife Misty, grandchildren Isabella Rose and Robert Ethan DeFusco. He is also survived by his brothers Ralph DeFusco of...
Philip H. Wilson
Dec 8, 2013
Philip H. Wilson, 94, of Kingston, RI., died on Sunday, December 8, at South County Hospital after a brief illness. He was the loving husband for over 63 years of the late Rosemary W. Wilson. Born in Washington. D.C., he was the son of Meredith C. and Mary Ethel Wilson. He earned BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Engineering...
Wanda L. Cinquegrana
Dec 8, 2013
Wanda L. Cinquegrana, 57, of Wakefield passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013. She was the wife of David A. Cinquegrana for 39 years. Born in South Kingstown, a daughter of Mary (Grinnell) Redden of Nebraska and the late Paul Lamphiere. Mrs. Cinquegrana was an electronic assembler for APC and the Atlantic Company for many years before retiring. Besides her...
Professor Emeritus Robert S. Haas
Dec 7, 2013
Robert S. Haas, Professor Emeritus, U.R.I. 88, of Kingston, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Thelma (Ballirano) Haas for 62 years. He was born in Milwaukee, WI, and was a son of the late Frank S. and Hazel (Munn) Haas. He was the brother of the late Donald and James Haas. He...
Edith N. Meyer
Dec 7, 2013
Edith Noyes Knight Meyer, 90, daughter of the late Mrs. Emily Greene and C.P. Knight Jr., died on December 7, 2013. To those both far and wide she was known affectionately as Nod. Upon graduation from the Garrison Forest School in Baltimore, MD., Nod attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY. On November 27, 1943, she married Henry H....
Lucille Greenwood Mars
Dec 3, 2013
Lucille G. Mars, 94 of Wakefield, died Tuesday. She was the beloved wife of the late Rev. Kenneth T. Mars; they had been married for over 61 years at the time of his decease. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Marguerite (Fayerweather) Greenwood. Mrs. Mars was a lifelong member of the Peace...
David James Smith
Dec 3, 2013
David James Smith, 52, formerly of Beverly MA, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home in Narragansett. Dave was born an avid Everton soccer fan, in Liverpool, England on March 15, 1961 to the late Joan and Kevin (Kev) Smith of Liverpool, England. While growing up, he was an avid soccer player, was as mischievous...
Nansi E. Mcisaac
Dec 2, 2013
Nansi E. McIsaac, 59, of South Kingstown, passed away Monday December 2, 2013 at South County Hospital. She was the wife of Bobby Dority for twenty five years and mother of Robert W. Dority; step mother of Nicole Sword and grandmother of Tamera Sanchez. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Earl W. and Ellen J....
Clara L. Mars
Dec 2, 2013
Clara L. Mars, 91, of Uncle Sam's Lane, Peace Dale died Monday, December 2, 2013 at South County Hospital. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Martha E. (Brown) Dortch. Mrs. Mars worked as a pastry chef at the Larchwood Inn for many years before retiring. She loved crafting and was an avid reader....
Edward Haworth
Nov 30, 2013
Edward Haworth, 90, went home to be with The Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved and inseparable husband of Lena Louise (Cotton) Haworth for sixty seven years. Born in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Alexander and Esther (Walmsley) Haworth. He was a 1943 graduate of Wentworth Institute,...
Barbara Hodnett
Nov 29, 2013
Barbara Hodnett, 82, a longtime Matunuck resident, died Friday. Mrs. Hodnett, a Providence native, was the beloved wife of the late Robert Hodnett for 41 years. She was the daughter of the late David and Catherine (Corrigan) Major. After graduating from Classical High School and Rhode Island College, Barbara spent 23 years as a second grade teacher at the...
Doris E. Bodnar
Nov 27, 2013
Doris E. Bodnar (Cox), 80, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late John Finley Bodnar. Born in East Orange, NJ, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth (Pierce) Cox. She is survived by her children, Dean Bodnar of Brooklyn, NY, Andy Bodnar of Rye, NY, Jay Bodnar of Brownsville, VT,...
John J. O'Gara
Nov 27, 2013
John J. O'Gara, 93, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013. He was the husband of Mildred (Heyman) O’Gara for 63 years. Born in Woonsocket, a son of the late John and Ann (Scott) O’Gara. He was a 1939 graduate of Woonsocket High School and played three varsity sports. He was a W.W.II veteran, serving in the Eighth Air Force,...
James Arthur O'Brien
Nov 26, 2013
James Arthur O’Brien, formerly of Danbury, CT, died suddenly on November 26, 2013 in Charlestown, RI. “Jimmy” was the beloved husband of Cely O'Brien for twenty years. He was born in Danbury, CT, on January 17, 1948 to the late Florence Collins and George F. O’Brien Sr. He attended local schools and graduated from Norwich University in 1970, after...
Frank J. Frisella
Nov 24, 2013
Frank J. Frisella, 68, of Exeter, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at South County Hospital. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Edward and Pearl (Thibeau) Frisella. Frank was a letter carrier for the U S Postal Service for many years before retiring. He was the loving father of John Frisella, Frank Frisella and...
Karen D. Gray
Nov 19, 2013
Karen D. (Brill) Gray, 59, of North Kingstown formerly of Narragansett passed away at home on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. She was the wife of George Gray; mother of Heather Campbell, Jeremy Campbell, Giana Gray and George Gray; sister of Lauren Giardina and grandmother of, Gabriel, Alexis and Emma Campbell. Karen enjoyed art and clay sculpturing and craft shows....
Gordon W. Perry
Nov 18, 2013
Gordon W. Perry, 79, of Knowles Way Extension, Narragansett, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Cynthis (Murphy) Perry for forty years. Mr. Perry worked as a freight loader for Teamsters Union 251 for many years before retiring. He was a former welter weight New England boxing...
Constance Hurley Andrews
Nov 17, 2013
Constance Hurley Andrews, 86, of Matunuck, died Sunday. She was the beloved wife of the late Elliott Ellsworth Andrews. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late George and Marie Rose (Walsh) Hurley. She graduated from The Wheeler School in 1944, Brown University in 1948, and received her Master’s degree in Library Science from the University of...
Alvin S. Clegg, Jr.
Nov 14, 2013
Alvin S. Clegg Jr., 85, of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013. Born in Beverly, MA, he was the son of the late Alvin S. and Isabel (Turnbull) Clegg. Mr. Clegg was a mathematics teacher at Cranston East High School for twenty eight years before retiring in 1987. He served in the United States Air Force during the...
Stephen B. Wood
Nov 14, 2013
Stephen B. Wood, 88, of Kingston, died Thursday. He was the cherished husband of Judith (Branson) Wood for 62 years. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Ralph J. and Marcella (Pfeiffer) Wood. Mr. Wood was a Professor at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of...
