Joan A. Patnaude
Jul 31, 2009
Joan A. Patnaude, 74, formerly of Green Hill Beach Rd., died Friday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Patnaude and daughter of the late Frank and Jeannette (Fournier) Jackson. Mrs. Patnaude was a secretary for Richmond Elementary School and Chariho Middle School for many years before retiring. She was a former member...
Gaynell E. Zukowski
Jul 31, 2009
Gaynell Zukowski, 91, of Austin Street, Wakefield, died Friday, July 31st. She was the wife of the late Joseph Zukowski. Born in Key West, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Eulee (Russell) Roberts. Mrs. Zukowski was the owner of Gay’s Beauty Shop in Virginia, retiring in 1965. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary in...
Joanna R. Messerlian
Jul 29, 2009
Joanna (Lombardi) Messerlian, 98, of Narragansett, RI, died on July 29th, in North Port, Fl. after a short illness. She was born in Coventry, RI. Wife of the late Crosby Messerlian to whom she was married for 55 years. Daughter of the late Santo Lombardi and Benedetta Guittari. Sister of the late Michael, Samuel and Nicholas Lombardi and Jessie...
David A. Skidds
Jul 28, 2009
David A. Skidds, 40 of Wakefield, died Tuesday at home. Born May 15, 1969 in Warwick he was a son of Clyde and Charlotte (Pyne) Skidds of Charlestown. Mr. Skidds was the former owner of DJ Marketing in Orlando, Florida. He enjoyed playing tennis. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Ronald Skidds of Wakefield and a...
Alvaro Antone
Jul 27, 2009
Alvaro Antone, 88, died Monday. He was the husband of the late Alice (Faraone) Antone. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Peter and Louisa (Pereira) Antone. Mr. Antone was a W.W. II US Army Veteran and a self employed carpenter for many years. He was the father of Carol M. Luciano, Barbara G. McElroy, Aless...
Harriet A. Whaley Henry
Jul 26, 2009
Harriet A. (Whaley) Henry, 80, of Wakefield, died Sunday peacefully, at the Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Henry. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Julia (Kinnecom) Whaley. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. Jr. and Kristel Henry of...
Jean Rita Paxton
Jul 25, 2009
Jean Rita Paxton, 74, died Saturday at Westerly Hospital. She was the wife of the late James R. Paxton. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ina (Smith) Salisbury. Mrs. Paxton was a Special Education Teacher’s Assistant for the South Kingstown School System for thirty years before retiring. She was the mother of...
Marge H. Tuthill
Jul 24, 2009
Marge Tuthill, of Great Island, Narragansett, died July 24, 2009 in Providence, R.I. She was 77. The youngest child of the late Harry Hull and Julia Maney Tuthill, Marge was born October 22, 1931 in Greenport, New York. She was predeceased by her siblings who were also her godparents, Henry H. Tuthill and Mary M. Tuthill, and by siblings...
Gloria G. Czerkas
Jul 23, 2009
Gloria G. Czerkas, 87, of Kingston, died peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Edward J. Czerkas. Born in Hartford, CT, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Anna (Arena) Composto. Mrs. Czerkas spent most of her life in Connecticut and Florida before moving to Rhode Island in...
Knapp Constance A
Jul 22, 2009
Constance A. Knapp, 81, died Wednesday. She was the wife of Theodore S. Knapp, Jr., they were married 57 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Daniel V. and Mary B. (Mulrennan) McCarthy, and summered on Block Island as a child. Mrs. Knapp was a secretary at URI for several years. She enjoyed painting, gardening,...
Ronald L. Nocito
Jul 19, 2009
SOUTH KINGSTOWN NOCITO, RONALD L., 38, of Pike St., died Sunday at home. He was the husband of Jennifer (Fontaine) Nocito. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Sam R. and Ruth (Kettelle) Nocito and grandson of the late Sam and Connie (Faella) Nocito. Ronnie was the owner of Ronnie’s Towing and Service Station of...
Joseph A. May, Sr.
Jul 18, 2009
Joseph A. May, Sr., 82 of Tabor Avenue, West Kingston, died Saturday. He was the husband of Linda (Tucker) May and the late Barbara E. (King) May. Born in South Kingstown, he was one of ten children to the late Lewis N. Sr. and Mary (Butler) May. Mr. May was a carpenter for the Burger Lumber Company and more...
Herbert W. Behrens
Jul 17, 2009
Herbert Behrens, husband of Helen Friel Behrens, died on July 17, 2009 after a short illness. Herbert was born in Storm Lake IA on April 30, 1924. He was the son of Henry Behrens and Frieda Hagmann Behrens. He grew up in Storm Lake. After graduating from Storm Lake High School he enlisted in the United States Army Air...
Suzanne C. Kenyon
Jul 16, 2009
Suzanne C. Kenyon, 103, of Diane Drive, Kingston, died Thursday, July 16th. She was the wife of the late Edward C. Kenyon, whom she married October 3, 1931. Born June 17, 1906 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Carrie (Van Tassell) Whitaker. In New Jersey, she helped to organize and became President...
Thomas A. Gullason, Ph.D.
Jul 15, 2009
Thomas A. Gullason, Ph.D., 85, of Kingston, died peacefully Wednesday July 15th at home with his loving wife of 54 years, Betty A. Gullason, at his side. Born in Watertown, MA he was the son of the late Sarkis and Rebecca Gullason. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and became a Professor of English...
Edward Mason Young
Jul 14, 2009
Edward Mason Young, 88, of Slocum, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2009. He was the husband of Bernice (Walmsley) Young. Born in Exeter, he was the son of the late Walter Hazard and Josephine S. Reels. Mr. Young was an Army Veteran of World War II. He worked at the Wakefield Branch Company for 47 years and for...
Beverly J. Nevitt
Jul 13, 2009
Beverly J. Nevitt, 74, formerly of Warwick died Monday. She was the wife of the late Francis W. Nevitt, MD and the late Guy J. Wells. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Lillian Jansen. Mrs. Nevitt was a graduate of Bryant College. She was the mother of Guy Wells and his wife, Lauren...
James R. Mccarthy
Jul 12, 2009
James R. McCarthy, 42, of Carolina, died unexpectedly Sunday in Vermont. He was the husband of Gail (Giambazi) McCarthy. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of Carol (Tetreault) McCarthy and the late F. Robert McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy was a Regional Sales Specialist for SmartPill Corp. He just recently completed a five year term serving on the Board of...
Jacob J. Dykstra
Jul 11, 2009
Jacob J. Dykstra, 88, of Marine Drive, Snug Harbor, died Saturday, July 11. He most recently was the husband of the late Kathleen (Cole) Dykstra. Previously, he had been married to the late Mary (MacIntosh) Dykstra with whom he had a daughter, Trina. Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late Cornelius and Trina (Griek) Dykstra. Mr....
Kendall K. Drake
Jul 11, 2009
Kendall Drake, 90, of Old Post Road, Charlestown, died Saturday. He was the husband of the late Josephine (Monteith) Drake. Born in Caribou, Maine, he was a son of the late Clinton and Linnie (Cochran) Drake. Mr. Drake moved to Charlestown in 1945 and began a Potato Farm, which he ran until 1965. He then was a self-employed excavator,...
