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David R. Sheldon
Mar 17, 2010
David R. Sheldon, 57, of Kingston, died unexpectedly Wednesday at South County Hospital. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Debbie (Oakley) Sheldon. A descendent of the Mayflower, David was a thirteenth generation South Kingstown resident and the son of the late Foster R. Sheldon, former South Kingstown Town Clerk and Mildred (Schmidt) Sheldon. He was a graduate...
Beverly G. Lockhart
Mar 17, 2010
Beverly (GRIFFITH) Lockhart, 75, of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of South Kingstown, died Wednesday at home in Palm Harbor. She was the beloved wife of George N. Lockhart for thirty seven years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Alice (Beckett) Griffith. Mrs. Lockhart was a 1952 graduate of East Providence High School and...
Raymond Edward Pates
Mar 16, 2010
Raymond Edward Pates, 44, of Kingston, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick. Born in South Kingstown on April 2, 1965, he was a son of Katherine Pates of Kingston and the late Joseph Walmsley. He was a graduate of South Kingstown High School and he was a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Besides...
Raymond A. Seguin
Mar 10, 2010
Raymond A. Seguin, 89, of Indialantic, FL formerly of Charlestown and Warwick, RI, died Wednesday in Palm Bay, FL. He was the husband of Jane (Benoit) Seguin. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Mary E. (Houde) Seguin. Mr. Seguin was a W.W. II US Navy Veteran and a graduate of New England...
Kathryn H. Lewis
Mar 9, 2010
LEWIS, KATHRYN H. (Kay), 80, of Wakefield, died peacefully at home on March 9 attended by her beloved daughters, Deborah Lewis and Richmond Lewis, and her cherished son-in-law, David Mazzucchelli. Born in Minneapolis and raised in St. Paul, this daughter of the midwest made her home in Wakefield for the past four decades. After graduating from the University of...
Marjorie A. Tucker Andre
Mar 6, 2010
Marjorie A. (TUCKER) Andre, 78, of Tuckertown Road., Wakefield, died Saturday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late Eugene D. Andre. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Pearl (Keeler) Tucker. Mrs. Andre was a secretary for Kenyon Piece Dye for over twenty-five years before retiring. She was a...
Albert R. Paul
Mar 5, 2010
Albert R. Paul, 79, of Kingstown Rd., Narragansett, died Friday at South Kingstown Nursing Home. Mr. Paul was a musician, sales representative, army and civil defense officer and entrepreneur. He was the owner and operator of Narragansett Specialty Woodcrafts on Ocean Road, Narragansett, for many years. He was the husband of Evelyn C. (Pascale) Paul, they were married for...
Virginia King Arnold
Mar 4, 2010
Virginia King Arnold, 89, of Usquepaugh, passed away peacefully March 4, 2010, at the South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Herbert L. Arnold. Born in Stonington, Conn. on August 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Charles Lewis and Alice Pearl (Browning) King. She was the loving mother of H. Richard...
Angelina M. Trillo
Mar 4, 2010
Angelina M. Trillo (TUNDIS), 93, passed away at Scalabrini Villa on Thursday March 4th after a long illness. She was the wife of the late James Trillo Sr. She was the beloved mother of James Trillo Jr; cherished grandmother of Christine and her husband Christopher Hultquist, Jamie and her husband Fritz Benz; great grandmother of Leah, Matthew, Rachel, Andrew...
Elma C. Christopher
Mar 1, 2010
Elma C. Christopher, 88, of South Road, Kingston, died Monday. She was the wife of the late Dr. John Kitchin and the late Dr. Everett Christopher. Born inn South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Smith) Cottrell. Mrs. Christopher was a Registered Nurse at South County Hospital for many years before retiring. She was...
Elmer S. Congdon
Feb 28, 2010
SOUTH KINGSTOWN Elmer S. Congdon, 87, of Post Road, Wakefield, died Sunday. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Horne) Congdon. Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late Carl G. and Lois A. (Whaley) Congdon. Mr. Congdon was an engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, CT, retiring in 1987. He was a US Navy Veteran...
Joyce Anne Gunn
Feb 26, 2010
Joyce Anne (Walmsley) Gunn, 60, of Fountain, North Carolina, formerly of Providence and South Kingstown, died Friday February 26th, 2010 at home in North Carolina. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of Anne F. (Perry) Walmsley of Warwick and the late William E. Walmsley Sr. Mrs. Gunn worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Cardiac Care at...
Nina K. Rogers-Carter
Feb 25, 2010
Nina K. (Giunti) Rogers-Carter, 84, of Hundred Acre Pond Rd., West Kingston, died Thursday surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Charles L. Carter. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Renato and Mary (Parillo) Giunti. Mrs. Carter was a graduate of Pawtucket Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse...
Carolyn L. Lieder
Feb 23, 2010
Carolyn L. Lieder (Valentino), 73, of South Pier Rd. Narragansett, passed away Tuesday February 23, 2010. Born in Pawtucket on July 13, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Caroline (Eichin) Lieder. She lived in Narragansett for over 43 years. In the 1960's she adopted two children, Lisa Lynn Laroche and Louis Valentino. She also...
Hillard G. Seaver
Feb 22, 2010
Hillard G. Seaver, 95, of South Kingstown, RI, died at home on Monday February 22, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Harriet (Hall) Seaver for 72 years. Born in Northfield, VT, he was a son of the late Harold and Alice (Hill) Seaver. Mr. Seaver was the manager of the college store at Norwich University for 39 years,...
Ed.D Thomas J. Gunning
Feb 22, 2010
Thomas J. Gunning, Ed.D, 85, retired Professor Emeritus, of Kingstown Road, Kingston, died February 22, 2010 at South County Hospital. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Frances V. (Dempsey) Gunning. Born March 22, 1924, he was the son of the late Michael J. and Elizabeth F. (Dalton) Gunning. Raised in his early youth in South Providence...
Mark S. Potter
Feb 19, 2010
Mark S. Potter, 51, of Holiday, FL and formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, February 19, 2010 in New Port Richey, FL Born in Hartford, CT, he was a son of Benjamin F. Potter of Holiday, FL and Barbara (Dware) Potter of Wakefield. Mr. Potter was the owner of Potter’s Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Inc. in South County and prior...
Edward N. Avarista
Feb 19, 2010
Edward N. Avarista, 77, died peacefully on February 19, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. He was the former husband of Marion (Masiello) Avarista, with whom he had remained friends for over fifty years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Virginia (Tortola) Avarista. He is survived by his devoted sons, Edward Avarista and...
Harold W. Red Storey
Feb 16, 2010
Harold W. "Red" Storey, 86 of Carolina, died Tuesday at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was the beloved husband of Irene Nahod-Storey and they were married 42 years. Born and raised in Barrington, he was the son of the late Harold P. and Mary (Sherson) Storey. Mr. Storey was employed by Sun Oil Company for 38 years;...
William J. Pepin
Feb 6, 2010
William J. Pepin, 66, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 following a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Born in Providence, a son of the late Raymond Pepin and the late Mary Rita (Fogarty) Pepin. Bill was married for the last twenty-three years to his loving wife Patricia F. Lynch-Pepin. He was pre-deceased by his wife of fourteen years,...
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