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...
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,...
