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Colin Bransford Foote
May 16, 2010
Colin B. Foote, 27 of Charlestown, died on Sunday May 16, 2010. Colin was the beloved son of Richard “Robin” and Maryann (Bransford) Foote, and brother of Christopher C. Foote of Charlestown. Born in Manchester, CT, Colin attended Monsignor Clarke School, the Prout School, where he was an officer on the Student Council, a 4 year member of the...
Lawrence Hiawatha Stanton
May 16, 2010
Lawrence Hiawatha Stanton, 76, of Railroad Ave, North Kingstown, died Sunday at South County Hospital. He was the husband of Chiyoka Stanton for fifty four years. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Albert L. and Helen (Fayerweather) Stanton. Mr. Stanton was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He was a Nuclear...
Bertha Schurman
May 10, 2010
Bertha (Goldenfarb)Schurman, 91, of Kingston, died May 10, 2010 at the Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her family. Born June 25, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Aaron and Genia Goldenfarb, and was married to the late Bernard Schurman for 67 years. Mrs. Schurman earned her B.A. from Hunter City College, NYC, and received...
Luther M. Freethy
May 7, 2010
Luther M. Freethy, 87, of Narragansett, died Friday. He was the husband of the late Mary L. (McPhillips) Freethy. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Luther C. and Caroline (Dunn) Freethy. Mr. Freethy was a W.W. II Coast Guard Veteran. He loved working on the water for many years as a Yacht Captain, Tug Boat...
James K. Stram
May 5, 2010
James K. Stram, 57 of Wakefield, died Wednesday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband, soul mate and best friend of Cindy (Bistline) Stram for 30 years. Born in Columbia, PA, he was a son of the late George and Doris (Linderbeck) Stram. Mr. Stram received a BS degree in Industrial Technology from Roger...
Daniel C. Gallagher
May 2, 2010
Daniel C. Gallagher, 81, of Charlestown, RI, formerly of Ithaca and Newfield, NY, died Sunday, May 2, 2010. He was the husband of Mary (Carano) Gallagher. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Daniel J. and Frances Lara (Caldwell) Gallagher. Mr. Gallagher graduated from Ithaca High School, Ithaca, NY, in 1947. He attended Paul Smiths...
Gail E. Darelius
May 1, 2010
Gail E. Darelius, “The Farmers Daughter”, 73, of Oakwoods Drive, Wakefield, died Saturday in Palm Coast, Florida. She was the wife of the late Conrad S. “Jake” Darelius. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Richard B.J. and Edith (Saabye) Farmer. Mrs. Darelius was co-owner with her husband of Darelius Real Estate & Insurance Agency for...
Arthur F. Catone
Apr 28, 2010
Arthur F. Catone, 92, formerly of Peace Dale, died Wednesday. He was the husband of the late Jane (Tyrel) Catone. Born in New York, NY, he was a son of the late Anthony and Lucy Catone. He graduated from Jamaica High School in New York and attended Hofstra College. Mr. Catone was a sales representative for Sinclair /British Petroleum...
John G. Wells
Apr 23, 2010
John G. Wells, of West Kingston, died Friday, April 23 at South County Hospital in Wakefield. The son of the late Herbert C, Wells and Frances (Taft) Wells, he was born on June 23, 1944 in Washington, DC, and grew up in Providence and Matunuck, RI. After graduating from Moses Brown Academy, he went on to earn a BA...
Mary Dzialo
Apr 19, 2010
Mary Dzialo, 91, of Woodmark Way, Wakefield, died Monday. She was the wife of the late Joseph Dzialo. Born in Central Falls, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Bertha (Iwuc) Zamoida. Mrs. Dzialo worked in the textile industry for many years and for Carla Jewelry in East Providence for several years. She leaves a daughter Gloria...
Edna Allen
Apr 16, 2010
Edna Allen, 95, passed away Friday April 16, after a brief illness. Originally from Washington State, she had resided with her daughter, Coretta Ford in Sarasota, FL for several years. Last June she moved to Brightview Commons, South Kingstown, RI, to be near her daughter, Shirlee Rosenthal, who lives in Wakefield, and her family. She loved living at Brightview,...
Ann L. Sullivan
Apr 15, 2010
Ann L. Sullivan, 73, of Wakefield, died Thursday, after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael J. Sullivan. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Ruth (Sweet) Bradley. Mrs. Sullivan was employed for the State of Rhode Island as an attendant at the LADD Center for many years before...
Earle G. Simmons
Apr 10, 2010
SIMMONS, EARLE G., 85, of Wakefield and North Kingstown, formerly of Warwick, died Saturday at South County Hospital. Born in North Dighton, MA, December 18, 1924, the son of the late Leon E. and Grace (Hammond) Simmons. Mr. Simmons served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during W.W. II and was a graduate of Brown University Class of...
Francis Ceasar Fayerweather
Apr 10, 2010
Francis "Ceasar" Fayerweather, 95, of Wakefield, died Saturday. He was the husband of the late W. Geneva (Brown) Fayerweather. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Hazard Michael and Corrine Fayerweather. Mr. Fayerweather resided in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY for 40 years, where he was employed for Dynamic Instruments, retiring in 1983. He returned...
Effie K. Davis
Apr 9, 2010
Effie K Davis, 88, of South Pier Rd, Narragansett, died April 9th in hospice at South County Hospital. A long time resident of North Kingstown RI, she was the wife of the late Milton D. Davis Jr. of N. Kingstown. Born in Arlington County Virginia she was the daughter of the late Enoch and Leeona (Ross) Adams and the...
Mildred E. Worthen
Apr 8, 2010
Mildred Elizabeth “Betty” (Shumway) Worthen, age 80, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 8, 2010, after courageously living with ovarian cancer for 22 years. She was the beloved wife of Leonard R. Worthen for 54 years. Born in Northampton, MA on October 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Floyd N. Shumway and...
Joseph P. Mahoney
Apr 3, 2010
Joseph P. Mahoney, 92, formerly of Broad Rock Road, died Saturday. He was the beloved husband of Pauline (Ferguson) Mahoney for 70 years. Born in Lenox, MA he was one of thirteen children of the late John and Ellen (Walsh) Mahoney. Mr. Mahoney was a civil service employee at the Quonset Naval Air Station until its closing, but continued...
Keith Edward Boisvert
Apr 1, 2010
Keith E. Boisvert, 56, of West Warwick, and formerly of South Kingstown, died Thursday. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Belva (Slone) Boisvert. Mr. Boisvert was a painter for several painting companies and he was a former volunteer fireman for the Union Fire District in Peace Dale. He served in the...
Ralph Oliva, Jr
Mar 28, 2010
Ralph Oliva Jr., 54, of Cedar Hollow Rd., South Kingstown, died Sunday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Arleen (Golick) Oliva. Born in Providence, he was the son of Ralph Oliva Sr. and Patricia (Charette) Oliva. Mr. Oliva worked in facility services at The University of Rhode Island for several years before...
Priscilla D. Berry
Mar 20, 2010
BERRY, PRISCILLA (Donle), 84, of Narragansett, died Saturday. She was the wife of Lowell V. Berry for sixty-three years; mother of Jeff Berry and his wife Cindy Cole Berry of Wakefield and sister of the late Lucille Kirkley. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Miriam (Jones) Donle. Priscilla graduated from Cranston High School...
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