H. Winfield Tucker
Jan 16, 2010
H. Winfield Tucker, 88 years old of 946 J Tuckertown Road, Wakfield, died at home January 16, 2010. Mr. Tucker was the husband of Phyllis (Armstrong). He was born March 3, 1921 to the late Howard Winfield Tucker and Marion Louise (Kent) Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a 1943 graduate of Rhode Island State College (now the University of Rhode...
August C. Van Couyghen, Esq.
Jan 16, 2010
August Charles Van Couyghen, Esq., 85, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2010 after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Rosalind (Burns) Van Couyghen. After graduating from East Providence High School in 1942, Augie enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he earned his “wings” as a naval fighter pilot. He flew the infamous F4F...
Estelle J. Whitehead
Jan 12, 2010
Estelle J. Whitehead, 100, formerly of Narragansett and Pawtucket, died Tuesday. She was the wife of the late Marshall C. Whithead and Walter M. Czapiga. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Sophia (Starzak) Korabiowski. Mrs. Whitehead worked at Texas Instrument in Attleboro, MA for ten years and for Elderly Affairs in Providence for...
Frank A. Nota
Jan 12, 2010
Frank A. Nota, 70, of Wood Hill Rd., Narragansett, died Tuesday at South County Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. (Giuliano) Nota. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late A. Edward and Angela (Vessella) Nota. Mr. Nota was a Science Teacher for George West Junior High School and Central High School for twenty-eight...
John W. Reisert, Jr.
Jan 9, 2010
John W. Reisert, Jr., 93, of South Pier Road, Narragansett, died Saturday January 9th. He was the husband of the late Roberta M. (Burke) Reisert. Born in East Greenwich, he was a son of the late John W. Sr. and Katherine (Neilan) Reisert. He was a graduate of LaSalle Academy and Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. Reisert was...
Lucy Rawlings Tootell
Jan 5, 2010
Former State Representative Lucy Rawlings Tootell, 98, of Ann Lane, North Kingstown, formerly of Kingston and Richmond, died January 5, 2010 at Roberts Nursing Home, NK. She was the widow of the late Frederic D. Tootell, who was a former teacher, coach and athletic director at the University of Rhode Island, a 1924 Olympic Gold Medalist in Paris and...
Scott W. Champlin
Jan 4, 2010
Scott W. Champlin, 64, of Kingston, passed away peacefully Monday. Born in Westerly, he was a son of the late George H. and Alice (Brown) Champlin. He was a direct descendent of the Royal House of Canonicus and a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. He is survived by a sister, Bernice Champlin and a brother George Champlin, both...
Edwin Anthony Hazard, Sr.
Jan 2, 2010
Edwin “Eddie” Anthony Hazard Sr., 62, of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of South Kingstown, RI, died Saturday at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. He was the husband of Virginia T. Hazard. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Wallace F. and Rachel (Fry) Hazard. Edwin was a Tech Sergeant for the United States Air Force...
Toby S. Bornstein
Dec 30, 2009
Toby Sampson Bornstein, 83, formerly of Moonstone Beach Road, Wakefield, RI, died December 30, 2009 in Danbury, CT. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Mary (Lehrman) Sampson. She entered the University of Chicago at the age of 16, received a BA in Psychology in 1948, married Harold D. Bornstein Jr. of Brookline...
Randy G. Jones
Dec 26, 2009
Randy G. Jones, 53, of South Kingstown, RI, and formerly of Bolton, MA, and Dallas, TX, died Saturday after a courageous battle with cancer. For 25 years, he was the beloved husband of Paula M. Angel-Jones, a native of Munster, IN. Born in Dallas, Randy was the loving son of Gibson O. and L. Geraldine (Walker) Jones now of...
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...
