Anthony F. Centracchio
Oct 7, 2009
Anthony F. Centracchio, 89, of Narragansett, died Wednesday. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Goodwin) Centracchio. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late Aquino and Rosa (Carano) Centracchio. He grew up in the Natick section of West Warwick and attended Lockwood High School, where he played on the hockey and baseball teams. Mr. Centracchio...
Walter H. Arnold
Oct 4, 2009
Walter H. Arnold, 83, of Wakefield, died Sunday. He was the husband of the late Fernne (Berry) Arnold. Born in Auburn, RI, he was a son of the late Archibald and Elizabeth (Rose) Arnold. Mr. Arnold was employed at Arnold’s Garage along with his brothers, for over forty years. He is a US Army Veteran of WW II. He...
Robert M. Hodnett
Oct 3, 2009
Robert M. Hodnett, 82, of Shell Drake Road, Wakefield, died Saturday. He was the husband of Barbara (Major) Hodnett, they were married 41 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Daniel F. and Mary A. (Triggs) Hodnett. He graduated from Classical High School in 1944 and URI in 1951. Mr. Hodnett was a Fire Protection...
Dorothy L. Poirier
Oct 3, 2009
Dorothy L. Poirier, 80, of Overlook Rd., died Saturday. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Poirier. Born in East Greenwich, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Mary (McGlynn) Benson. Mrs. Poirier worked for New England Telephone Co. for over thirty years before retiring. She was the mother of Jane Botelho; step-mother of Robert,...
William S. Webster, Jr.
Oct 2, 2009
William S. Webster Jr., 89, of Conch Rd., Narragansett, died Friday. He was the husband of the late Mary (Holley) Webster and companion of Marguerite (Perry) Baur. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late William S. Sr. and Lena E. (Card) Webster. Mr. Webster was a W.W. II and Korean US Navy veteran. He was...
Dorothy Susan Covell
Oct 1, 2009
Dorothy Susan Covell, 99, of Jingle Valley Road, West Kingston, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late Harold Covell. Born in Providence, she owned and operated Jingle Valley Farm along with her husband. Mrs. Covell was a Rug Hooker and was a member of the Tuesday Club, she enjoyed braiding rugs, playing cards and dining out. She...
Linda Ley Ciccarelli
Sep 27, 2009
Linda Ciccarelli, 55, of Curtis Corner Rd., Wakefield, RI, died Sunday at home. She was the beloved wife of Peter J. Ciccarelli. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of A. Delilace (Remley) Ley and the late J. Richard Ley. Mrs. Ciccarelli worked as an advertising executive for Sudler & Hennessey in NY. She was a 1996 graduate...
Alfred C. Gomes
Sep 27, 2009
Alfred C. Gomes, 72, of Broad St., Pawtucket, died Sunday. Born in Onset, MA, he was the son of the late Alfred C. Gomes Sr. and Mary L. (Coelho) Gomes. Mr. Gomes was a U.S Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and later a construction manager for many years before retiring. He was a graduate of La Salle Academy...
Anne Cawley Alton
Sep 26, 2009
Anne Cawley Alton, 54, of 80 Stoney Farm Way, Wakefield, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, unexpectedly at home. She was the loving wife of Bradley M. Alton. Born in Newport, RI, on August 30, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Dorothy M. Cawley. She leaves three cherished children; Nathan of Charleston, SC, and Lauren...
Samuel Bailey Hoxsie
Sep 23, 2009
Samuel Bailey Hoxsie, 84, died September 23, 2009 at home. He was the husband of Anne (Nichols) Hoxsie. They were married for 62 years. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL, the son of the late Harry Bailey Hoxsie and Amy Barber (Allen) Hoxsie. He was a descendant of the Lodowick Hoxsie family of Sandwich, MA. His 6th...
Jacquelyn G. Piez
Sep 16, 2009
Jacquelyn G. Piez, 83, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, September 16th. She was the wife of the late Brinton “Brit” C. Piez. Born in Galeana, IL, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Dalah (Horsley) Stoewer. Mrs. Piez was employed for the Town of South Kingstown, working in the Building Inspector’s Office. She also had worked for the...
Mary R. Trench Molloy
Sep 8, 2009
Mary R. (Trench) Molloy, 91, of Wakefield, who has resided in South Kingstown and Narragansett for 40 years, died Tuesday. Born in England, she was a daughter of the late Dennis and Delia (Rush) Trench. Mrs. Molloy was the Assistant to the Housing Director at URI for 20 years and had served as a union President. She previously was...
Constance Iva Allison
Sep 8, 2009
Constance Iva Allison, 90, died Tuesday. Born on Nantucket Island, MA, she was a daughter of the late Frank E., Sr. and Iva E. (Littlefield) Allison. Her father was an officer in the United States Coast Guard and she travelled with her family to Wisconsin, Florida, Chincoteague, VA, Arlington, VA and San Francisco, CA. She graduated from high school...
Jeanne Faucher White
Sep 2, 2009
Jeanne Faucher White, 79, of Narragansett, died Wednesday, September 2, at South County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Frank M. White, they were married for 52 years. Born in Wakefield, MA, a daughter of the late Edward Faucher and Lillian (Boote) Faucher Pinto, she had resided in Narragansett since 1964. A talented artist, she studied at the...
Harold E. Gavitt
Aug 29, 2009
Harold E. Gavitt, 87, of Glenrock Rd., Exeter, died Saturday. He was the husband of Vivian (Whitford) Gavitt. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late John and Lillian (Muller) Gavitt. Mr. Gavitt was a W.W. II Army Air Corp Veteran. He worked as an oil truck driver for the Wakefield Branch Co. for forty-three years...
Lillian M. Van Wormer
Aug 28, 2009
Van Wormer, Lillian M., 86, died Friday. She was the wife of the late Harold W. Van Wormer. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Agnes (Cassidy) Brown. She was a devoted Irish Catholic. She was the mother of William, Thomas, Timothy, his wife Lynn and Mary Ellen; grandmother of eleven; great grandmother of...
John H. Bridges
Aug 25, 2009
John H. Bridges, 88, of Winter St., Wakefield, died Tuesday at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Lora (Sherman) Bridges for sixty-six years. Born in Weymouth, MA, he was the son of the late Eugene G. and Henrietta M. (Chellis) Bridges. Mr. Bridges was a dairy farmer for several farms in South County for many...
Vincent Defalco, Sr.
Aug 25, 2009
Vincent DeFalco Sr., 92, of Riviera Dr., Narragansett, died Tuesday. He was the husband of Rosina E. (Giusti) DeFalco for sixty-nine years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Vincent and Giovanina (DeRosa) DeFalco. Mr. DeFalco was a W.W. II US Army veteran and a recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He worked in...
Dorothy May Holt
Aug 25, 2009
Dorothy Brennan Holt of Boston and Narragansett, Rhode Island died on August 25 after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Holt grew up in Providence, RI, the eldest of three children of the late Harry and Charlotte Brennan. After graduating from high school in Providence, she became a legal secretary eventually joining the law department of the National Labor Relations Board...
Cheryl Noble Dewire
Aug 24, 2009
Cheryl Noble Dewire, 62, formerly of Weston, MA. and East Greenwich, R.I. died peacefully, surrounded by family on August 24, 2009. She endured her long term illnesses with unwavering courage. She was the wife of Stephen X. Dewire and the late Charles L. Callahan, III. Born in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of the late George D. and Ruth (Raftrey)...
