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)...
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...
