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George Doran Lucas
Mar 12, 2013
George Doran Lucas, age 89, passed away peacefully at the Westerly Hospital on March 12th, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Irene (Burritt) Lucas, who died in 2007. He had lived for five months at the Carriage House in Westerly, preceded by six happy years at the Elms, a retirement residence. Prior to...
Eva B. Angrisani
Mar 10, 2013
Eva (Boragine) Angrisani, 100, of Samuel Rodman St., Peace Dale, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013. She was the wife of the late Carmine Angrisani. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Oreste and Felicia (Yemma) Boragine. Mrs. Angrisani worked at the Rocky Brook Mill, the Coffee Break in Kingston and in dining services at the...
Anthony P. Franco
Mar 9, 2013
Anthony P. Franco, 88, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the South Kingstown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was the son of the late Joseph Franco and Ethel (DeCubellis) Pollock. He is survived by his wife of sixty years Margaret Frances (Garrett) Franco; a sister Elaine Pucella of Peace Dale, her son, Daniel Pucella of...
Frank L. Bradbury
Mar 7, 2013
Frank L. Bradbury, 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday at home. Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Frank H. and Evelyn H. (Lewis) Bradbury. He was a Rhode Island resident his entire life. He was the loving father of two and grandfather of four. He leaves his sons, Stephen F. Bradbury and wife Kimberly of Wethersfield, CT....
Joshua Lewis Stanton
Mar 7, 2013
Joshua Lewis Stanton, 28, of Wakefield, RI passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Josh was born on August 31, 1984 in Wakefield, RI. He was the son of Glenn and Lynn (Lillibridge) Stanton of Wakefield; loving brother of Luke Stanton of Wakefield and Zachary Stanton of Pembroke Pines, FL; step brother of Dr. Jennifer Stanton of Waterloo,...
Harold E. Smith
Mar 3, 2013
Harold E. Smith, 89, of Perryville passed away March 3, 2013 at home. For 65 years he was the loving and devoted husband of Janet H. (Spink) Smith. Born in Shannock (Charlestown), RI, August 25, 1923, he was the son of the late William Hollis and Margaret Whaley Smith. Harold was a graduate of South Kingstown H.S. and a...
Joel Dr. Bodammer
Mar 2, 2013
Dr. Joel Bodammer, 71, of South County Trail, West Kingston, died Saturday in Providence. He was the husband of the late Lyle (Snow) Bodammer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Elmer and Theresa (Henke) Bodammer. Dr. Bodammer received his degree in Marine Biology and had worked for the federal government, most recently at the...
Eleanor Adele Whaley
Mar 2, 2013
Eleanor Adele (Harvey) Whaley, 81, of West Kingston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 2, in her sleep. She was the beloved wife of the late Russell T. Whaley. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Norris and Eleanor Harvey, and she is survived by her sons, Gary R. Whaley and his wife B.J., of West...
Arnold W. Frost
Mar 1, 2013
Arnold W. Frost, 58, of Charlestown, died Friday March 1, 2013. He was the husband of Wendi L. (Petrichko) Frost. Born in Waterville, Maine, he was the son of the late Lyle and Arlene (Witham) Frost. Arnold enjoyed fishing, flea markets and spending time with his wife and faithful companion buster brown. He was the step father of Elizabeth...
Eveleyn De Jesus
Feb 26, 2013
Evelyn De Jesus, 70, of Peace Dale, died Tuesday, surrounded by her family. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Mildred (Tanner) Reed. Mrs. De Jesus had been previously employed at the Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by three sisters, Patricia Morales of Peace Dale, Dorothy Olsen of Hopkinton...
George Fangmann
Feb 24, 2013
George Fangmann, of Wakefield, RI, formerly of Framingham, MA, Meredith, NH and Highlands Ridge in Avon Park, FL, died Sunday February 24, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen K. (Huggard) Fangmann. Born in New York, NY, he was a son of the late Dietrich and Beta (Behjre) Fangmann. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and...
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...
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