Eleanor Lewis Smith
Nov 18, 2009
Eleanor (Lewis) Smith, 89, of Easley, SC and formerly of South Kingstown, died peacefully November 18th at home, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Frederick B. Smith. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Phoebe (Smith) Lewis. Mrs. Smith was a School Bus Monitor for the Narragansett...
Robert Joel Pearson
Nov 18, 2009
Robert Joel Pearson, 90, of Narragansett, died Wednesday. He was the husband of Jeanne M. (Connors) Pearson. Born in Lowell, MA, he was a son of the late Sven and Hilda (Benson) Pearson. Mr. Pearson was the owner of Pearson Painting Corporation for 52 years, retiring in 1982. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, a long...
Lyman Cranston
Nov 16, 2009
Lyman N. Cranston, 90, a retired Financial Planner of Melbourne, Florida, died November 16, 2009 in Florida. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Kenyon Crandall of Wakefield, whom he married in 1947. After her death in 1988, he married Marjorie McKelvey of Melbourne, FL Born in Wakefield on October 6, 1919, he was a son of the...
Virginia E. Anthony
Nov 15, 2009
Virginia E. Anthony, 83, of Wakefield, died Sunday. She was the wife of Richard C. Anthony, they were married 63 years. Born in Branford, CT, she was a daughter of the late George and Selma (Osterholm) Grebay. She was a graduate of Rogers High School in Newport and she received her Nursing Diploma from Union Hospital in Fall River,...
Carol Ann Christensen
Nov 15, 2009
Carol Ann Christensen, 72 of Peace Dale, RI died on November 15, 2009. Miss Christensen was the daughter of the late Ethel (Gould) Christensen Rosenbalm and the late Harry Paul Christensen. Miss Christensen is survived by her best friend for 32 years, Marjorie J. Hanson, of Hope Valley, RI.; four nephews, five nieces, fifteen great nieces and nephews, and...
Allen F. Bouressa
Nov 12, 2009
Allen F. Bouressa, 81, of Charlestown, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was born June 24, 1928 in Providence to Theresa R. Finnegan and Allen F. Bouressa. He lived in the Providence area for 43 years before moving to Narragansett, and then retiring in Charlestown, and Florida. Allen is...
Vincent Rudolph Dr. Turco
Nov 6, 2009
Dr. Vincent Rudolph Turco (Bob) passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 6. Dr. Turco was born in 1930 in Westerly, to the late Natale and Rosina (Russo) Turco. Married 53 years to his beloved wife LaVerne (Lovey) Turco (Kiss). Survived by his children, Patricia McConnell of Narragansett, Katherine Turco of AK , Vincent J.P. Turco of...
Michael G. Pierik, Md
Nov 6, 2009
Michael G. Pierik, MD, 88, of Wakefield and formerly of Providence, Barrington and Richmond, died Friday. He was the husband of Deborah (Thomas) Pierik. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Herman T. and Elizabeth (Greenwood) Pierik. A Rhode Island resident most of his life, he graduated from La Salle Academy in 1939 and Rhode...
Geraldine I. Adams
Nov 6, 2009
Geraldine I. Adams, of Narragansett, died Friday, November 6th. She was the wife of the late Clyde B. Adams. Born February 8, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Lucy (Sweeney) Huntoon. Mrs. Adams was an Executive Secretary for General Electric, retiring in 1983. She was a communicant of St. Thomas More Church...
Mary Anna Garlick
Nov 4, 2009
Mary Anna Garlick, 90 of West Kingston, died Wednesday. She was the wife of the late Raymond E. Garlick. Born in Worcester, MA she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marian St. Amand. A devoted mother and grandmother, she enjoyed cooking, baking and singing. She is survived by six children, Patricia Tougas of Carolina, Carolyn Bergstrom of...
Mary Lou Deciantis
Nov 3, 2009
Mary Lou DeCiantis, 59, of What Cheer Rd., passed away Tuesday at home surrounded by the love of her family. To have known Mary Lou meant you were inspired by positivity and strength and reminded to always carry humor, hope and love in your heart. Mary Lou was a uniquely special spirit, and the light she provided in the...
Rosalind Grossman
Nov 2, 2009
Rosalind Grossman, 93, of Narragansett, RI, and formerly of Muskegon, MI, died Monday November 2nd. She was the wife of the late Herman Grossman. Born in Gallion, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Morris and Sarah (Haberman) Morgan. Mrs. Grossman was a principal in Grossman’s Department Store and she founded and operated a chain of women’s apparel...
Alyce Machado
Nov 2, 2009
Alyce Brown Champlin Machado,73, of Peace Dale, passed away Monday. She was the former wife of the late Abel R. Machado and longtime companion of Albert J. Gonsalves Jr. Born in South County, she was the daughter of the late George and Alice (Brown) Champlin. Mrs. Machado was a direct descendent of the Royal House of Canonicus and a...
Isabelle D. Crook
Oct 29, 2009
Isabelle D. Crook,80, formerly of Silver Lake Ave, Wakefield, died Thursday. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Imelda J. (Chartier) Dusseault. Mrs. Crook taught for the Armed Services in Japan and France and was a School Teacher for the Exeter Public School System for over twelve years before retiring in 1974. She...
John R. Gowell
Oct 26, 2009
John R. Gowell, of Wakefield, died Monday at home. He was the husband of Nina F. (Nix) Gowell, they were married for 59 years. Born in Portland, Maine, he was a son of the late Ernest E. and Ruby B. (Randall) Gowell and he graduated from South Portland High School in 1934, and the University of Maine, Orono in...
Edward L. O'Brien, Sr.
Oct 26, 2009
Edward L. O’Brien, Sr., 86, of Narragansett, RI, died on Monday, October 26, 2009 while visiting family members in Hollywood, FL. He was the husband of Eleanor E. (Bari) O’Brien with whom he would have celebrated 63 years of marriage on Nov 3, 2009. He was born in Pawtucket and was a son of the late Thomas E. and...
Rosemary Humer Warburton
Oct 19, 2009
Rosemary Warburton(Humer), 81, of Kimberly Drive, died Monday. She was the wife of Ralph A. Warburton for 58 years. Born in West Allis, WI, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mathilda (Jarvas) Humer. Mrs. Warburton worked as a sportswear buyer for the former Gladdings Department Store. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church,...
Marilyn A. White
Oct 12, 2009
Marilyn A. White, 75, of Riverside Dr., Wakefield, died unexpectedly Monday October 12, 2009. She was the wife of the late George S. White and companion of Roger Barker. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Bertha Fanella. Mrs. White was a school bus driver for East Providence and Narragansett School Systems for many...
Ralph W. Browning
Oct 10, 2009
Ralph W. "Aggie" Browning, 82, of Matunuck Beach Rd., Wakefield, died Saturday October 10, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Charlotte D. (Jones) Browning. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Harold W. and Mary E. (Williams) Browning. Ralph graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1950 with...
Albert W. Damon, Jr.
Oct 7, 2009
Albert W. Damon Jr., 87, of Pine Hill Rd., Wakefield, died Wednesday at home. He was the husband of Kathryn (Chappell) Damon, for sixty-five years. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Albert W. Sr. and Barbara (Armstrong) Damon. Mr. Damon was the founder and owner of Damon’s Hardware for many years before retiring. He...
