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,...
Robert J. Silva
Sep 13, 2008
Robert J. Silva, 61, of 5 White Cap Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island died on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at his home. He is survived by Lucy (Isakson) Silva and was her beloved husband. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and was the eldest son of the late James and Elvira (Nunes) Silva. Robert was a retired Spanish teacher...
George Captain Bob Main
Sep 8, 2008
George "Capt. Bob" Main, 83, of Wakefield, died Monday, September 8th. He was the husband of the late Anne (Baldwin) Main. Born in Carolina, RI, he was son of the late George R. and Gladys (Larkin) Main. Mr. Main was a World war II veteran, commercial & sport fisherman, as well as a trapper for the federal government and...
Virginia L. Jones
Sep 7, 2008
Virginia L. Jones., 78 of Franklin, NC and Wakefield, RI, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 7, 2008. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Dr. John Paul Jones, one of the founders of South County Hospital, and the late Carolyn M. Jones. Virginia was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island...
Stephen A. Desposito
Sep 5, 2008
STEPHEN A. DESPOSITO, 57, of Linden Dr., Kingston and Naples, FL, died Friday. He was the husband of Joyce (Adams) Desposito. They recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of Roslyn Desposito of New Hyde Park, NY and the late Stephen A. Desposito. Mr. Desposito was a 1973 graduate of U.R.I. with...
William W. Smith
Sep 4, 2008
William W. Smith, 92, on September 4, 2008, died after a long life and a brief illness, leaving behind his wife of 66 years, Margaret Louise (Fassino) Smith. For the last 60 years, the Smiths have made their home on Oak Street in Wakefield, where Mr. Smith operated a sheet metal business and in his semi-retirement, did ornamental blacksmithing....
Lawrence E. Ollivierre
Aug 29, 2008
Lawrence E. Ollivierre, 66 of Fortin Road, Kingston, died Friday. He was the husband of Ann (Brown) Ollivierre. Born in Acushnet, MA, he was a son of the late Cardinal and Gladys (Heathman) Ollivierre. Mr. Ollivierre was a Narragansett Indian and was the Rights and Real Estate Officer of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, for many years. He enjoyed history...
Nan Hannan
Aug 27, 2008
Nan Hannan, 58, of Wakefield, passed away quietly at home on August 27th, surrounded by her family and friends after a long illness. She was the loving wife of Bill Hannan; loving mother of Jennifer Hannan, at home and Marisa Ferris and her husband Craig and granddaughter Brooke Ferris of Newport. Nan lived in South County for 30 years,...
Mildred C. Larlham
Aug 25, 2008
Mildred C. Larlham, 88, of Wakefield, died Monday. She was the wife of the late William Charles Larlham. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Arthur F. and Mildred (Salisbury) Lewis. Mrs. Larlham was employed at URI for many years. She is survived by her five children; William C. Larlham, Jr. of Wakefield, Barbara Larlham of...
Marion Murless Billings Harrison Spicer
Aug 23, 2008
Marion Murless Billings Harrison Spicer, 92 died peacefully at home on August 23, 2008 in Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Dr. Robert William Harrison of Kingston and the wife of the late Dr. Albert Doty Spicer of Weekapaug. She was born in New York City and grew up in New Haven, CT. and was the daughter...
Katherine Kitty Howard
Aug 21, 2008
KATHERINE “KITTY” (HOLLOWAY) HOWARD, 90, of Kingstown Road, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late Frank L. Howard, and the former wife of Eugene Winslow of New Hampshire. Born in Alton, IL, she was a daughter of the late W. Rupert and Constance Violet (Gould) Holloway. In 1939, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison...
