Eva M Rakauskas
Aug 8, 2012
Eva M. (Jason) Rakauskas, 87, of Narragansett, died peacefully at South County hospital on August 8. She was the wife of the late Albin V. “Rick” Rakauskas. Born in Worcester, MA, Eva and her husband raised her son Richard and daughter Judi in Berwick, PA. In later years, she moved to Fairfax, VA, and then to Narragansett to be...
Ph D Shashanka Shekhar Mitra
Aug 8, 2012
Shashanka Shekhar Mitra, PhD, Professor Emeritus at URI, of Kingston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the age of 78. Shashanka was born in Calcutta, India on October 19, 1933 to the late Kagendra Narayan and Labanya Prova (Buxy) Mitra. He is survived by his daughter, Nila Ottilige, of Canterbury, CT, his son, Shaibal Mitra, of...
Nancy G. Monmonier
Aug 7, 2012
Nancy G. Monmonier, 83, of Stellar Way, Wakefield, RI formerly of Baltimore, MD & Ocean City, MD died Tuesday August 7, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late J. Carroll Monmonier, III. They were married to for 55 years. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Richard D. and Ethel (Collins) Goldsborough. Nancy...
Ann Marie Grzebien
Aug 7, 2012
Ann Marie Grzebien, 80, of Narragansett, died peacefully, with her family by her side, Tuesday at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the wife of the late Albert E. Grzebien. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Anna (Keegan) Cawley. Mrs. Grzebien was a graduate of Rhode Island Hospital School of...
John M. Wilson
Aug 5, 2012
John M. Wilson, 73, of Narragansett, died Sunday. He was the husband of the late Lucy A. (Bapties) Wilson. Born in Bowling Green, KY, he was a son of the late Marvin and Jo Ella (Marshall) Wilson. Mr. Wilson was employed for the State of Rhode Island for 26 years, retiring in 2006 at the URI Bay Campus in...
Marie J. Horan
Aug 1, 2012
HORAN, MARIE J., 75, of Narragansett, RI passed away Wednesday with her three daughters by her side. Known for her loving and giving spirit, she was the wife of the late John “Chris” Horan. Marie graduated from College of St. Elizabeth Convent Station, NJ and after a career in teaching she raised her family. She returned to the workforce...
Anthony A. Santaniello
Jul 31, 2012
Anthony A. Santaniello, 76, of Samuel Rodman Street, died Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Broderick) Santaniello for 52 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas and Lucy (Dimeo) Santaniello. Mr. Santaniello was the founder of the Rhode Island Business Institute and the Rhode Island Reading Institute. He served with the US...
Gary W. Brown
Jul 30, 2012
Gary W. Brown, 58, of South County Trail, Charlestown, died Monday at home. He was the beloved fiancé of Carmen Ortiz. Born in Warwick, he was the son of the late Ralph and Audrey (Young) Brown. Gary worked as a fork lift operator for Senesco before his illness. He also leaves a daughter Sonja Manning; brothers, James and Edward...
Royce Ethel Wilson
Jul 30, 2012
Royce Ethel Wilson, 75, passed away Monday at Westerly Health Center. She was the wife of the late George Wilson. Born in Roswell, NM, she was the daughter of the late Edwin L. and Alma (Smith) Clark. Mrs. Wilson worked as a cook in the Albuquerque, New Mexico public schools for many years before moving to RI. She enjoyed...
Myrtis A. Simmons
Jul 28, 2012
Myrtis A. Simmons, 95, a Narragansett Indian, of Charlestown, formerly of Indian Run Village in Wakefield, died peacefully at the home of her niece. She was the wife of the late Ralph Simmons. Born in Wickford, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Howard V. Champlin and Mabel (Perry) Sebastian. Myrtis lived in Boston, Massachusetts and worked...
Ph D. Bruno M. Vittimberga
Jul 24, 2012
Bruno Martino Vittimberga, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at URI, of Kingston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the age of 82. He was the beloved husband of Dr. Jacklyn (Someroski) Vittimberga for 53 years. Bruno was born in Watertown MA on September 21, 1929 to the late Antonio and Bernardina (Nicotera) Vittimberga, originally from Isola di Capo...
Richard Chinigo
Jul 24, 2012
Richard Chinigo, 62, of Narragansett, and formerly of Westerly, died Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of Deborah J. (Paquin) Chinigo, for 30 years. Born in Westerly, he was a son of Josephine (Santoro) Chinigo of Westerly and the late Carl Chinigo. Mr. Chinigo was the owner of Precision Painting and was a Vietnam Era Veteran of the United...
Grace M. Pesta
Jul 21, 2012
Grace M. Pesta, 96, of Peace Dale, died Saturday July 21, 2012. She was the wife of the late Joseph Pesta. Born in Peace Dale, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Josephine (Vitale) Dinonsie. Mrs. Pesta worked as a clerk at Woolworths and later as a supervisor in food service at U.R.I. before retiring. She was...
Theodore S. Ted Thomas
Jul 20, 2012
Theodore S. “Ted” Thomas, 85, of Charlestown, RI, formerly of Dover, MA, died Friday at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Anne J. (Hagan) Thomas. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, he was one of nine children of the late Roby S. and Sarah L. (Holt) Thomas. Mr. Thomas was employed for the Sears & Roebuck...
Donald R. Hart
Jul 19, 2012
Donald R. Hart, 51 of Warwick died peacefully on July 19, 2012, after a short illness. He was the son of the late Edward P. Hart, Sr. and Eunice (Carmody) Hart. He also leaves behind two sisters, Eunice Owen of Chula Vista, California; Suzanne M. Laprad of Warwick and one brother, Edward P. Hart, Jr. of Peace Dale. He...
Phyllis M. Nason
Jul 19, 2012
Phyllis Nason (Maddock), 89, died Thursday, July 19 at Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Howard K. Nason. Born in Springfield, MA she was the daughter of the late Robert and Hilda Maddock. She moved to Washington, D.C. in 1960 to work for Lawrence F. O'Brien in the Kennedy White House. She...
Armando Murgo
Jul 15, 2012
Armando Murgo, 93, of Wakefield, died peacefully Sunday July 15th, 2012 at South Bay Manor. He was the beloved husband of the late Louise (Burrows) Murgo. Born in Providence, he was the youngest of five children of the late Luigi and Ida (Volpe) Murgo. Mr. Murgo was a Medic in the US Army during WW II. He is survived...
Janet L. Gould
Jul 15, 2012
Janet L. Gould, 81, of Wakefield, Rhode Island died Sunday, July 15. She was the wife of Walter P. Gould. Born in Millinocket, Maine, she was a daughter of the late William and Florence (Towle) Lloyd. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter Susan Manchester and husband John of Wakefield; a son Phillip Gould and wife Carol...
Richard N. Tippy Larkin
Jul 14, 2012
Richard N. "Tippy" Larkin,78, died Saturday July 14, 2012. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Moore) Tiernan Larkin. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Daniel J. Jr. and Mary H. (Norris) Larkin. Mr. Larkin, a Korean War Veteran, was the owner of RNL Promotions and previously worked in sales for Fleet Leasing. He...
Justin D. Briggs
Jul 13, 2012
Justin D. Briggs, 43, died unexpectedly Friday, July 13, 2012 at home. He was the former husband of Charlene Briggs. Born in Maryland, he was the son of John W. and Suzanne (Vachon) Briggs; father of Logan Emory Briggs and Colby John Briggs; brother of Jennifer Briggs and Nicholas Hanson and grandson of Rita Vachon. Justin was a Physical...
