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Eliza Fish
Dec 8, 2008
ELIZA N. FISH Eliza N. Fish, my Mom, died at home, December 8, 2008 at 9:32 pm. Her family and some friends were there with her. I would like to give my sincerest thanks to all of you who have been there for her during the past few years. Special thanks to Louise, who stood by me to help...
Ronald W. Anderson
Dec 4, 2008
Ronald W. Anderson, 75, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2008 at Pine Grove Health Center in Pascoag. He was the beloved husband of Elaine E. (Capraro) Anderson. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Roy and Ethel (Granger) Anderson. A graduate of Providence College in 1955, Ron also served in the US Army...
Leroy Smalley
Dec 4, 2008
Leroy L. Smalley, 76, of Stoney Fort Rd., died Thursday. He was the husband of Beverly A. (Norman) Smalley, they were married for 52 years. Born in Gay Head, MA, he was the son of the late Alonzo and Edna (Belain) Smalley. Mr. Smalley worked at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics for many years before retiring and was...
Georgette D. Pepin
Dec 3, 2008
Georgette D. Pepin, 85, of West Bay Drive, Narragansett, RI, died Wednesday at home. She was the wife of the late George R. Pepin. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late George and Catherine (Reynolds) Gebo. Mrs. Pepin was co-owner with her husband of Crescent Welders Supply in Springfield, MA for many years before retiring....
Nancy Stark Hanson
Dec 2, 2008
Nancy Stark Hanson, 77, of Harbour Island, died Tuesday. She was the beloved wife of Donald W. Hanson and they were married 57 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Howard G. and Myrtle (Barker) Stark. Mrs. Hanson along with her husband, owned Brownings in East Greenwich for many years, until retiring in 1988. She...
Margaret Louise Smith
Dec 1, 2008
SMITH, MARGARET LOUISE (FASSINO), 88, died December 1, 2008, three months after the death of her husband of 66 years, William W. Smith. For the last 60 years, the Smiths have made their home in Wakefield, where Louise was active in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Women’s Club of South County, the St. Francis Women’s Club, and...
Doris A. Richiell
Dec 1, 2008
Doris A. Richiell, 68, of South Kingstown, RI, died peacefully at home on December 1st. She was the beloved wife of Peter F. Richiell. Born in Malden, MA, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Marion (Spracklin) George. Mrs. Richiell was a secretary for Allied Container, Dedham, MA and Union Camp, Newtown, CT. After retiring she became...
Amy Godfrey Earle
Nov 29, 2008
Amy (Godfrey) Earle, 70, formerly of Chimney Rock Rd., North Kingstown, has left this world in search of greener pastures with beautiful flowers. She had been residing at the St. Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich, where she fought, with grace and dignity, the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. Amy’s world was dominated by love for her family and a passionate...
Victor A. Phillips
Nov 28, 2008
His wife, Mavis, and his daughter, Jennifer Phillips, are sad to announce the death of Victor Arthur Phillips on November 28, 2008. He died peacefully at South Bay Manor Nursing Home. Born in London March 31, 1923, Victor had a distinguished career as a research metallurgist and electron microscopist. He was a graduate of the Royal School of Mines,...
Dorothy M. Jackson
Nov 26, 2008
Dorothy May (Smith) Jackson, 85, of Wakefield passed away on November 26, 2008. She leaves her loving husband of 64 years, Walter Jackson. She was the beloved mother of her children, Walter, John, and Judy and the late Kathryn, grandmother of Scott, Kathryn, Ben, Ryan, and Regan. She was a great grandmother to Caden and Ava. Born on July...
Terence J. Sullivan
Nov 23, 2008
Terence J. Sullivan, 75, of Juniper Rd., Wakefield, died unexpectedly Sunday at home. He was the husband of Judith (Sherman) Woodmansee-Sullivan. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Erminie (Barney) Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was the owner of Thomas J. Sullivan Plumbing and...
Ethel Loiuse Aucott
Nov 21, 2008
Ethel Louise (Jacobsen) Aucott, 74, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21, 2008 at home. She was the loving wife of the late John P. Aucott who died in 1996. They would have celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this November 6th. She was born in Jersey City, NJ, attended Narragansett Elementary School for several years, returned to...
John Chris Horan
Nov 19, 2008
John "Chris" Horan, 70, died suddenly on Wednesday. He was the beloved husband of Marie(Tagliabue) Horan and they were married 47 years. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Patrick J. and Ellen M. (Killoran) Horan. He attended Cranston Public Schools and graduated from the University of Rhode Island. After URI, he was the operations manager...
Dorothy M. Sarni
Nov 10, 2008
Dorothy M. (Bellavance) Sarni, 80, of Matunuck, R.I. and Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008, at her home with her daughter Karen by her side. She was a loving wife to Vincent A. Sarni for 43 years, and a devoted mother to Louise Degrass and her husband, Dennis of Matunuck, R.I., Karen Driscoll and her husband...
James Thomas
Nov 10, 2008
James Thomas, 59, of Wakefield, died Monday. He was the husband of Paula (Northup) Thomas and they were married 34 years. Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late Charles L. Sr. and Frances (DiSalvo) Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a former auto mechanic and then a welder at Electric Boat. He enjoyed fresh water fishing, music and...
Robert A. Ryan
Nov 10, 2008
Robert A. Ryan, 83, passed away peacefully Monday, November 10th, 2008 at South County Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Angela (Petrecca) Ryan and they were married 61 years. Born in Providence, on he was a son of the late James and Rachael (Stackpole) Ryan, and had been a long time resident of the...
Carol Norin Fox
Nov 9, 2008
CAROL (NORIN) FOX, 75, of Weekapaug and West Hartford, CT, died unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 9th. She was the wife of Paul T. Fox. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Isabel (Prentiss) Norin. Mrs. Fox was the beloved mother of Kimberly Fox Egan and her husband Brian of East Norwalk, CT, Melinda Fox...
John Oakley
Nov 5, 2008
JOHN OAKLEY, 93, of South Bay Manor, died Wednesday. He was the husband of the late Inga (Miller) Oakley. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frederick R. and Hilda (Lucas) Oakley. Mr. Oakley was the founder of Precision Buckles Corp, a leading manufacturer of shoe buckles and shoe ornaments in the US and Europe and...
Irene Bromley Cruickshank
Nov 2, 2008
Irene Bromley Cruickshank, 87, of Kingstown Road, Kingston and of New London, NH died Sunday. She was the wife of Alexander M. Cruickshank and they were married 64 years. Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of the late Hollis T. and Alice (Tetlow) Bromley. She grew up in Bradford and attended the Bradford Elementary School, the Westerly Junior...
Alice F. Stock
Oct 30, 2008
Alice F. Stock, 94, of Kingston, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late Russell F. Stock. Born in Everett, MA, she was a daughter of the late George and Katherine (McGee) Pickett. She is survived by three children, Carol Matheu of Coventry, Russell F. Stock, Jr. of Lincoln, Cathy Pellegrino of Kingston, eight grandchildren and twelve great...
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