Merrill Mason Young, Sr.
Dec 23, 2009
Merrill Mason Young, Sr. 66, of North Kingstown, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2009. He was born on October 13, 1943 in Wakefield, RI to Bernice Mae (Walmsley) Young of Slocum and the late Edward Mason Young. He was the devoted companion to Jean Golding of North Kingstown. Merrill was employed as a stone mason. He is survived...
Mary A. Zorabedian
Dec 18, 2009
Mary A. Zorabedian, 82 of Saunderstown, died peacefully on Friday, December 18, 2009, at South County Hospital with her children by her side, after a courageous battle with breast cancer for nearly 5 years. Mary was the wife of the late Richard Zorabedian. She was born in Havana, Cuba, the daughter of John and Katherine (Chakoian) Magarian, who were...
John L. Zilly
Dec 18, 2009
John L. Zilly, 88, of Narragansett, died December 18th in hospice care at South County Hospital. He is preceded in death by his wife, Eulalia O’Toole Zilly and son Michael, and is survived by children John, Christine, Patrick, Peg, and Jim, eleven grand children, and two great-grandchildren. Born in Southington, Connecticut, ‘Jack’ attended Cheshire Academy and the University of...
Shirley E. Murray-Snee
Dec 13, 2009
MURRAY-SNEE, SHIRLEY E., 86, of Castle Rock Drive, died Sunday. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Eva (Martin) Guillette . Mrs. Snee was a chip coordinator at Blue Cross and Blue Shield for several years before retiring. She leaves a daughter Beth A. Ulricksen of Charlestown; sons, Steven M. Murray of Cranston...
Beatrice H. Sparks
Dec 9, 2009
Beatrice H. Sparks, 88, of East Matunuck and Green Hill, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009, surrounded by her loving family at the Westerly Nursing Home. Born in Providence, on February 26, 1921, she was the daughter of the late George and Lucy Cagnon Harrison of Providence. Beatrice graduated from Central High School in Providence and later from Bryant...
Ann Fitzgerald Knowles
Dec 8, 2009
Ann FitzGerald Knowles, 64, of Narragansett, went home on Tuesday. She was the wife of Raymond Knowles. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis C. and Margaret (Devlin) FitzGerald. Ann worked in real estate for over 30 years in Rhode Island. She enjoyed family, friends and laughter, and participated in those things every single day...
Ruth M. Pat Horrocks
Dec 6, 2009
Ruth M. "Pat" Horrocks, 76, of Kingston, died Sunday. She was the wife of Robert H. Horrocks, they were married 57 years. Born in Waterbury, CT, she was a daughter of the late J. Stanley and Ruth (Dalleywater) Brady. She will be remembered as being devoted to her family, enjoying cooking, reading, doing needlepoint and loving animals. Besides her...
Carl S. King, Jr.
Dec 6, 2009
Carl S. King Jr., 88, of Wyndham Way, Wakefield, died Sunday at home. He was born June 14, 1921, in Exeter, RI. He was the 5th child of Hannah (Barry) King and Carl S. King Sr. The Kings had one other son after Carl, completing their family of five boys and one girl. At the age of 5 months...
John Vieira
Dec 5, 2009
John Vieira, 91, of Wakefield, died Saturday. He was the husband of Angelina Vieira for 63 years. Born in Fairhaven, MA, he was a son of the late Bento and Maria (doCarmo) Vieira. Mr. Vieira was an Aircraft Mechanic at Quonset Naval Air Station, retiring in 1973. He served in the US Army Air Corp during WW II in...
Brian P. Russell
Dec 5, 2009
Brian P. Russell, 51, of Swedesboro, NJ died Saturday December 5, 2009 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Brian was born January 25, 1958 in Warwick, RI. Brian was a graduate of The University of Rhode Island where he received a B.S. in Pharmacy and a MBA in Healthcare Administration. Brian, considered a “czar” in his...
Georgia Lloyd
Dec 4, 2009
Georgia Lloyd, 82, of Rodman St., Narragansett, died Friday. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Lloyd. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth C. and Beatrice (Crossley) Chappell. Mrs. Lloyd was a recovery room supervisor at Roger Williams General Hospital for several years before retiring in 1977. She was a member...
William W. Bell
Dec 4, 2009
Reverend William W. Bell, 86, formerly of Willard Ave, Wakefield, died on Friday December 4, 2009 at the South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of the late Henrietta “Penny” (Nason) Bell. Born in Wakefield, the son of the late William C. and Rose A. (Eccleston) Bell. He attended U.R.I. and received his Masters in Theology...
Agatha Spink Littlefield
Dec 4, 2009
Littlefield, Agatha S, of West Kingston died on December 4, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivory Littlefield Jr., and is survived by her husband the Reverend John Crocker Jr. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on March 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Agatha S. Sheffield. A lifelong resident of...
Wilbert John Buxton
Dec 2, 2009
Wilbert John Buxton, 85, of Wakefield, RI, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 2, 2009. He was the devoted husband of the late Eleanor Adamson Buxton and is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law: Heather and Lenny Stein of Chapel Hill, NC; Gail Buxton and Tom Loomis of Austin, TX; and Jane Buxton and Allan Eng of Wakefield, RI. He also...
Thomas W. Dittmar
Dec 1, 2009
Thomas W. Dittmar, 67, of South County Trail, Charlestown, died unexpectedly Tuesday at home. A longtime Narragansett resident, he was the husband of Jeanne (Fish) Dittmar. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Carl & Louise (Hutter) Dittmar. Mr. Dittmar was a lifelong Point Judith commercial fisherman and former owner of the F/V Jeanne. He served...
Philip J. Wightman
Nov 28, 2009
Philip Wightman, 28, formerly of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Saturday. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Kenneth and Sharyn (Geib) Wightman. He was currently employed by Geib Refining Corp. and had attended South Kingstown High School and Chariho Vocational Technical School. In his spare time he enjoyed boating and fishing. Besides his parents he is survived by,...
Russell H. Dr. Dobelstein
Nov 28, 2009
Dr. Russell H. Dobelstein, 82, of Charlestown, RI, son of Edward & Bertha (Pekrul) Dobelstein, brother to Dorothy (Dobelstein) Schweitzer, Robert Dobelstein, and Raymond Dobelstein, passed away peacefully in his home while watching college football on Saturday, November 28th. Russ lived a very full life with many challenges and many rewards. He is the youngest player in the history...
James S. Thayer, Jr.
Nov 28, 2009
James S. Thayer, 66, of Wakefield, died Saturday at home. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Hoeflich) Thayer. Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late James S., Sr. and Inez (Gardner) Thayer. Mr. Thayer was a commercial fisherman for many years. He was a charter member of the Washington County Tractor Pullers, a 50 year...
Bonnie Rose Fulton
Nov 26, 2009
Bonnie Rose Fulton, 87, died Thursday, November 26, 2009, at South Bay Manor, South Kingstown, Rhode Island. She was the wife of the late Cornelius Fulton, Jr., former Army Air Corp Captain of the B-29, the “Battlin Bonnie” and mother of the late Melinda Sue Schulte of Roscoe, New York. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter...
Mary C. Dawson
Nov 23, 2009
Mary C. Dawson, 88, of Traymore Street, Charlestown, died Monday. She was the wife of the late John C. Dawson, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Pasquelina “Nellie” (D’Agostino) Paolucci. Mrs. Dawson was employed at URI for many years, retiring in 1988. She will be remembered as being a loving and devoted...
