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David J. Carlin
Jul 13, 2010
David J. Carlin, 58, of West Kingston, died Tuesday. Loving father of Nathalie C. Harbin of West Kingston and brother of Elizabeth Carlin-Metz of Galesburg, Illinois. Visiting hours will be at the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia Street, Wakefield, Saturday, July 17th, 2-4 PM. A memorial service will be August 21 at a time and place to be announced....
Mary L. Cummings
Jul 11, 2010
Mary L.(McMahon) Cummings, 88, formerly of Peace Dale House, passed away Sunday July 11, 2010. She was the wife of James E. Cummings of Narragansett for almost 68 years. Born in Warren, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Hawley) McMahon. They raised their four sons in the Mount Pleasant area of Providence, later moving to...
Joseph M. Trudeau
Jul 10, 2010
Joseph M. Trudeau,68, of Charlestown, RI, died Saturday at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Shigeko Trudeau; father of Raymond J. Trudeau, Jacqueline M. Gagnon, Denise J. Collins and Lorraine Y. Trudeau; brother of Pierre and Marcel Trudeau, Michelle Strileckis, Renee LaFreniere and the late Claude Trudeau; and grandfather of five. He also leaves many nephews and...
Eleanor E. O'Brien
Jul 9, 2010
Eleanor E. (Helen) O’Brien, 89, of Aventura, FL and Narragansett, RI, died on July 9, 2010. She was the widow of Edward L. O’Brien, Sr. She was born in Waltham, MA, a daughter of the late Rosalie Zacame and Joseph Bari. Mrs. O’Brien was a retired seamstress and dietary worker for the federal school-lunch program. She lived in the...
Stephen C. Wassmus
Jul 9, 2010
Stephen C. Wassmus, 45, of Charlestown, died unexpectedly Friday, while swimming in New Hampshire. He was the fiancé of Stephanie Brown. Born in Boston, MA he was a son of William Brown of New Hampshire and Isabelle (Crosby) Brown of New Jersey. Mr. Wassmus was Vice-President of consumer lending at Sovereign Bank for the past eight years and previously...
Jeanne F. Carpenter
Jun 23, 2010
Jeanne F. Carpenter, 79, of Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, died Wednesday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of Eugene Carpenter. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Elizabeth (Neal) Corbett. Mrs. Carpenter was a Home Health Aide for many years and previously worked at U.R.I. Bay Campus for several years. She was...
Grace C. Hampton
Jun 22, 2010
Grace C. Hampton, 76, of Wandsworth St., Narragansett, died Tuesday at home. She was the wife of the late James A. Hampton. Born in East Greenwich, she was the daughter of the late George and Emma (Williams) Kenyon. Mrs. Hampton was a 1955 graduate of St. Joseph’s College of Nursing. She leaves a son, Thomas W. Hampton and his...
Judith S. Anderson
Jun 19, 2010
Judith (Swenson) Anderson, 74, of Summer St., Snug Harbor, died Saturday. She was the wife of the late Arthur G. Anderson. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Esther (Larson) Swenson. Mrs. Anderson worked at Stop & Shop for the last several years. She was a member of the Snug Harbor Women’s Auxiliary. She...
Angelina J. Matregrano
Jun 11, 2010
Angelina J. Matregrano, (RUBINO), 92, of Wakefield, formerly of River Vale, NJ, slipped quietly into eternal rest on Friday. She was the wife of the late Alpino R. Matregrano. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Mary Rubino. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Ann Gaess; her son, Raymond Matregrano; granddaughters,...
Mabel K. Casey
Jun 9, 2010
Mabel K. Casey,(KOCH), 105, of South Kingstown, passed away on Wednesday at the Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Theodore Casey. She leaves two sons, Philip Casey and his wife Eleanor of Dover, NH and John Casey and his wife Dee Dee of Narragansett. She also leaves...
Audrey C. Olson
Jun 9, 2010
Audrey C. “Kay” Olson, (RING), 71, of Wakefield, died Wednesday. She was the wife of David G. Olson. Born in Columbia Station, OH, on December 9, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Albin and Mary Ring. She also leaves daughters, Marcia Lynn Scholl, Heather (Yost) Algiere and her husband Patrick; son, Kenneth J. Yost III and his...
Sara Manchester Wyss
Jun 8, 2010
Sara Manchester Wyss, 86, of Narragansett, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, surrounded by her family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Bertrand and Henrietta (Habershaw) Spink. Mrs. Wyss worked for Sun Oil Company, American Airlines and the University of Rhode Island. She loved flowers, was an avid reader, and will be remebered as a devoted...
William Walker, Jr.
Jun 5, 2010
William Walker, Jr., 60, of Wakefield, died Saturday. He was the husband of Karen (White) Walker. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William and Adeline (Castellucci) Walker. He was a graduate of St. Raphael High School, Pawtucket and then Rhode Island College in 1971. Mr. Walker was employed for the Fletcher Granite Company for many...
Edley R. Strickland, Jr.
Jun 3, 2010
Edley R. Strickland, Jr., 61, of Charlestown, died Thursday, June 3, 2010. Born in Newport, he was a son of the late Edley R. and Etta B. (Hughes) Strickland. He graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1968 and attended the University of Florida. Mr. Strickland was a Project Manager in the heavy construction business, overseeing the construction of...
Rosemary W. Wilson
May 31, 2010
Rosemary W. Wilson, 88, of Kingston, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 31, 2010, at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Philip H. Wilson for over 63 years. Born in Rochester, New York, she was the daughter of Rev. John and Beatrice Williams. Part of her childhood was spent in Missouri where...
Arlene P. Kennedy
May 28, 2010
Arlene P. Kennedy, 62, passed away peacefully at the Westerly Hospital surrounded by her family and friends on May 28, 2010. She was the beloved companion of Peter McClanaghan of Narragansett. Born in Providence and raised in East Greenwich, she was a daughter of the late Eugene R. and Mae K. (Bordelon) Kennedy. Arlene worked as a nurse in...
James R. Laurie
May 27, 2010
N James R. Laurie, 51, of Pt. Judith Rd. Narragansett, died Thursday. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Peter G. Laurie Jr. of Narragansett and the late Eleanor E. (White) Laurie. Mr. Laurie worked at APC for several years. He enjoyed raising tropical show fish. He was the brother of Peter Laurie III and Joseph Laurie...
Teresa Terry Timpson
May 19, 2010
Teresa “Terry” A. (Gilbert) Timpson, 68, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Edward Timpson, they recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. In that period of love and friendship, Terry was also co-owner and partner with her husband of Timpson Excavating and Herb’s Earth Farm, both in South Kingstown....
William W. Mitchell
May 17, 2010
William W. Mitchell, 82, formerly of Robinson Street, Narragansett, died Monday at home in his son’s arms, surrounded by his family Born in Greenville, RI, he was a son of the late Marion Ottinger, and he has been a resident of Narragansett for over 40 years. Mr. Mitchell worked for the US Postal Service for 37 years. He served...
Helen G. Card
May 17, 2010
Helen G. Card, 78, of North Kingstown, died Monday. She was the wife of the late Alan R. Card. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Charles C. and Helen L. (McKelvey) Allen. Mrs. Card was employed at Wakefield Spinning Mill for 25 years, retiring in 1994. Mrs. Card was a communicant of St. Francis...
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