Alyce L. Thompson
Mar 18, 2009
Alyce L. Thompson, 88, of General Stanton Lane, Charlestown, RI, (formerly of Watertown, CT) died Wednesday at Westerly Hospital, Westerly, RI. She was the wife of the late E. Edward Thompson. Born in Tarrytown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Elizabeth (Black) Lindeau. Mrs. Thompson lived an illustrious early life growing up in the...
Carl W. Hoeflich, Jr.
Mar 17, 2009
Carl W. Hoeflich, Jr., 89, of Wakefield, died Tuesday. He was the husband of Gladys (Litwin) Hoeflich. Born in Houston, Texas, he was the son of the late Carl W., Sr. and Dora (Werner) Hoeflich. A veteran of W.W. II he served as an attaché to the US Embassy in London, England and in the Pacific Theater with the...
Harry The Mink Mars
Mar 14, 2009
Harry N. “ The Mink” Mars, 87, of Springbrook Rd., Westerly, died Saturday at home. He was the husband of Carol (Dunham) Mars and the former husband of Donna (Whitaker) Mars, the mother of his children. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Christian S. and Rosebud (Thomas) Mars. Mr. Mars was a design builder...
Edith F. Barker
Mar 10, 2009
Edith F. Barker 84, of Connors Avenue, Westerly, died Tuesday in Bradenton, FL. She was the wife of the late Howard E. Barker. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Alva (Card) Fitzgerald. Mrs. Barker was an Elementary School Teacher in the Stonington CT School System, retiring in 1972. She was an active...
Russell G. Spears
Mar 9, 2009
Russell G. Spears Sr., 92, of Charlestown, died Monday. He was the husband of the late Grace Babcock (Brown) Spears. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edmund H. and Beatrice (Smith) Spears. Retiring early from Kenyon Piece & Dye, Mr. Spears became a Master Stone Mason whose body of work beautifies many landscapes around RI,...
Betty R. Fitzgerald
Mar 6, 2009
Betty R. Fitzgerald, 85, of Succotash Rd., Jerusalem, RI, died Friday at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. She was the wife of the late P. Joseph Fitzgerald and companion of George J. Kutcher Jr. Born in Broadbrook,CT, she was a daughter of the late Mason and Ruth Ellsworth. Betty was a W.W. II US Navy veteran. She was an...
Gregory S. Boyd
Mar 6, 2009
Gregory Scott Boyd, 62, died suddenly Friday, March 6, 2009. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Lee) Boyd, they were married for thirty-eight years. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Amelia (Morris) Boyd of Windsor, CT and the late Frank J. Boyd. He retired as Director of Information Resources for the Naval War College in...
Joseph G. Boragine
Mar 5, 2009
Joseph G. “Pippy” Boragine, 94, of Quagnut Drive, Wakefield, died Thursday, March 5 at South County Hospital. He was the husband of the late Gilda (Montecalvo) Boragine and a companion to Barbara Stephens. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Oreste and Felicia (Yemma) Boragine. He was the brother of Eva Angrisani, Sylvia DeLuca, and the...
George Grandolfi
Mar 4, 2009
George Grandolfi, 83, of Deborah St., Narragansett, died March 4th, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Maryanne (Zannini) Grandolfi, they were married for 56 years. Born in Everett, MA, he was the son of the late George and Pauline (Gallo) Grandolfi. During his career, Mr. Grandolfi spent over 25 years as a supervisor in...
Dorothy S. Costanza
Feb 27, 2009
Dorothy Stelljes Costanza, a former Wakefield School Teacher, 88, of North Rd. Peace Dale, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Costanza, and sister of the late Lewis Stelljes. Born in Brooklyn New York in 1920 to John and Bertha (Kirchner) Stelljes, Dorothy grew up in Wakefield and Wyoming, RI....
Albert Joseph Greene
Feb 27, 2009
Albert Joseph Greene, 74, passed away Friday, February 27th, 2009 at home. He was the husband of Joyce (Cahir) Greene. Born in Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Bridget (Malone) Greene. Besides his wife he is survived by three daughters and sons-in-laws, Tara and Timothy Flaherty of Narragansett, Joy and Duane...
Mary A. Brandt
Feb 22, 2009
Mary A. Brandt, 78, of Blackbird Road, West Kingston, died Sunday. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late William and Caroline (McLeod) Abbott. Mrs. Brandt received her Nursing Degree from Rhode Island Hospital and was a registered nurse for many years. She is survived by two children; Robert L. Brandt of Fresno, CA and Susan...
Ella M. Brown
Feb 21, 2009
Ella M. Brown, 96, formerly of Hartford Ave, Wakefield, died Saturday. She was the wife of the late Carl A. Brown. Born in Riverside, RI, she was the daughter of the late George P. and Edith (Collins) Livingstone. Mrs. Brown was a volunteer at South County Hospital, a member of SHEMCA, the ladies auxiliary of the Snug Harbor Volunteer...
Sally G. Morris
Feb 21, 2009
Sally G. Morris, 61, of North Rd., died Saturday. She was the former wife of the late Gary W. Morris. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late W. Irving and Sarah (Platt) Gadbois. Ms. Morris graduated from Hope High School, Providence in 1965. She worked for Frencesca Dolls since 1984 and also helped with prototype work....
Elsie I. Schmidt
Feb 20, 2009
Elsie I. Schmidt, 77, of Grey Birch Court, Wakefield, died Friday. Born in South Attleboro, MA, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Janie (Hodgkinson) Hayward. Mrs. Schmidt was employed as a bookkeeper for Palasides in Peace Dale and the former Warren Pump, and she also had worked at American Power. Mrs. Schmidt had travelled extensivley and...
Joseph H. Abbott
Feb 18, 2009
Joseph H. Abbott, 85 of Narragansett Boulevard, died Wednesday evening at his home. Husband of the late Jean Abigail Gadwah Abbott, he was born in Providence, R.I. on July 3, 1923, to Thomas A. Abbott and Catherine Jane Mohan. He grew up in the South Providence and Olneyville neighborhoods of Providence during the Great Depression , the son of...
Alice M. Wilkinson
Feb 17, 2009
Alice M. Wilkinson, 80, of West Kingston, died Tuesday. She was the wife of the late Russell M. Wilkinson. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Perry S. and Mary (Kinnecome) Arnold. Mrs. Wilkinson had lived in the Rangeley/Stratton Maine area for 20 years, before returning to RI in 1999. She enjoyed crocheting and sewing....
Harold Skip Chafee
Feb 14, 2009
Harold M. “Skip” Chafee, 90, of Perryville, peacefully passed away in his home on Saturday, February 14th, after a long illness. He was the husband of H. Nadine (Dawley) Chafee and they were married 63 years. Born in Peace Dale, he was a son of the late George and Susan (Weaver) Chafee. Mr. Chafee was employed at Stanley-Textron for...
Henry Morse
Feb 13, 2009
Henry Morse, 81, of South County Trail, West Kingston, and formerly of the Peace Dale House, died Friday, February 13th. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Louis E. and Catherine (Doherty) Morse. He was the brother of Marion Carr, Frances Low and Janet Morrow. A committal service will be held Wednesday February 18th in the...
Ralph E. Spaltholz
Feb 13, 2009
Ralph E. Spaltholz, 59, of Punch Bowl Trail died unexpectedly Friday. He was the husband of Renee (Perron) Spaltholz and they were married 25 years. Born in Elmhurst, IL, he was a son of the late Gerhardt and Ruth (Winkelmann) Spaltholz. Mr. Spaltholz was an engineer with Verizon and after retiring he was employed for Arnold Lumber in West...
