John H. Stein
Oct 24, 2011
John H. Stein, 83, of Wakefield, died Monday. He was the beloved husband of Audrey (Gardner) Stein. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he was a son of the late Clarence and Emma (Hildebrandt) Stein. Mr. Stein was employed for the Boy Scouts of America for 36 years, retiring as Director of Personnel in November of 1989. He served with the...
Barbara S. Mac Donald
Oct 21, 2011
Barbara S. Mac Donald, 65, of Daytona Ave, died Friday at home. She was the proud and loving wife of the late veteran Charles R. Mac Donald. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ella (Livingstone) Brown. Barbara was an X-Ray Technologist for U.R.I. Health Services before retiring. She was the proud and loving...
Jeanne M. Pearson
Oct 17, 2011
Jeanne M. Pearson, 92, of Narragansett, died Monday. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Pearson. Born in West Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Eugene J. and Alice M. (Sheldon) Connors. Mrs. Pearson worked as a secretary in the Narragansett town clerks office for eight years before retiring in 1984. She was a...
Irene Metko
Oct 13, 2011
Irene Metko, 76, of Curtis Corner Rd., Wakefield, died Thursday October 13, 2011 at the Coventry Nursing Home. She was the wife of William Metko since 1956. Mrs. Metko was born in Athens Greece. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning and rides to Galilee but most of all loved her family. She was the mother of Mary Metko, Evangelina L. Metko,...
Florence Demagistris
Oct 12, 2011
Florence DeMagistris, age 92, of Narragansett, R.I., died peacefully following a very brief illness, on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Anthony R. DeMagistris. Born in Newport, R.I., the daughter of the late Alphonse and Laura (Belair) Forest, Florence graduated from Cumberland High School and later from the Pawtucket...
Everett L. Tefft
Oct 11, 2011
Everett L. Tefft, 85, of Winchester Drive, Wakefield, died Tuesday October 11, 2011 at South Bay Manor, Wakefield. He was married in 1950 to Elizabeth (Stansfield) Tefft. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Edgar V and Edna (Sweet) Tefft. Mr. Tefft was Vice President of Manufacturing for several companies for many years before retiring....
William E. Reels
Oct 7, 2011
William E. Reels, 93, of Curtis Corner Rd., Wakefield, died unexpectedly Friday. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late James and Hattie (Hazard) Reels and the husband of the late Isabelle (Sekator) Reels. He was the brother of Clifford Reels and Clifford and Albert Taylor. Lt. Reels was also the brother of the late Oscar,...
Dorothy V. Garvin
Oct 7, 2011
Dorothy V. (Harlin) Garvin, 94, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Friday October 7, 2011. She was the wife of the late John Garvin. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Molly (Nolan) Harlin. Mrs. Garvin was a graduate of Central High School. A kind and compassionate lady, who loved her family, cats, baking and fashion....
Robert J. Jordan
Oct 6, 2011
Robert J. Jordan, 84, of West Kingston, died Thursday. He was the beloved husband of the late Loretta A. (Dawson) Jordan. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late George M. and Louise (Pouliot) Jordan. Mr. Jordan was a graduate of South Kingstown High School class of 1945 and received his B.F.A Degree from RISD in...
Helen E. Mccarthy Pouncey
Oct 4, 2011
Helen E. (McCarthy) Pouncey, 85, of Narragansett, died Tuesday. She was the beloved wife of Winton W. Pouncey. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Timothy and Teresa (McMahon) McCarthy. Mrs. Pouncey was employed by the Providence Water Supply Board for 33 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association Ladies...
Paul R. Warburton
Oct 2, 2011
Paul R. Warburton, 58, of Wakefield, RI died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. Paul was born on March 11, 1953 in Providence, RI and was the loving son of Ralph A. Warburton and the late Rosemary (Humer) Warburton. Paul grew up in East Greenwich, RI, and graduated from Moses Brown in 1976 where he was captain of the hockey...
Maria C. Rossi
Oct 2, 2011
Maria C. Rossi, 65, of Wakefield, and formerly of Newport, died Sunday. Maria was the wife of Robert W. Rossi for 23 years. Born in San Miguel, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Rose (Barella) Creador. Mrs. Rossi was a certified nursing assistant for many years at both St. Claire’s and Catherine Manor Nursing Homes...
Richard F. Dick Harris
Oct 1, 2011
Richard F. "Dick" Harris, 79, of Noel Ct., Wakefield, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011. He was the husband of Dorothy E. (Brown) Harris. Born in Boston, MA, Richard was a son of the late Ernest and Edith (Harrop) Harris. Richard was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He worked in sales for Brown & Sharpe for...
Kathryn E. Damon
Sep 26, 2011
Kathryn E. Damon, 88, of Wakefield, died in her home Monday, September 26, 2011. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert W. Damon, Jr. and daughter of the late Raymond T., Jr. and Esther M. (Gavitt) Chappell. Kay Damon was owner and partner along with her husband Albert, of Damon’s Hardware in Wakefield for over forty years....
John H.S. Latham, Iii
Sep 23, 2011
John H.S. Latham, III, 64, a former RI resident, died at his home in Ft Walton Beach, FL, September 23, 2011, after a year-long battle with Leukemia. He was the loving companion of Jane Wofford, who resided with him in Florida. He was retired from the Santa Rosa County Sherriff’s Department and the Okaloosa County Correctional Institute. John served...
Alice M. Green
Sep 19, 2011
Alice M. Green, 93, of South Kingstown, RI, passed away September 19, 2011. Born in Otisville, NY, she was a daughter of the late Sydney and May (Sheperd) Green. Alice attended nursing school in Hackensack, NJ, and joined the US Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She served aboard the US Hospital Ship Wisteria, making 10 trips across...
Joy M. Brazil
Sep 18, 2011
Joy M. Brazil, 90, of Caswell Street, Narragansett, died Sunday September 18, 2011 at home. She was the wife of the late Edward Brazil Sr. Born in Long Beach, California; she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Linnie (Shipman) Moohr. She was the mother of Edward Brazil of Narragansett and Catherine Brazil of East Providence. Services will...
Frances D. Tess Webster
Sep 17, 2011
Frances D. “Tess” Webster, 83, of South Pier Road, Narragansett, died Saturday at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of James V. Webster for sixty three years. Born in Narragansett, she was the daughter of the late John and Grace (McCullough) Woolley. Mrs. Webster worked as a secretary for the former Fifth Avenue School in...
Donald C. Grinnell
Sep 16, 2011
Donald C. Grinnell, 78, of Whitford Street, Wakefield, died Friday at South County Hospital. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Charles G. and Pearl (Van Orden) Grinnell. Donald worked as a receiver at Kenyon Piece Dye Works for forty-five years before retiring in 1998. He enjoyed woodworking, playing guitar and spending time with his...
Marcia Johnson
Sep 14, 2011
Marcia Johnson, 62, formerly of South Kingstown, died Wednesday September 14, 2011 at Berkshire Place, Providence. Born in Wakefield, RI, she was the daughter of the late Slater and Elsie (Hazard) Johnson. She leaves a sister Lynn Wilburn of New York; cousins, Courtland McPherson, Dennis Hazard, Laurence Hazard, Kenneth Court all of RI and Albert "Bud" Hazard of Virgin...
