William Paine Sheffield
Jun 24, 2013
William Paine Sheffield (93) of Kingston, RI died suddenly on June 24, 2013. He was the husband of Patricia (Rogers) Sheffield and the late Dorothy (McColl) Sheffield. He was the eldest son of the late William Paine and Agatha (Spink) Sheffield. He was born and raised in Newport, RI, the son of a prominent lawyer in a family whose...
E.R. Suryanarayan
Jun 24, 2013
E.R. Suryanarayan died peacefully at home on June 24, 2013. He was born in Bengaluru (then Bangalore), India on November 15, 1929 to Ramnath and Annapurna. He graduated from National College in Bangalore with degrees in Mathematics. He was 17 years old when India obtained its independence. He came to the United States in 1957 to further his studies...
Katherine A. Tucker
Jun 23, 2013
Katherine A. Tucker, 79, of Wakefield, died Sunday. Born in Wakefield, she was a daughter of the late Mark R. and Mary E. (Kelly) Tucker. Miss. Tucker received a degree from Kent County Hospital School of X-Ray Technology. After her education she worked as a Registered X-Ray Technician at Kent County Hospital and at South County Hospital. Later she...
Lillian I. Petrichko
Jun 22, 2013
Lillian I. Petrichko, 79, of South Kingstown, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late John H. Petrichko. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian (Heon) Hilton. Mrs. Pertichko was a library technician at The Robert Beverly Hale Library for twenty five years before retiring. She...
Edith B. Sumner
Jun 19, 2013
Edith B. Sumner, 93, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013. She was the wife of the late Richard L. Sumner. Born in Palmyra, ME, she was the daughter of the late Sheldon and Lois (Tricky) Brackett. Mrs. Sumner was a private duty nurse, a farmer, loving wife and mother. She enjoyed quilting, braiding and hooking rugs, crocheting,...
Fsc Br. John J. Nolan
Jun 18, 2013
Brother John Joseph Nolan, FSC, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home, in Wakefield, RI, where he had been a resident for the last 14 years. Brother John was a De LaSalle Christian Brother and a member of the Brothers Community at Christian Brothers Center, 635 Ocean Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island. John Joseph Nolan was...
Ann Marie Doyle
Jun 16, 2013
Ann Marie Doyle, 87, of Wakefield, died Sunday. She was the beloved wife of the late William E. Doyle. Born Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Irene (O’Brien) Riley. Mrs. Doyle was a switchboard operator at St. Joseph Hospital in North Providence, a volunteer at The Center in South Kingstown and she...
Freida I. Johnson
Jun 13, 2013
Freida I. Johnson, 86, of Kingston, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 13, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was beloved wife of Harry M. Johnson. Born in Hopknton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Courtland C. and Ida (Babcock) Stanton. Mrs. Johnson worked at the University of Rhode Island for sixteen years before retiring and previously...
Vernon L. Bubby Hazard
Jun 13, 2013
Vernon L. “Bubby” Hazard, 78 of North Kingstown, died June 13th. He was the beloved husband of Yvonne Elderkin. Born in Pawcatuck, CT, he was a son of the late Randall and Gladys (Sebastian) Hazard. He is survived by eight children, Linda hazard, Darlene Hazard, Barbara Hall, Verna Hazard, Steven Robinson, Michael Robinson, Shawn Elderkin, and Nicholas Elderkin; two...
E. Richard Durfee
Jun 11, 2013
E. Richard Durfee, 71, owner and operator of George’s of Galilee, of Narragansett passed away on June 11 at home with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband for 46 years of Angela T. (McGeough) Durfee. Born in Providence, October 12, 1941, he was the son of the late Norman Durfee and Edna (Jones) Durfee....
Joseph E. Harris
Jun 11, 2013
Joseph E. Harris, 74, of Wakefield, died Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of Katherine ((Wilcox) Harris for over forty years. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late William and Nellie R. (Jordan) Harris. Mr. Harris was employed at the University of Rhode Island for many years, retiring in 2000. He attended Georgia College on...
James P. Posillo, Sr.
Jun 9, 2013
James P. Posillo, Sr., 87, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013. He was the husband of the late Charlotte (Bach) Posillo. Born in South Kingstown he was the son of the late Michele and Theresa (DiSalvo) Posillo. Mr. Posillo was an electrician for the Quonsett Naval Air Station. He was also a WWII Army Veteran; a member of the...
James S. Mullen
Jun 6, 2013
James Saul Mullen, 60, of Exeter, died peacefully in Narragansett, with his cherished wife, Shirley (Revels) Mullen by his side. His daughter Amelia Rose Brown-Mullen was the joy and happiness in his life. He spoiled her and she meant everything to him. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James F. and Frances M. (DiSanto) Mullen....
Ethel Marie Gray
Jun 5, 2013
Ethel Marie Gray, 91, formerly of Peace Dale, RI passed away Wednesday June 5, 2013. She was the wife of the late Deputy Chief, UFD William E. “Bub” Gray. Born in South Kingstown, RI, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Edythe J. (Leahy) Wright. Mrs. Gray worked in housekeeping at the University of Rhode Island...
Robert H. Rohm
Jun 4, 2013
Robert Rohm died peacefully at his home in Charlestown, Rhode Island, on June 4, 2013. He was born in Cincinnati Ohio in 1934, after his father and mother, Hermann G. Rohm and Anna K. Sager Rohm immigrated to America from Germany over a decade earlier in 1923. He was predeceased by his parents, brother-in-law, Frank W. McGuinn and a...
Myrtle Rostrup
Jun 3, 2013
Myrtle Rostrup, 87 of Wakefield, died Monday at home. Born in Peace Dale, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Grant) Bonner. Mrs. Rostrup retired from the University of Rhode Island after many years of service. She was the past president of the Rhode Island Senior Organization, a member of the Narragansett Bay Quilters and was...
Stephen Alan Sherman
Jun 3, 2013
Stephen A. Sherman, 71, of Wakefield passed away Monday at South County Hospital. He was the husband of Vivian L. (Houle) Dolan-Sherman, they had been married for 41 Years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Lawrence and Thelma B. (Brown) Sherman. Mr. Sherman was the proprietor of the Jamestown Hardware Co. for 22 years. Besides his wife...
William E. Sullivan
Jun 2, 2013
William E. Sullivan, 76 passed away on June 2, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Claremont, NH on October 12, 1936 to the late Edward and Deborah Sullivan. He leaves behind his wife, Cassandra, and six children: Michael, his wife Cristin, Kevin, his wife Catherine, Brian, his wife Kristine, Deborah, her husband Sean Moriarty, Daniel, his wife...
James P. Provensal
May 31, 2013
James P. Provensal, 44, of Wakefield, RI, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 31, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving and devoted husband of Emilia (Tavares) Provensal for twenty one years and loving and proud father of Zacharie James and Sarah Elizabeth Provensal. Jim was a teacher for the South Kingstown High...
Alice Thompson
May 30, 2013
Alice Thompson, 86, of Wakefield, died Thursday. She was the beloved wife of Arthur George Thompson for 66 years. Born in New York, she and her husband retired to Rhode Island twenty years ago. She was the loving mother of Wayne Thompson and his wife Dianne of Marshfield, MA, Barbara Thompson and her husband Bill Silkes of South Kingstown,...
