Joseph B. Monroe, Iii
Jun 23, 2008
Joseph B. Monroe III, 42, of Rolens Drive, Kingston, died unexpectedly Monday. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Marlene (Brown) Monroe of Kingston and the late Joseph B. Monroe Jr. Joe was a graduate of Narragansett High School. He was a stonemason and painter for many years. He was a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe...
James M. Gallant
Jun 23, 2008
James M. Gallant, 80, of Lower Farm Road, Wakefield, died Monday. He was the husband of the late Madeline M. (Maine) Gallant. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John D. and Sarah Gallant. Mr. Gallant was a firefighter for the City of Providence, retiring in 1980. He was a member of the South Kingstown BPOE...
Joseph G. Theroux
Jun 21, 2008
JOSEPH G. Theroux, 67, of Gardner Rd., Charlestown, died Saturday. He was the former husband and close friend of Martha Buck. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late Joseph T. and Aurore (Corriveau) Theroux. Mr. Theroux was a forklift operator for Arnold Lumber Co. for the last twenty years. He leaves a brother Robert L....
George D. Taylor, Jr.
Jun 19, 2008
George D. Taylor Jr., 77, of Laurel Lane, West Kingston, died Thursday at South County Hospital, Wakefield. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late George D. Taylor Sr. and Theresa (Jordan) Reels. Mr. Taylor worked for Hollis Tucker and Albert Turf Farm for many years before retiring. He was a member of the Wood River...
John M. Dr. Simpson
Jun 16, 2008
SIMPSON, DR. JOHN M., 63, of Wakefield and formerly of Beaver, PA, died unexpectedly Monday at home. He was the beloved husband of Renny (Pudussery) Simpson for thirty-nine years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Terrence G. and Elizabeth R. (Major) Simpson. Dr. Simpson was a professor of chemistry at Beaver Campus, Penn State University...
Joseph H. Geary
Jun 11, 2008
Joseph H. Geary, 85, of Linden Dr., Kingston, died Wednesday at home. He was the beloved husband of Helen (Aiken) Geary. They were married for sixty years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Joseph and Cora (O’Connor) Geary. Mr. Geary was the owner of the Ben Franklin Store in Warwick for thirty- two years...
Lena C. Pearce
Jun 8, 2008
Lena C. Pearce, 97, of Johnny Cake Trail, Wakefield, died Sunday at home. She was the wife of the late E. Joseph Pearce. Born in Vergennes, Vermont, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna Germain. Mrs. Pearce restored and refinished antiques for many years and enjoyed sewing and quilting. She was the mother of W. Joseph...
Lucille Johnsen Stelling
May 26, 2008
Lucille Johnsen Stelling, a college professor, theater critic and travel writer in Minnesota for many years died Monday (May 26) in North Kingstown. She was the author of the original Frommer’s Minneapolis & St. Paul travel guide, graced with details such as the observation that the town of Le Sueur, birthplace of two well-known figures, gave more prominent billing...
Anna P. Smerkar
May 25, 2008
Anna P. Smerkar, 86, of Saugatucket Road, died Sunday. She was the wife of the late Frank D. Smerkar. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Amy E. (Pierce) Rathbun. Mrs. Smerkar was employed at Colonial Narrow Fabric for many years. She is survived by four sons, Frank D. Smerkar, Jr. of...
Edward Hellier
May 19, 2008
Edward Hellier was born in 1917 and died in mid May 2008 in Rhode Island. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy and his sister Alice West. He is survived by his sister Margaret Howell, sister-in-law Clover Weeks, son Peter Hellier (Amy), daughters, Susan Hellier (Mike Raymond) and Sarah Boynton (Wentworth), grandson Jeffrey(Megan), great-grandson Logan, special friend...
Theresa Gietka
May 18, 2008
Theresa A. Gietka, 94, of South Kingstown, RI, and formerly of Baltimore, MD and Morehead City, NC, died Sunday at her residence. She was the wife of the late Louis M. Gietka. Born in Baltimore, MD she was a daughter of the late James and Angela (Berdych) Kucharski and she had lived most of her life in Baltimore and...
Cacilie Standeven
May 15, 2008
Cacilie E. Standeven, 85, of Rolens Drive, Kingston, died Thursday at the Scallop Shell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Walter Standeven, Jr. Born in Germany, she was a daughter of the late Anton and Katharina (Landauer) Roessner. She is survived by a two nieces, Katharina Makuch of West Kingston, Lydia Davis of Tennessee,...
James J. Doherty, Jr.
May 6, 2008
James J. Doherty, Jr., 80, of Charlestown, RI and formerly of Walpole, MA, died Tuesday. He was the husband of Elizabeth S. (Giampapa) Doherty and they were married 56 years. Born in Chelsea, MA, he was a son of the late James J. and Ellen (Murray) Doherty. Mr. Doherty operated and then owned the Brigham’s Restaurant in West Roxbury,...
Martina Dalton-Quinn
May 4, 2008
Martina W. Dalton-Quinn, 59, of Wakefield died Sunday, while at home after a four year battle with cancer. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Martin F. Dalton and Marian (Fleming) Dalton and sister of the late Robert F. Dalton. Martina is survived by her loving husband of 23 years John Quinn, her aunt, Beatrice M....
Nick Dulin
May 1, 2008
Grady Nick Dulin, 79, of Gardner Rd., West Kingston, RI, died Thursday at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Diane J. (Rochon) Dulin for 48 years. Born in Waynesville, NC, he was a son of the late Grady N. Dulin Sr. and Clara M. (Abercrombie) Dulin. Mr. Dulin was a Chemical Engineer for many years...
Louis Fenelon
Apr 28, 2008
Louis W. Fenelon, 77 of Charlestown, died Monday. He was the husband of Dorothy E. (Grattidge) Kelly-Fenelon and the late Pauline E. (Dinwoodie) Fenelon. Born in Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, he was a son of the late Paul and Emily (George) Fenelon. Mr. Fenelon was a Mechanical Engineer for Electric Boat, Division of General Dynamics, Groton, CT, retiring...
Elaine W. Henry
Mar 27, 2008
Elaine W. Henry 88, of Central Beach, Charlestown, RI died March 27, 2008 Mrs. Henry was very involved in women's organizations over the years. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a 1941 graduate of the University of Rhode Island. She is survived by two sons, Robert Henry and his wife Pamela, and Ronald...
