John C. Mcphillips, Sr.
May 24, 2012
John “Jack” C. McPhillips, Sr., 78, of Pine Tree Lane, Wakefield, RI, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May 24, 2012, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in 1934, in Providence, he was the son of Leonard and Leona (Nadeau) McPhillips (deceased). He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years,...
Hortense A. Tensy Walker
May 23, 2012
Hortense (Tensy) A. Walker died on May 23, 2012. She was born as Hortense B. Allen in Springfield, MA on December 12, 1919. She graduated from Wellesley College, class of 1941, and earned an MA from Harvard/Radcliff Graduate School. She met Warren F. Walker in graduate school, and they were married on June 24, 1944. After two years in...
John D. Goodell
May 22, 2012
John D. Goodell, 58, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Ogden) Goodell for 30 years. Born in Tracy, California, he was a son of John and Gertrude (Utter) Goodell of San Joaquin, California. Mr. Goodell has been employed at Naval Branch Health Clinics Groton Sub Base, New London., for the past eight years....
David J. Leeman
May 22, 2012
David J. Leeman, 81, of Tuckertown Road, passed away Tuesday at South County Hospital. He was the husband of Norma (Royce) Leeman and the former husband of Barbara Leeman. Mr. Leeman was an Electrical Engineer for AT&T and New England Telephone for thirty eight years before retiring. Mr. Leeman was an avid philanthropist. He loved animals and volunteered daily...
Marion S. Moore
May 21, 2012
Marion S. Moore, 86, of South Kingstown, died Monday May 21st. She was the beloved wife of Richard W. Moore, for 63 years, whom she met while attending Rhode Island State College (now URI). Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Conrad and Doris (Sahlgren) Sundquist. Besides her husband she is survived by 4 four children,...
Willard E. Marsden
May 20, 2012
MARSDEN, WILLARD E., 93, of Narragansett, died Sunday in his home of forty years. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Conlon) Marsden. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Samuel and Lily (Chatterton) Marsden. He was a graduate of Pawtucket East High School. Mr. Marsden apprenticed as a toolmaker at the US Navy Torpedo...
Jeffrey D. Ward
May 19, 2012
Jeffrey D. Ward, 50, of Wakefield, RI, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 19th. He was the beloved husband of Monica (Scimone) Ward for 21 years. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Jeff was the son of the late John and Linda (Sloat) Ward. Jeff was a self-employed contractor and craftsman, and he lived for being a fisherman, until illness forced him...
Patricia E. Young
May 18, 2012
Patricia E. Young, 46, of North Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly Friday May 18, 2012. She was the wife of Michael M. Young. Born in Panama, she was the daughter of Woodrow and Christine (Thomas) Hines. Patricia worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Roberts Health Center, North Kingstown. She was the mother of Natasha, Naomi and Christopher Hines and...
Elizabeth Rose Stanton
May 18, 2012
Elizabeth Rose Stanton, 77, of Charlestown passed away Friday May 18, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in South Kingstown on July 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Mars) Champlin. Elizabeth worked in dining services for the University of Rhode Island for twenty eight years before retiring in 1999; a...
Margaret E. Beliveau
May 10, 2012
Beliveau, Margaret E. passed peacefully after a fulfilling life Thursday May 10, 2012 at the age of 91. Born in New London, CT, she was the daughter of Mabel and Charles Wassmer. She was predeceased by her husband John J. Beliveau. She is survived by her daughter Charlene Isabel of Jensen Beach, FL, and her son Jack Beliveau of...
Mary Louise Prior
May 10, 2012
Mary Louise Prior, 85, of Shelldrake Rd., Wakefield, died Thursday May 10, 2012 at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late William J. Prior. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur J. and Anna G. (Leonard) McDonnell. Louise worked as an operator for New England Telephone then a switchboard operator for the...
Glendora U. Dow
May 9, 2012
Glendora U. Dow, 91, of Toms River, New Jersey, died Wednesday, May 9th at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, RI. She was the beloved wife of Walter M. Dow for 64 years. Born in Kenilworth, NJ, she was one of nine children of the late John H. and Katherine (Baumann) Enz. She was a graduate of Scotch Plains...
Susan J. Fuerst
May 5, 2012
Susan J. (Salgo) Fuerst, 84, of Kingston, peacefully left this earth on Saturday May 5, 2012. Born in Miskole, Hungary on July 8, 1927. She was the self-sacrificing wife of Robert, a loving mother of Kate Fraser and Judie Lospaluto, adoring grandmother of Seth, Anaka, David and Megan, Ryan and Jamie. She survived the turbulence of World War II...
Alfred Gadrow
May 5, 2012
Alfred L. Gadrow, 92, passed away on Saturday May 5, 2012. He was the husband of the late Kathryn M. (Crandall) Gadrow for 59 years. He was later the companion of Janice Canerdy. Mr. Gadrow was born in South Kingstown on June 6, 1919. He graduated from RI State College and was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. After...
Curt Weibel
May 4, 2012
Curt Weibel, 91, of Wakefield, died Friday. He was the husband of the late Mary (Davis) Weibel. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Albert M. and Helen H. (Harvey) Weibel. Mr. Weibel worked for the Toyota Motor Company, and was proud of his many years of service to his customers. He was an Army...
Paul F. Helweg, Jr.
May 3, 2012
Paul F. Helweg, Jr. 63, of North Kingstown, died unexpectedly Thursday. He was the husband of Linda Mathewson and the late Katherine (Fahey) Helweg. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was a son of the late Paul F., Sr. and Mary Louise (Washburn) Helweg. Mr. Helweg was employed by the Johnson & Higgins Insurance Agency in Hartford, CT for many...
Ahmend L. Northup
Apr 27, 2012
Ahmend L. Northup, 54, of Exeter, RI, passed away Friday. Born in Providence, he was the son of Mary (Johnson) Northup and the late Ormond Northup. He was the husband of the late Donna Northup and companion of Kami Robinson; father of Thomas Farrell, Kiara Brown-Northup, Keanno Brown Northup, Amber Northup and Jeremiah Struthers; brother of Dolores Zuccarelli, Mary...
Richard E Pierce
Apr 25, 2012
Richard E. Pierce Sr., 81, of Westcastle Way, Charlestown, passed away Wednesday April 25, 2012. Born in North Kingstown, he was the son of the late Angelo F. and Mary E. (Warner) Pierce. Mr. Pierce was a Resource Manager at the Perryville Trout Hatchery for the State of RI DEM for thirty eight years before retiring. He was a...
Patricia Ann Mcpherson
Apr 18, 2012
Patricia A. McPherson, 70, of Narragansett, died Wednesday surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of John F. McPherson. Born in Troy, New York, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Rovilla (Weaver)Kennedy. Mrs. McPherson a Service Representative for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company and she was a member of the Telephone...
Elise N. Burgess
Apr 15, 2012
Elise N. Burgess, 98, of Kingston, passed away peacefully at Linn Health Care Center in East Providence on April 15, 2012 with her son, Douglas at her bedside. Elise was the daughter of the late William and Elise (Godfrey) Butler of Riverside, RI and the wife of the late Donald F. Burgess. She graduated from East Providence High School...
