Martha H. Johnson
Oct 29, 2008
Martha H. Johnson, 100, a longtime Peace Dale House resident, died Wednesday. She was the wife of the late Gosta C. Johnson Born in Barkakra, Sweden, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Hilma A. (Rasmusson) Persson. Mrs. Johnson was a baker for the South Kingstown Junior and Senior High Schools. She was a friend of the...
Edith Chmura
Oct 29, 2008
Edith Chmura, 82, of Middlebridge and formerly of Cumberland, died Wednesday. She was the wife of the late Theodore Chmura. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Blezard) Cooper. She is survived by two daughters; Nancie Moore of Wakefield and Gail Chmura of Montreal, Canada, a sister and brother in law Evelyn and...
David I. Walsh
Oct 28, 2008
David I. Walsh, 90, of Kingsland, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Hospice Center in Providence, RI. Born in Amesbury, MA, he was the only son of Nicholas and Catherine (Wall) Walsh. Predeceased by his wives Jane (Chase) Walsh and Helen (DeFina) Walsh, he is survived by his wife Constance (Foster) Walsh, of...
Kevin T. Cronin, Jr.
Oct 22, 2008
Kevin T. Cronin, Jr., 31, of Kingston, died Wednesday. Born in South Kingstown he was a son of Kevin Cronin of Charlestown and Nancy Gillespie of Kingston. He graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1996 and then attended the University of Rhode Island School of Engineering. While at URI he helped develop devices to aid disabled persons and...
George E. Sherman
Oct 17, 2008
George E. Sherman, 73, of Curtis Corner Road, died Friday at home. He was the husband of Nancy A. (Rogers) Sherman, they were married 50 years. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Rowland L. and Elizabeth (Teft) Sherman. Mr. Sherman was the owner and founder of George Sherman Sand & Gravel Company, which he...
Beverly L. Barber
Oct 17, 2008
Beverly Linda Barber of Wakefield, Rhode Island died peacefully Friday, October 17, 2008 at South County Nursing Center, North Kingstown. Ms. Barber was the daughter of the late Willis and Delia L. (Girard) Barber. Born in Westerly on November 28, 1915, she graduated from Westerly High School in 1933. She earned two degrees from Rhode Island College, a bachelor’s...
Angela M. Roth
Oct 17, 2008
Angela “Ann” Roth, 90, of Holland Drive, Wakefield, died Friday. She was the wife of Edward J. Roth. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Chiaro) Sormanti. Mrs. Roth was a Public information officer for the University of Rhode Island retiring in 1979. As a civilian during World War II, she was stationed...
Clayton J. Depot
Oct 14, 2008
Clayton J. Depot, 20, of Charles Avenue, Charlestown, died Tuesday. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of Donald J. and Beth (Farrell) Depot of Charlestown. He was a graduate of Chariho High School in 2007 and he had been employed at Holly Ridge Nursery for the past four years. He loved the outdoors, was a nature lover...
Anthony De Wardener
Oct 12, 2008
de Wardener, Anthony, 64, passed away on October 12th at his home in Narragansett surrounded by his family. Born in Wakefield, he was the son of the late Edouard R. & Aurelie (Murchison) deWardener. He earned his living designing computer programs but his true passion was his family and the game of golf. Amongst Tony's greatest qualities were his...
Philip L. Dr. Carpenter
Oct 10, 2008
Philip L. Carpenter PhD, 96, of South Bay Manor, died Friday at the manor. He was the husband of the late Helen (Eaton) Carpenter. Born in Newtown, CT, he was the son of the late Warren L. and Lucia (Avery) Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter was a Professor of Microbiology at U.R.I. for thirty years before retiring in 1975. He received...
Ronald E. Oatley, Sr.
Oct 8, 2008
Ronald E. Oatley, Sr., 70, of Pt. Judith Road, died Wednesday at the VA Medical Center, Providence. Born in South Kingstown, he was the nephew of the late Senator George Westlake. Mr. Oatley was a mechanic at Westlake’s Garage for many years. He previously had been a call man for the Narragansett Fire Department, a Narragansett Police Reserve, a...
Virginia A. Handrigan
Oct 5, 2008
VIRGINIA A., “GINGER” HANDRIGAN, 74, of Dudley Dr., died Sunday. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Harold R. and Helen (Tommila) Vanner. She was the beloved companion of Leon “Bud” Champlin; loving mother of Kerri Lynn Handrigan, Colleen P. Handrigan and her husband Thomas McGuire of Narragansett and the late Cheryl Handrigan; grandmother of Erin...
Cynthia W. Neal
Oct 4, 2008
CYNTHIA W. NEAL, 85, formerly of Emmett Lane, Peace Dale and Providence, died peacefully Saturday. Born in Walton, NY, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Marguerite (Emmett) Neal. Miss Neal was a Librarian for the Providence Public Library for twenty-nine years before retiring. She was a member of the Church of the Ascension. She leaves...
Marjorie F. Orme
Oct 2, 2008
Marjorie F. Orme, 81, of Narragansett, RI, and Naples, Fl, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at her Narragansett home. She was the beloved wife of William A. Orme and mother of William A. Orme Jr. of Brooklyn, NY; Mary Jane Orme of Wakefield, MA; Nancy K. Martini of Concord, CA; Sally R. Orme of Cambridge, MA; Betsy O’N....
Leonard W. Boera
Oct 2, 2008
Leonard William Boera, 91, of South Road, Wakefield, died Thursday. He was the husband of Jean (Castelluccio) Boera; they would have celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on October 11th. Born in New York, NY, he was a son of the late Casimir and Gertrude (Hahn) Boera. Mr. Boera was a police officer of the City of New York for...
Robert D. Cetenich, Sr.
Sep 27, 2008
Robert D. Cetenich Sr., 87, of Little Pond Rd., died Saturday. He was the husband of Myrtle H. (Tenbrink) Cetenich and the late Mildred L. (Albies) Cetenich. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late George H. Cetenich and Mildred N. (Briggs) Oatley. Mr. Cetenich was a W.W. II US Navy veteran serving on the USS Pittsburgh...
Jeanne E. Masci
Sep 24, 2008
Jeanne E. Masci, 60, of Sea View Avenue, Wakefield, RI, died Wednesday at home. She was the wife of Peter J. Masci. Born in Middletown, NY, she was a daughter of Francis and Kathleen (Imholtz) Edwards of Middletown, NY. Mrs. Masci was a certified teacher who worked in various positions in early childhood development. She is survived by a...
Thomas O'Callaghan
Sep 22, 2008
Thomas “Tom” Patrick O’Callaghan of Jamestown, RI, died peacefully in his home on September 22, 2008. The youngest of six siblings who grew up in Newton, MA, he was a renaissance man with eclectic tastes and many talents. As a teenager at the Christian Brothers School in Boston, he excelled in sports and went to Brandeis University on a...
Fsc Brother John J. Martin O'Brien
Sep 18, 2008
Brother John Martin O’Brien, FSC, 88, of the Scalabrini Nursing Home, North Kingstown, RI, died on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Brother Martin was born in Providence, RI on March 20, 1920, son of the late John P. and Elizabeth (Davidson) O’Brien. He was the brother of the late George E. O’Brien. He leaves three brothers, William O’Brien of Natick,...
Dorcas E. O'Connor
Sep 18, 2008
Dorcas E. O'Connor, 75, formerly of River Heights Drive,Wakefield, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late John “Jack” O’Connor. Born in Huntington, WV, she was a daughter of the late Hugh J. and A. Muriel (Dunne) Fraser. The family later moved to the New York City area and resided in Larchmont, NY. After attending local Ursaline schools,...
