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Robert A. Ryan

Robert A. Ryan

Nov 10, 2008

Robert A. Ryan, 83, passed away peacefully Monday, November 10th, 2008 at South County Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Angela (Petrecca) Ryan and they were married 61 years. Born in Providence, on he was a son of the late James and Rachael (Stackpole) Ryan, and had been a long time resident of the...

Carol Norin Fox

Carol Norin Fox

Nov 9, 2008

CAROL (NORIN) FOX, 75, of Weekapaug and West Hartford, CT, died unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 9th. She was the wife of Paul T. Fox. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Isabel (Prentiss) Norin. Mrs. Fox was the beloved mother of Kimberly Fox Egan and her husband Brian of East Norwalk, CT, Melinda Fox...

John Oakley

John Oakley

Nov 5, 2008

JOHN OAKLEY, 93, of South Bay Manor, died Wednesday. He was the husband of the late Inga (Miller) Oakley. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frederick R. and Hilda (Lucas) Oakley. Mr. Oakley was the founder of Precision Buckles Corp, a leading manufacturer of shoe buckles and shoe ornaments in the US and Europe and...

Irene Bromley Cruickshank

Irene Bromley Cruickshank

Nov 2, 2008

Irene Bromley Cruickshank, 87, of Kingstown Road, Kingston and of New London, NH died Sunday. She was the wife of Alexander M. Cruickshank and they were married 64 years. Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of the late Hollis T. and Alice (Tetlow) Bromley. She grew up in Bradford and attended the Bradford Elementary School, the Westerly Junior...

Alice F. Stock

Alice F. Stock

Oct 30, 2008

Alice F. Stock, 94, of Kingston, died Thursday. She was the wife of the late Russell F. Stock. Born in Everett, MA, she was a daughter of the late George and Katherine (McGee) Pickett. She is survived by three children, Carol Matheu of Coventry, Russell F. Stock, Jr. of Lincoln, Cathy Pellegrino of Kingston, eight grandchildren and twelve great...

Martha H. Johnson

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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