Avis J. Burdick
Mar 23, 2011
Avis J. (Babcock) Burdick, 68, of Shannock Rd., Wakefield, died Wednesday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of Stephen A. Burdick for fifty years. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Zada A. (Redding) Babcock. She was the mother of Kimberly Ann DiBari and her husband Matthew of Greenwood, SC,...
Michael W. Cafferty
Mar 21, 2011
Michael W. Cafferty, 48, of Richmond, died unexpectedly Monday. He was the husband of Daryl Frost. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William P and Elaine (Becker) Cafferty. Mr. Cafferty was the co-owner of South Shore Construction, along with his brother–in-law, Craig Thornlimb. He loved hunting, building and was a member of the Warwick Sportsman...
Jeffrey Woodruff
Mar 21, 2011
Jeffrey Woodruff, 56, of Narragansett, died unexpectedly Monday at home. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of John L. and Isabel (Walker) Woodruff of Narragansett. Jeff worked as a welder at Electric Boat Quonset for thirty years. He was a graduate of South Kingstown High School. He enjoyed bicycle riding, the outdoors and golfing. Jeff was very...
Mary Teresa Nuzum
Mar 19, 2011
Mary Teresa (Seccuro) Nuzum, 94, of Wakefield, RI, died Saturday. Born in Kingmont, WV, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Rosa (Biaforia) Seccuro. Mrs. Nuzum lived most her life in Fairmont, WV, before moving to East Greenwich, RI, and then Wakefield,RI. She leaves a son, Jude M. (Jay) Nuzum and his wife Maryanne of Kingston, RI;...
Cynthia G. Champlin
Mar 16, 2011
Cynthia “Cynt” Champlin, 63, of 129 Boon Street, Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at South County Hospital. Born in South Kingstown, RI on February 24, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Milfred Sr. and Pearl B. (Reels) Champlin. Ms. Champlin was a Telephone Operator for New England Telephone, a former Hairdresser, and a...
Robert B. Howard, Jr.
Mar 16, 2011
Robert B. Howard, Jr., 89, of Peace Dale, died Wednesday. He was the beloved husband of the late Hattie Elizabeth (Blackinton) Howard, they had been married for 60 years. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Hazel May (Collett) Howard. He was a graduate of the University of Arkansas in 1951 and...
Anthony Fredella
Mar 16, 2011
Anthony Fredella, 83, of South Kingstown, died Wednesday, March 16th at South County Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Angelina A. (De Michael) Fredella. Mr. Fredella was the owner of the Mouse Trap Night Club in Miami, FL for many years and the Alibi Club in New Canaan, CT and also worked as a waterproofer. He...
John M. Gates, Phd
Mar 15, 2011
John Milton Gates PhD, 70, of Kingston, a University of Rhode Island professor of Resource Economics for 39 years, died comfortably on hospice at Kent Hospital after a year of fighting pancreatic cancer. Born January 21st, 1941 to Minnie (Bishop) Gates and Irvine Gates in Nova Scotia, he obtained his undergraduate degree from McGill University's McDonald campus, and studied...
Patty J. Sweet
Mar 13, 2011
Patty J. Sweet, 72, of Wakefield, died Sunday. She was the beloved wife of Raymond J. Sweet for 50 years. Born in Claremont, NH, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Katherine (Moretti) Rice. She was a graduate of Stevens High School in Claremont. Mrs. Sweet was a clerical person for many companies, most recently for “Catered...
Jennie M. Luciano
Mar 13, 2011
Jennie M. Luciano, 97, of Peace Dale, died Sunday. She was the wife of the late Joseph Luciano. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Tarquino and Ersillia (DeSista) Signorelli. Mrs. Luciano worked in the Peace Dale Mill before raising her family and later worked in the South Kingstown High School cafeteria. She was a...
Mary E. Peno
Mar 10, 2011
Mary E. (Arnold) Peno, 75, of 681 Kingstown Rd., Wakefield, passed away pecefully at home Thursday. She was the wife of the late Joseph Peno. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Perry S. and Mary L. (Kinnecom) Arnold. Mrs. Peno worked as a hospital attendant at the former Joseph H. Ladd Center for several...
Chiyoka T. Stanton
Mar 10, 2011
Chiyoka T. Stanton, 78, of Railroad Ave, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Hiawatha Stanton. Mrs. Stanton worked in housekeeping and was a talented seamstress and artistic floral designer. She was the sister-in-law of Alberta Wilcox of North Kingstown, Mary Brown of Falls Church, VA and Ellsworth Dodge Stanton of North Kingstown and was a...
Louise E. Pearce
Mar 10, 2011
Louise (Eccleston) Pearce, 89, of Edgewater Rd., died Thursday. She was the wife of the late James B. Pearce. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Harriet (Stedman) Eccleston. Mrs. Pearce was a baker at Almacs for many years before retiring. She is survived by her daughters, Jane Mahoney of St. Augustine,...
A. James Jim Decubellis
Mar 10, 2011
A. James “Jim” DeCubellis, 71, of Castle Rock Drive, died Thursday March 10, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Antonio J. Sr. and Anna (Perry) DeCubellis. Jim worked as a civil engineer for Ray Schwab for ten years, the Town of Narragansett for eleven years, LeBlanc Builders for ten...
Victor J. Gaboury, Sr.
Mar 9, 2011
Victor J. Gaboury, Sr., 42, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Wednesday. He was the husband of Dawn (Letourneau) Gaboury. Born in Providence, he was a son of Ernest P., Sr. and Ethel (Kohr) Gaboury of Narragansett. Besides his wife he is survived by three children, Michelle Gaboury, Victor Gaboury, Jr. and Daniel Gaboury, all of South Kingstown; a brother, Ernest...
John J. Astley
Mar 7, 2011
John J. Astley, of Wakefield, formerly of Barrington, died Monday. He was the husband of Agnes (Caetano) Astley for 57 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John J. and Margarita (Dunn) Astley. He was a graduate of Hope High School in Providence. Mr. Astley was manager for Tower Manufacturing, where he retired from and...
Roger D. Dr. Goos
Mar 7, 2011
Roger D. Goos, 86, of Narragansett, went to be with his Lord on March 7, 2011. Roger grew up on a farm in Iowa, serving in the Infantry in WW II (European Theater) earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was recalled to service during the Korean War. Roger served as Professor of Botany and Department Chair at...
Cathleen E. Maclaughlin
Mar 3, 2011
Cathleen E. (Davis) MacLaughlin, 67, of Samuel Rodman St., Wakefield, died Thursday at South County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of William C. MacLaughlin for forty-seven years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Dorothy (Roach) Davis. Cathleen worked as a receptionist for Dr. Allen Burko in Acton, MA for five years. She...
Donald K. Wilson
Mar 1, 2011
Donald K. Wilson of Wakefield, died Tuesday. He was the devoted husband of the late Julia Ann (McKeon) Wilson. Born in New York, NY, he was a son of the late William Francis and Amy Lillian (Crowne) Wilson. Don fell in love with science as a boy and earned degrees in Electrical Engineering and a doctorate in Physics. He...
Horatio Ray Stanton
Feb 27, 2011
Horatio “Ray” Stanton, 75, of Richmond, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Gloria (Lindsay) Stanton. Born in Hopkinton, he was a son of the late Courtland and Ida (Babcock) Stanton. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Laurie Hazard of CT, and was the brother of...
