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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...
David Briggs
Apr 13, 2012
David Briggs, 66, of Green Hill, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2012. By his side until the very end were his best friend, Cheryl, proud son, Michael, cherished daughter, Michelle and loving daughter in law, Tammy. His five grandchildren, Danielle, Alex, Gailyn, Brendan and Kylie Mae were the light of his life and his faithful dog Rusty watched...
Shirley Anne Mcmanus
Apr 13, 2012
Shirley Anne (nee Whelan) McManus, 84, died April 13 in Westerly Nursing Home after a brief illness. Shirley was born in Providence, RI on July 5, 1928 the daughter of David Everett Whelan and Alice(Corrigan) Whelan. She attended Classical High School, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1945. She went on to Manhattanville College, earning a nursing degree in...
Shilah M. Strong Heart Colbert
Apr 13, 2012
Shilah M. “Strong Heart" Colbert, 30, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Friday. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of Melanie J. (Chafee) Colbert of Wakefield and Donald L. Colbert, Jr. of Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and she enjoyed her Pow-Wow’s and beading Native American Earrings. Besides her parents she is survived by...
Michael J. Conlon
Apr 12, 2012
Michael J. Conlon, 58, of Wakefield , died Thursday. He was the beloved husband of Alicia (Anderson) Conlon. Born in Albany, NY, he was a son of the late John and Maryellen (O’Meara) Conlon. Mr. Conlon was a Sherriff for the Washington County New York Sherriff’s Department for 20 years. After retirement, he enjoyed woodworking, especially cabinet making. He...
Evelyn O. Roberts
Apr 11, 2012
Evelyn O. Roberts, 91. of Westerly, passed away peacefully on Wednesday. She was the wife of the late Edward Roberts. Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Thure and Jennie O. (Oberg) Blade. Mrs. Roberts worked in the mills as a clothing inspector, and later for the Coventry and West Warwick School Systems. She was...
Paul F. Sullivan, Jr.
Apr 10, 2012
Paul F. Sullivan, Jr., 53, of Richmond, died Tuesday. Born in Warwick, he was the son of Paul F. Sullivan, Sr., of California and the late Shirley (Rice) Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan served in the United States Air Force and he enjoyed cooking. Besides his father, he is survived by two children, Trish Heeks of Pawtucket and Timothy Botka of...
B. Patricia Pat Wyatt
Apr 10, 2012
B. Patricia “Pat” Wyatt, 80, of Narragansett, died Tuesday. She was the beloved wife for 61 years of Otis C. Wyatt, retired Narragansett Fire Chief. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Mildred Kinsley (Russell) Gallagher. Mrs. Wyatt was an Avon Representative for over 35 years. One of her greatest hobbies was genealogy, which...
Malcolm W. Cook
Apr 10, 2012
Malcolm W. Cook, 84, of Narragansett, died Tuesday. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Allen B. and Ella M. (Carpenter) Cook. Mr. Cook retired from the University of Rhode Island in 1988. He was the former owner of “The Little Gray Mouse” in Wakefield, enjoyed music and was a collector of “78’s” and 12”...
John Thomas Kenyon, Iv
Apr 9, 2012
John Thomas Kenyon, IV, of Richmond, passed away Monday, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Shirley L. Kenyon for 38 years. Born in Providence, He was a son of the late John T. III and Doris (Wilson) Kenyon Vaughn. Mr. Kenyon was most recently employed for the Jamestown School Department and had previously worked at...
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