Lorena M. Loftes
Jul 11, 2012
Lorena M. Loftes, 92, of Maplehurst Dr., Narragansett, died Wednesday at home. She was the daughter of the late Clayton and Maude (Sherman) Adamson; wife of the late George W. Loftes for 64 years; mother of Sheryll Houston of Narragansett, Lynette Clifford of Saunderstown and Marlane Jill Tucker Moors of Wakefield; grandmother of Correne Donnelly, Dale Clifford, Kristin Souza,...
Brian A. Fay
Jul 10, 2012
Brian A. Fay, 48, of Newport and Wakefield, died Tuesday. Born in Providence, he was a son of Alfred and Barbara (Smith) Fay of East Matunuck. Mr. Fay was a fisherman and well respected Captain, who fished out of Pt. Judith and Newport. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Kimberly Tremblay of Cranston and Karen M....
Deborah L. Foreman
Jul 10, 2012
Deborah L. Foreman, 50, of Wakefield, died Tuesday at Woman & Infants Hospital. She was the beloved wife of John Foreman, IV. Born in Norfolk, VA, she was a daughter of Shirley (Snyder) Austin and the late Leo O. Paul. She was an active member of South Kingstown Elks Lodge 1899, served as a guard at the Narragansett Skating...
Annie L. Stedford
Jul 10, 2012
Annie L. (Taylor) Stedford, 102, formerly of Hopkinton and South Kingstown, died Tuesday July 10, 2012 at Westerly Health Center, Westerly. She was the wife of the late Alonzo L. Stedford. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Elisha and Maude (Longe) Taylor. She was the mother of Clifford Dimon, Grace Quigley, Barbara Gardiner and...
Louisa C. Whitford
Jul 2, 2012
Louisa (Cashman) Whitford, 99, of Matunuck Schoolhouse Rd., Wakefield, died Monday July 2, 2012 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. She was the wife of Lloyd T. Whitford for sixty-eight years. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Caroline L. (Zinn) Cashman. Mrs. Whitford was an active and lifelong member of the Perryville...
Kenneth T. Morse
Jun 27, 2012
Kenneth Thompson Morse, 85, of Peace Dale, RI passed away at home on June 27, 2012. He was born in Winchester, MA on July 15, 1926 and lived in Boston and New York City before settling in Rhode Island with his young family in 1973. Kenneth graduated from Boston University in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology....
Everett J. Hopkins
Jun 25, 2012
Everett J. “Daddy” Hopkins, 83, of Colonial Mill Watercress Farm on Moonstone Beach Rd., died Monday June 25th at home. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late John W. and Nina (Mellor) Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins was a WW II US Army Air Corp. Veteran. He was an educator/ principal for many years and the founder...
Alice E. Johnson
Jun 23, 2012
Alice Eva Lessard Johnson, 91, of Wakefield, went to her maker on June 23 at South County Hospital. She was born in Warren, RI on July 13, 1920 and lived in South County almost her entire life. Alice was a woman who never rested nor did she care to. She served as a cub scout leader, a girl scout...
Kenneth Warren
Jun 23, 2012
Kenneth Warren, 91, of South Kingstown died Saturday. Born in Bayonne, N.J., he graduated from Bucknell University in the Class of 1944. He served in the in the 1140th Engineers Combat Group in World War II and was among the first troops to land on the island of Leyte in the Phillipines. After the war, he settled in Ho-Ho-Kus,...
Eleonora F. Burke
Jun 22, 2012
Eleonora F. Burke, 99, An Attorney at Law, of South Kingstown, RI, since 1999, and formerly of Southborough, MA, died Friday, June 22, 2012. She was the wife of the late Philip W. Burke. Born in Framingham, MA, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Mitchell) Fantony. Mrs. Burke was a graduate of the Portia Law...
Melissa Ann Missy Stark
Jun 13, 2012
Melissa Ann “Missy” Stark, 34, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of John Stark, VIII. Born in Livonia, Michigan, she was a daughter of Linda L. (Mikel) Cook of Brighten, Michigan, and the late Roger A. Cook, who died Tuesday. She attended Western Michigan University and graduated from the University...
Margaret Yemma
Jun 10, 2012
Margaret Yemma, 84 of Kersey Road, died at her residence on Sunday. She was the wife of the late Frank Yemma. Born in Peace Dale, she was a daughter of the late Matteo and Pauline (Martella) Saccia. Mrs. Yemma was a member of the URI Gardner’s Club, and a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She enjoyed cooking,...
Donald E. Chace
Jun 10, 2012
Donald E. Chace, 78, of Wakefield, died Sunday. He was the beloved husband of Rita (Papiro) Chace for 53 years. Born in Swansea, MA, he was a son of the late Harold M. and Yvonne L. (Roux) Chace. He was a graduate of Case High School in Swansea, where he played on the football, baseball and track teams. After...
Raymond M. Nally
Jun 9, 2012
Raymond M. Nally, 61, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Saturday. He was the husband of the late Betsy (Cooke) Nally. He was the son of Carolyn (Miller) Nally of Kingston and the late Thomas P. Nally. Born in Lansing, MI, on May 17, 1951. At four, Ray moved to his lifetime home of South County, Rhode Island. Ray graduated from...
Gary Mitchell Card
Jun 7, 2012
Gary Mitchell Card, 57, formerly of South Kingstown, died Thursday. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Alan R., Sr. and Dolores (Gagnon) Card. He is survived by two brothers, Alan R. Card, Jr. of Exeter and Steven Card; two sisters Brenda Galli of Pawcatuck, CT and Jennie Cook of Charlestown; two step-brothers, Ace Northup...
Emma Minogue
Jun 7, 2012
Emma Minogue, 92, of Narragansett, died Thursday June 7, 2012. She was the wife of the late Charles L. Minogue. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Jennie (Palumbo) Terminesi. Mrs. Minogue was a hairdresser for sixty years before retiring. She leaves two sons, Richard L. Minogue, Lt. Narr. PD (Ret.) of Myrtle...
Raymond A. Wright, Jr.
Jun 6, 2012
Raymond Anthony Wright, Jr., 78, of Peace Dale, passed away on June 6, 2012. Born in Wakefield, Rhode Island on August 13, 1933, he was the son of the late Raymond Anthony Wright, Sr. and Winifred Catherine (Kelleher) Wright. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Deanna (DiBiasio) Wright. He is also survived by his children...
Roger G. Leeming
Jun 6, 2012
Roger G. Leeming, 43, of Narragansett, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Edward W. Leeming of Narragansett and the late Hilda (Conley) Leeming. Roger worked as a cook at Poncho O’Malley’s for many years. He enjoyed fishing, camping and was a Patriot’s and Red Sox...
Henry J. Noon
Jun 5, 2012
Henry J. Noon, 83, passed away on June 5th, 2012. He was a loving husband of Marjory (Hass) Noon for 58 years. He was the father of Karen Ferrandi and her husband Paul of Narragansett, Dr. Lynne Noon and her husband Dr. Robert Kanocz of Mesa, Arizona, Brian Noon and his wife Elizabeth of South Kingstown and James Noon...
Frank Snappa Turrisi
May 31, 2012
Frank "Snappa" Turrisi, 95, formerly of Lambert St., passed away Thursday. He was the beloved husband of Antonette (Ferraro) Turrisi; father of Terri Ann and Joel Turrisi. Frank was the owner of the former Narragansett Bowling Alley, Hylo Casino and Narragansett Landscaping before retiring. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10:00 AM in St. Francis...
