Walter H. Jackson, Sr.
Jan 13, 2012
Walter H. Jackson, Sr., 89, of South Kingstown, died Friday. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Smith) Jackson. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Arthur and Clarabelle Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. In his spare time he enjoyed farming and growing flowers. He is survived...
Paul J. Favali
Jan 13, 2012
Paul J. Favali, 83, of Peace Dale, died Friday. He was the husband of the late Marie (Jolls) Favali. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph V. and Genevieve (Greene) Favali. Mr. Favali was a native Rhode Islander and lived most of his life in Narragansett. He was a lineman/repairman for AT & T for...
George Almeida, Sr.
Jan 8, 2012
George Almeida, Sr., 81, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on January 7, 2012. Born in Carolina, RI on November 4, 1930, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Medeiros) Almeida. Through the years George lived in Carolina, Wyoming and Wakefield, RI as well as wintering in Venice, FL along with his...
Claudette L. Madison
Jan 7, 2012
Claudette L. (LaPlante) Madison, 70, a retired collection specialist, of Las Vegas, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Jan. 7, 2012. She was born Jan. 5, 1942, in Central Falls, R.I. She retired from Capital One Bank as a collection specialist. She was a member of the Las Vegas Breakfasters Lions Club and the Red Hat Society. She was preceded...
Otto G. Andreas
Jan 7, 2012
Otto G. Andreas, 91, of Wakefield, died Saturday, January 7, 2012. He was the husband of Marjorie (Dalton) Andreas. Born in Providence, a son of the late Richard and Emily Andreas. Mr. Andreas worked for Cranston Atlantic Tubing for 26 years before retiring in 1985. He served in the Merchant Marines and enjoyed trout fishing. Besides his wife he...
Raymond H. White
Jan 1, 2012
Raymond H. White, 85, died January 1, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Constance P. White; five children, Joyce E. Briggs, Charles R. White, Mary J. Bliven, Catherine P. Bliven, and Carole Tefft; eighteen grandchildren and twenty six great-grandchildren; and a sister Thelma Prefontaine. He was the father of the late Dennis M. White. Visiting...
Theresa H. Newton
Dec 29, 2011
Theresa H. Newton, 85, of Narragansett, died Thursday. She was the beloved wife of the late Oscar A. Newton. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Thomas B. and Hannah T. (Donoghue) Laffey. Mrs. Newton was an Administrative Assistant at the University of Rhode Island for 54 years, retiring in 1999. She is survived by...
Dorothy Campbell
Dec 27, 2011
Dorothy Campbell, 57, of Orchard Avenue, died Tuesday. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of Dorothy (Rand) Campbell of Wakefield and the late Walter Campbell. Besides her mother, she is survived a sister, Anita Webster of Wakefield; two brothers, Walter Campbell of Wakefield and Robert Campbell of Peace Dale; and several nieces and nephews. She will be...
Patricia Gallagher
Dec 27, 2011
Patricia Gallagher, 42, of Narragansett, died Tuesday. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of Edward J. Gallagher of Warwick, and Shirley (Salisbury) Gallagher of Narragansett. Mrs. Gallagher was a CNA at South County Hospital for many years. Besides her parents, she is survived by four children, Amanda McGovern, Kaitlyn McGovern, twins, Brendan McGovern and Kyle McGovern, all...
Gloria R. Kelly
Dec 25, 2011
Gloria R. Kelly, 83, of Wakefield, died Sunday, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Major Francis H. Kelly. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Hulda (Hoddell) Calderone. Mrs. Kelly was a communicant of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Narragansett, was an active member of the...
Robin L. Pike
Dec 24, 2011
Robin L. Pike, 49, of Main Street, Wakefield, died Saturday, December 24th. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Edward J. and Frances (Keeley) Pike. Miss. Pike was a Private Duty Nurse at the South County Nursing Center for many years, but most recently has been the primary caregiver for Ron Osborne. She enjoyed playing cards...
Charles J. Charlie Toth, Jr.
Dec 22, 2011
Charles J. “Charlie” Toth, Jr., 86, a longtime resident of Narragansett, and more recently of Wakefield, passed away at the VA Hospital in Providence, on Thursday December 22, 2011. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Charles J., Sr. and Margaret (McAssey) Toth. Mr. Toth was a proud US Military member and served in the Navy...
Bradford P. Cottman
Dec 21, 2011
Bradford P. Cottman, 62, of 103A Robinson Street, Wakefield, peacefully entered into eternal life on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Born in Providence on September 28, 1949, he was the son of the late Llewellyn and Virginia (Place) Cottman. Brad retired from General Dynamics in Groton, CT, following a long career as a toolmaker. Despite a lifelong affliction with asthma,...
Helen Alice Silva
Dec 18, 2011
Helen A. Silva, 82, formerly of West Warwick, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 18, 2011, in Providence at the Elmhurst Extended Care Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph G. Silva. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late Manuel F. and Mary (Mello) Caetano. She is survived by three children, Paul J....
Theodore S. Ted Davis, Jr.
Dec 15, 2011
Theodore S (Ted) Davis, Jr. (Sgt., RISP, Retired), 65, died December 15th, 2011 in Charlotte, NC with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Doherty) Davis. Born in Providence, December 17th, 1945, he was the son of the late Theodore S., Sr., and Dorothy (Roche) Davis. Ted was a lifetime police officer who started...
Stephen Carl Wood, Sr.
Dec 14, 2011
Stephen Carl Wood Sr., 82, of Camden Ct., Wakefield, formerly of North Kingstown, died Wednesday December 14, 2011. He was the husband of Joan (Griswold) Wood for fifty nine years. Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, he was the son of the late Howard and Gertrude (Gilley) Wood. Mr. Wood was a U.S. Navy Aviator Veteran for twenty two years....
Mildred J. Quinlan
Dec 8, 2011
Mildred J. Quinlan, 97, of Narragansett, died unexpectedly Thursday December 8, 2011 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. Born Narragansett, she was the daughter of the late Albert George and Nellie (Babcock) Chase. Mildred worked for New England Telephone from 1932 to 1978 before retiring. She enjoyed the company of her many nieces and nephews. She is survived by nieces,...
Sherry S. Shovlin
Dec 5, 2011
Sherry S. Shovlin, 59, of Narragansett, died Monday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Mark Shovlin for 34 years. Born in Spotswood, NJ, she was a daughter of Edna (Durbeck) Crowther of Sarasota, FL and the late Walter Crowther. Mrs. Shovlin was a medical assistant at the South County Medical Building and...
Edna M. Nightingale
Dec 5, 2011
Edna May Nightingale, (Bryce), 90, of Post Road, Wakefield, died peacefully Dec. 5, 2011. She was the wife of the late William E. Nightingale and companion of the late Lawrence C. Hayman. Born in Providence, on Feb. 4, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Robert D. and May (Brierley) Bryce. Mrs. Nightingale lived in Pawtucket, until moving...
Robert B. Christofaro
Dec 2, 2011
Roberta B. Christofaro, 68, formerly of Clearwater, Florida and Narragansett passed away Friday, December 2, 2011, at home. She was the wife of the late John P. Christofaro. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late Robert Browning and Clarice (James) Logue. Mrs. Christofaro worked as an intern nurse at Rhode Island Hospital and Kent Hospital. She...
