Frederick A. Welch
Feb 23, 2013
Frederick A. Welch, 78, of South Kingstown, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Audrey (Bagge) Welch. Born in Everett, MA, he was the son of the late Frederick A. Sr. and Martina Welch. Mr. Welch was a Korean War Veteran serving with the U.S. Marines. He worked in management and sales in the...
Elaine B. Cowdell
Feb 22, 2013
Elaine B. Cowdell, 88, of Charlestown, passed away Friday February 22, 2013. She was the wife of the late Stanley F. Cowdell. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Kingsley and Alice (Coppage) Baker. Mrs. Cowdell was an executive secretary with ITT Grinnell and Wickman Bennett Machine for many years before retiring. She was the...
Norman Everett Hargraves
Feb 21, 2013
Norman Everett Hargraves, 66, of West Kingston passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 21, 2013. He was the loving husband of Shirley Austin-Hargraves. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Elizabeth “Betty” (Flagg) Hargraves and the late Norman E. Hargraves. He was the father of seven; grandfather of ten; and great grandfather of seven. Loving uncle, cousin...
Arthur James Sherry
Feb 21, 2013
Arthur James Sherry, 93, of South Kingstown and formerly of Warwick, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Jane (McGuirk) Sherry and the late Eleanor E. (Beauvais) Sherry. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Owen and Annie (Mohan) Sherry....
John H. Cook
Feb 18, 2013
John H. Cook, of Narragansett passed away February 18, 2013. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Hynes) Cook. Born in Cambridge, MA, John was the son of the late Harry E. and Anna (Buckley) Cook. He was a Broadcast Engineer for Outlet Communications (WJAR and WJARTV) for thirty-nine years, retiring in 1990. John served in the US...
Virginia A. D'Antonio
Feb 16, 2013
Virginia A. D’Antonio, 92, of Narragansett died Saturday February 16, 2013 at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late John D’Antonio. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Josephine (Iacobbo) DiPippo. She is survived by three daughters, Jean Cotoia of Missouri, Kathryn O'Neil and her husband Michael of East Greenwich and...
Marguerite S. Strain
Feb 15, 2013
Surrounded by her family, Marguerite S. Strain, 83, of Narragansett, Rhode Island; passed away at home on February 15, 2013. She was born on December 24th, 1929 in Derby, Connecticut to the late Thomas Joseph Slattery and Mary Cronin Slattery. Marguerite is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Robert F. Strain, and her three children, Sister Mary...
Reginald Reggie Hill
Feb 12, 2013
Reginald “Reggie” Hill, 80, of Charlestown, died Tuesday at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol. He was the beloved husband of the late Janice L. (Mars) Hill. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Wilton and Sarah (Hazard) Hill. Mr. Hill was employed for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority for over 40 years,...
M. Susan Mcnaughton-Morrison
Feb 11, 2013
M. Susan McNaughton-Morrison, 54, of Saunderstown, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of James R. Morrison. Born in Providence, she was the loving daughter of William D. and Jane Frances (McKivergan) McNaughton. Susan was a hair stylist for over thirty years. She was a community volunteer and she enjoyed...
William D. Dr. Metz
Feb 11, 2013
William DeWitt Metz, 98, of Kingston passed away February 11, 2013, at home. Dr. Metz was the husband of the late Clarice Stiles (McKenney) and was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Rev. William J. and Minerva (Lamphear) Metz. Bill Metz was a graduate of Dexter High School in Maine and earned a BA in history from Bates...
Janice A. Dragon
Feb 11, 2013
Janice A. Dragon of South Kingstown, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Dana Faber Cancer Center, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. She was the wife of Donald A. Dragon for fifty five years. Born in Gardner, MA, she was the daughter of the late Weyman and Doris (Taggett) Greenleaf. Mrs. Dragon worked at MIT Lincoln Labs for...
Pamela Louise Raymond
Feb 8, 2013
Pamela L. Raymond, 58, of Exeter passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 8, 2013. Born November 29, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Carleton and Jessie (Richmond) Raymond. Pamela worked for Electric Boat in Quonset and Groton for 32 years. She is survived by two sons, Timothy Raymond and his wife Melissa-jean of West Warwick...
Benjamin A. Peckham, Jr.
Feb 1, 2013
Benjamin A. Peckham, Jr., 67, of Wakefield, died Friday at South County Hospital. Born in Newport, he was a son of the late Benjamin A. Sr., and Erline V. (Gatenby) Peckham. Mr. Peckham was employed for over 30 years at Stop & Shop Supermarket. After retirement he enjoyed helping out at Bobby G’s and was an animal lover. He...
Patricia A. Aldrich
Feb 1, 2013
Patricia Aldrich, 78, passed away Friday February 1, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Gertrude M. (Bartels) McNiff. Patricia was an administrative assistant at the U.R.I. Graduate School of Oceanography for twenty years before retiring. She was an avid reader and music lover and...
Steven Tucker Thomas
Feb 1, 2013
Steven “Tucker” Thomas died at the age of 65 on Feb 1st, 2013. Born on April 14, 1947, he was the beloved son of the late James and Gladys (Sekator) Thomas; brother of the late James “Herkie” Thomas, Jr. and Albert “Allie” Thomas. Stevie leaves behind three nephew’s, Michael, Steven and Allen, and a niece Michelle, as well his...
Janet Gagnon-Rowell
Jan 31, 2013
Janet Gagnon-Rowell, of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. Born in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late Alfred H. and Eva (Racine) Gagnon. Janet was a clerical assistant for Verizon for several years. She was a lifelong volunteer for several organizations. She was the mother of Joan M. Whitehead of Green Cove Springs, FL...
Shelley E. Walmsley
Jan 31, 2013
Shelley E. Walmsley, 62, of East Providence, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital after a courageous battle with ALS. Born in Providcence, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth V.W. and Esther (Reels) Brown. Shelley worked in customer service for NationalGrid, Blue Cross and Bank of America before retiring due to illness. She enjoyed bowling, bingo and spending...
Maryann Lanz
Jan 31, 2013
Lanz, Maryann (Ferraro) 66, of Narragansett, RI and Oakville, CT, passed Thursday, January 31, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved and devoted wife of Bob Lanz; loving mother of Robert J. Martone and his wife Kara of Saunderstown, Michael R. Martone and his wife Kristen of South Kingstown and Derek “DJ” Lanz of Boston, MA;...
Frances C. Luther
Jan 29, 2013
Frances C. Luther (Winward), 89, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 with her son and two daughters at her side. She was the wife of the late, Thomas A. Luther, a marriage of 55 years. Born July 10, 1923 in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Claire (Lemmis) Winward. Frances was...
Carolyn W. Shilling
Jan 28, 2013
Carolyn W. Shilling (Whitmore), 88, of Kingston passed away Monday, January 28, 2013, at home. She was the wife of the late G. David Shilling. Born in Greenfield, MA, a daughter of the late Philip F. and Martha H. (Richardson) Whitmore. Carolyn was a YWCA Executive Director at Kansas State College. She received her Master’s degree from Union Theological...
