Edith Eddy
Aug 22, 2009
Edith Eddy, 76, of Botka Drive, Charlestown, died Saturday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of George A. Eddy. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Phebe (Hazard) Burdick. Mrs. Eddy was a secretary at the University of Rhode Island for 28 years before retiring. She was a 60 year member, a...
Catherine J. Gould
Aug 20, 2009
Catherine J. Gould, 74, of Slocum Road, Exeter, died Thursday at South County Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Norman L. Gould, Jr., they were married 55 years. Born in Narragansett, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Elena D (Lepore) Cook. Mrs. Gould enjoyed knitting and crocheting and made all types...
Elaine P. Carpenter
Aug 18, 2009
Elaine P. Carpenter, 94, of Wakefield, died Tuesday. She was the wife of the late S. Curtis Carpenter. Born in Granville, NY, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd D. and Clara (Perry) Pitcher. She was a member of the Perryville Bible Church and a former member of the Fairlawn Baptist Church in Ft. Pierce, FL. She is...
Thomas A. Matheson
Aug 16, 2009
Thomas A. Matheson, 77, of Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, died Sunday, after a brief battle with cancer. He was the husband of Margo (Barber) Matheson, they were married 48 years. Born in Springfield Center, NY, he was a son of the late Mathes and Evelyn Matheson. He graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1949 and he was a...
Lillian M. Gartner
Aug 15, 2009
Lilian M. Gartner, 83, died Saturday. She was the beloved wife of Paul N. Gartner. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late Harold E. and Irene M. (Lewis) Pray. She was the loving mother of Paul, Kurt, Karl, Neal and Kim Gartner; sister of Harold Pray; loving grandmother of seven and great grandmother of two....
Edward W. Braisted, Jr.
Aug 12, 2009
Edward W. Braisted Jr., 74, of Cornell Road, Narragansett, died Wednesday, August 12th. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth (Gulluzzi) Braisted. He was born April 14, 1934 in Mt. Pleasant, NY. Mr. Braisted was a career US Navy enlisted man, retiring in 1974 with the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class. After his discharge from the Navy,...
Robert Everett Rice
Aug 10, 2009
Robert Everett Rice, 80, of Wakefield, died unexpectedly Monday at home. He was the husband of Mary (Carr) Rice. Born in North Kingstown, he was a son of the late Lascom and Anne (Gardiner) Rice. Mr. Rice was a machinist at Kenyon Piece Dye Works, retiring in 1991 after 35 years . Mr. Rice was an avid Red Sox...
Willard G. Scheibe
Aug 9, 2009
Willard G. Scheibe, 91 of Blackberry Hill Drive, Matunuck, died Sunday at South County Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marjorie E. (Peterman) Scheibe, who passed away August 23, 2000 after 53 years together. They were married June 21, 1947. Born in Providence, RI on April 23, 1918 he was the son of Max E. and Elise...
Courntey Lloyd Davis
Aug 5, 2009
Courtney Lloyd Davis, 71, of Matunuck Point died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at South County Hospital after a year-long battle with cancer. He was the long time companion of Jean Hutchinson. His parents were the late Charles and Emily (Lloyd) Davis of Cranston, Rhode Island. He graduated from Mount Hermon Academy, received a bachelor’s degree from Colby College and...
Arthur G. Anderson
Aug 3, 2009
Arthur G. “Buddy” Anderson, 72, 0f Summer Street, Snug Harbor, died peacefully Monday at South County Hospital. He was the husband of Judith (Swenson) Anderson. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Arthur G. Sr. and Mabel (Swanson) Anderson. Mr. Anderson was the Operations Manager at Newport National Bank for 12 years, Chief Financial Officer...
Joan A. Patnaude
Jul 31, 2009
Joan A. Patnaude, 74, formerly of Green Hill Beach Rd., died Friday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Patnaude and daughter of the late Frank and Jeannette (Fournier) Jackson. Mrs. Patnaude was a secretary for Richmond Elementary School and Chariho Middle School for many years before retiring. She was a former member...
Gaynell E. Zukowski
Jul 31, 2009
Gaynell Zukowski, 91, of Austin Street, Wakefield, died Friday, July 31st. She was the wife of the late Joseph Zukowski. Born in Key West, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Eulee (Russell) Roberts. Mrs. Zukowski was the owner of Gay’s Beauty Shop in Virginia, retiring in 1965. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary in...
Joanna R. Messerlian
Jul 29, 2009
Joanna (Lombardi) Messerlian, 98, of Narragansett, RI, died on July 29th, in North Port, Fl. after a short illness. She was born in Coventry, RI. Wife of the late Crosby Messerlian to whom she was married for 55 years. Daughter of the late Santo Lombardi and Benedetta Guittari. Sister of the late Michael, Samuel and Nicholas Lombardi and Jessie...
David A. Skidds
Jul 28, 2009
David A. Skidds, 40 of Wakefield, died Tuesday at home. Born May 15, 1969 in Warwick he was a son of Clyde and Charlotte (Pyne) Skidds of Charlestown. Mr. Skidds was the former owner of DJ Marketing in Orlando, Florida. He enjoyed playing tennis. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Ronald Skidds of Wakefield and a...
Alvaro Antone
Jul 27, 2009
Alvaro Antone, 88, died Monday. He was the husband of the late Alice (Faraone) Antone. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Peter and Louisa (Pereira) Antone. Mr. Antone was a W.W. II US Army Veteran and a self employed carpenter for many years. He was the father of Carol M. Luciano, Barbara G. McElroy, Aless...
Harriet A. Whaley Henry
Jul 26, 2009
Harriet A. (Whaley) Henry, 80, of Wakefield, died Sunday peacefully, at the Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Henry. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Julia (Kinnecom) Whaley. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. Jr. and Kristel Henry of...
Jean Rita Paxton
Jul 25, 2009
Jean Rita Paxton, 74, died Saturday at Westerly Hospital. She was the wife of the late James R. Paxton. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ina (Smith) Salisbury. Mrs. Paxton was a Special Education Teacher’s Assistant for the South Kingstown School System for thirty years before retiring. She was the mother of...
Marge H. Tuthill
Jul 24, 2009
Marge Tuthill, of Great Island, Narragansett, died July 24, 2009 in Providence, R.I. She was 77. The youngest child of the late Harry Hull and Julia Maney Tuthill, Marge was born October 22, 1931 in Greenport, New York. She was predeceased by her siblings who were also her godparents, Henry H. Tuthill and Mary M. Tuthill, and by siblings...
Gloria G. Czerkas
Jul 23, 2009
Gloria G. Czerkas, 87, of Kingston, died peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Edward J. Czerkas. Born in Hartford, CT, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Anna (Arena) Composto. Mrs. Czerkas spent most of her life in Connecticut and Florida before moving to Rhode Island in...
Knapp Constance A
Jul 22, 2009
Constance A. Knapp, 81, died Wednesday. She was the wife of Theodore S. Knapp, Jr., they were married 57 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Daniel V. and Mary B. (Mulrennan) McCarthy, and summered on Block Island as a child. Mrs. Knapp was a secretary at URI for several years. She enjoyed painting, gardening,...
