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Richard A. Buscher
Oct 26, 2010
Richard A. Buscher, 77, of Wakefield, died Tuesday. He was the husband of Janet (Proulx)Poirier and the late Mary (Ferrando) Buscher. Born in White Plains, NY, he was a son of the late John and Beatrice (Cook) Buscher. Mr. Buscher was a firefighter with the White Plains, NY Fire Department for 20 years retiring as a Lieutenant in 1977,...
Muriel E. Mulgrew
Oct 23, 2010
Muriel E. Mulgrew, 84, of Scarsdale, NY, died Saturday in California. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Mulgrew. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Luke P. and Elizabeth (Smith) Mulleedy. Mrs. Mulgrew was a graduate of Brown University and became an Elementary School Teacher for the Providence, RI and later the Port...
Paul Rocky Fry, Jr.
Oct 22, 2010
Narragansett Indian Tribe Member "A friend to all" Paul “Rocky” Fry Jr., 48, passed away suddenly, Friday October 22, 2010 at home. Born in South Kingstown, Rocky lived in Cape Cod for the past eleven years. He was the son of Gloria (Champlin) Fry and the late Paul Fry Sr. and step-son of Tito Ortiz. Rocky was a graduate...
Elizabeth L. Allbee
Oct 21, 2010
Elizabeth L. Allbee, 84, of Charlestown, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late Arthur C. Allbee, Sr. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Lida (Barnes) Sherron. Mrs. Allbee was employed at the LADD School in Exeter for 22 years, retiring in 1988, and she enjoyed traveling. She is survived...
Fsc Brother Michael O'Neill
Oct 21, 2010
Brother Michael O'Neill, FSC, 90, of De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, NJ died peacefully on Thursday, October 21 at the age of 89. Brother Michael was born in Manhattan, NY and graduated from Holy Name School in 1935. He attended LaSalle Academy and entered the Novitiate of the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 1939, receiving the name of...
Lane W. Newquist
Oct 19, 2010
Lane W. Newquist, 70, of Peace Dale, died Tuesday at home. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Bell) Newquist for 47 years. Born in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Wesley and Ruth (Fagerstrom) Newquist. Mr. Newquist, a retired attorney, was an accomplished photographer, a longtime member of the Photographic Society of RI, serving as...
Angela Boulmetis
Oct 18, 2010
BOULMETIS, ANGELA, 92, died Monday. She was the wife of the late Elias J. Boulmetis. Born in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Denise (Tsouknidas) Strigas. Mrs. Boulmetis worked as an assembler at Lincoln Dimential Tube before retiring. She leaves a son John Boulmetis and his wife Donna of Wakefield; a sister, Jenny Stregas...
Vernon H. Bradley
Oct 17, 2010
Vernon H. Bradley, 87, of Peace Dale RI, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2010 with family at his side. He was the husband of Carolyn (Miller) Bradley. Born in Woodbury, CT, he was a son of the late Arthur W. and Ruth E. (Knox) Bradley. Mr. Bradley served in WW II, stationed with the 487th Bombardment Group (H),...
Phyllis A. Tucker
Oct 17, 2010
Phyllis A. Tucker, 90, of White Pond, Wakefield, RI died peacefully, Sunday, October 17, 2010 at South County Hospital after a brief illness. Phyllis was born in Somerset, MA to Mabel and Chester Armstrong She graduated from RI Hospital School of Nursing in 1941. Her first position was at South County Hospital where she met her husband, the late...
Stearns E. Gene Briggs, Iii
Oct 16, 2010
Stearns E. “Gene” Briggs III, 74, of Waites Corner Rd., West Kingston, went to be with the Lord Saturday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of Janice L. (Nyman) Briggs. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late Stearns E. Briggs Jr. and Hortense P. (Mallory) Briggs. Mr. Briggs was the...
Bruce W. Montey, Sr.
Oct 16, 2010
Bruce W. Montey Sr., 59, of Mashantucket, CT, died Saturday. He was the husband of Juanita (Reels) Montey. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Courtland C. Stanton Jr. and Pauline (Hazard) Montey. Bruce worked as the Athletic Commissioner for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and was a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Besides his...
Phyllis Smith Gallup
Oct 15, 2010
Phyllis Smith Gallup, 68, of Wakefield and Englewood , FL, died Friday. Born in Wakefield, she was a daughter of the late Roland B. Sr. and Hazel (Parker) Smith. Mrs. Gallup was a private duty nurse for many years. She is survived by two sons, Kenneth “Bud” Gallup, III of Venice, FL and Michael R. Gallup of VA; three...
Maurice Zarch Zarchen
Oct 9, 2010
Maurice “Zarch” Zarchen, 90, of Kingston, RI, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 9, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Tresler) Zarchen. They were married for 56 years. Born in Pawtucket, RI on August 29, 1920, he was the son of the late Louis and Anna (Zarkin) Zarchen, and brother of the late Oscar Zarchen and...
Joseph Michael Turino
Oct 7, 2010
Joseph Michael Turino, 90, of Charlestown RI, died on October 7, 2010. He was the beloved husband of the late Betty and is survived by children Susanne, Thomas, Michael and Stephen, daughters in law Barbi and Amy, siblings Rita Moore and Dr. Gerard Turino and 7 grandchildren. He was born in NYC to the late Lucy and Michael Turino,...
Ruth L. Rhodes
Oct 4, 2010
Ruth L. Rhodes, 92, of Winter St., Wakefield, died Monday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas A. Rhodes Sr. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillis (Smith) Tarbox. Mrs. Rhodes was a secretary for Dr. McGrath for many years and for the Engineering Department at The University...
Eileen A. Mcphee
Oct 3, 2010
Eileen A. McPhee, 73, of 681 Kingstown Rd., Wakefield, died Sunday at South County Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Rose (Ventriglia) Carmello. Eileen was a medical records analyst for South County Hospital for many years before retiring. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She leaves three daughters,...
Patricia A. Barrett
Sep 28, 2010
Patricia A. Barrett, 90, of Kingston, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Barrett. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Barbara (Armstrong) Damon. Mrs. Barrett was a school teacher at the Wickford Elementary School for many years, before retiring. She was a member of the...
Grace R. Sherman
Sep 27, 2010
Grace R. Sherman, 74, of Metaterraine Avenue, Wakefield, died Monday. She was the beloved wife of Stuart A. Sherman, Jr. for 53 years. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Cleon and Mary (Teftt) Russell. Besides her husband, she is survived by two children, Duane Sherman and Lisa Babcock, both of Wakefield; three sisters, Jean...
Eileen T. Mcphee
Sep 26, 2010
Eileen T. McPhee, 77, of Tuckertown Road, died Sunday. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Adeline (Lolio) Zammerielli. Mrs. McPhee was employed for 27 years in the Central Receiving Department at the University of Rhode Island. She will be remembered as always being on the go and loved her time with her daughters...
Helen K. Fangmann
Sep 23, 2010
Helen K. Fangmann, 82, of Wakefield, RI, and formerly of Framingham, MA, Meredith, NH, and Highlands Ridge in Avon Park, FL, died Thursday, September 23, 2010. She was the wife of George Fangmann for 62 years. Born in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Victor, Sr. and Dorothy (Koeper) Huggard. Mrs. Fangmann was a volunteer...
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