Obituaries

Nov 23, 2022

Marcel Montcalm Dursin, Jr., 90, of Jerry Brown Farm and Wakefield passed away peacefully on Tuesday, 23 November, 2022 at Westerly Hospital. He was the beloved husband for 54 years of Leonora A. (Gilson) Dursin. Born in Woonsocket, R.I. he was the son of Marcel M. Dursin and Blanche E. “Yvonne” Salvas.

Marcel was a...

Nov 22, 2022

Caroline M. Gadrow passed away November 22, 2022 at home surrounded by family.

She was born in Newport on August 9, 1951 to Frank S. and Amy E. Perry. Carol had 4 sisters and 2 brothers. She is survived by her husband Victor Gadrow, sons Michael Costa and Patrick Gadrow, step son Daniel Gadrow (deceased),...

Nov 21, 2022

Dennis K. Johnsky died suddenly on November 21st, 2022 at the South County Hospital in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He is survived by his beloved wife Kim (Pacelle), daughter Danika (Christopher) Hodges, brother Joseph and sister Sharon Coluantano, and two grandchildren, Cora & Charles. He is predeceased by his parents, Samuel and Karolias, sister Melanie Finklea, and parents-in-law Richard...

Nov 20, 2022

Beverly (Norman) Smalley, 84, of Saunderstown, Rhode Island passed away Sunday November 20, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Leroy Smalley. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Ellis Norman Sr and Pauline (Reels) Norman.

Beverly attended South Kingstown High School. Upon graduation, she started her career at South County Hospital...

Nov 19, 2022

Anthony G. “Tony” Ciccone, 82, of South Kingstown passed away Saturday November 19, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Crawford) Ciccone for fifty-five years. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Cipirano and Maria (Ruscitto) Ciccone.

Tony worked as the service manager for O’Neill Oil for many years before retiring....

Nov 19, 2022

James Edward Fugere, 79, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully at his home and surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, November 19, 2022. He was the son of the late Sidney G. and Lillian G. (Duffney) Fugere. James was the beloved husband of Brenda K. Fugere.

James was born January 29, 1943 in South...

Nov 17, 2022

Raymond Theodore Zeller Sr., 100, of Wakefield, RI passed away in his sleep at home on November 17, 2022. Raymond is survived by his wife Anna Jones Zeller, who currently lives in Corsicana, TX with her daughter, and his children Raymond Jr. of Wakefield, RI and Kathleen Rae Zeller of Bristol, RI, and by his granddaughters Krystin Meidell and...

Nov 17, 2022

Ronald DiMatteo, 77, of Wakefield, RI (formerly of Brooklyn and Middletown, NY & Las Vegas, NV) passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on November 17th, after a courageous battle with leukemia.

He was the beloved husband to Linda (Vento) DiMatteo for 54 years and was the adored father of Gary DiMatteo and...

Nov 12, 2022

Richard H. Ellsworth, 91, of South Kingstown, also known as Dick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12th surrounded by family.

Born in Providence, he was the loving son of the late Harold and Ellen (Howe) Ellsworth and husband to the late Carolyn Lee (Redmond) Ellsworth for 56 years.

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Nov 11, 2022

Donald Dreisbach, 78, passed away surrounded by his loving family on November 11, 2022. Known lovingly as “Don”, “Dad”, “Doc”, “Mr. D”, and “Poppy” to those who knew and loved him, Donald is survived by his wife Judith of South Kingstown, RI, his daughter Shaun and her husband Philip Tucker of Essex, VT, daughter Megan and her husband Kevin...

Nov 10, 2022

Doris E. Clark (Dimon), 89, of Exeter, Passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at home. She was the wife of the late George F. Briggs and Larry Clark. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Harold N. and Mary I. (Essex) Dimon.

Doris was a cook for the Ladd Center for...

Nov 10, 2022

Coran C. Gaudet, of East Greenwich, passed away on November 10, 2022.

Born and raised in Texas, Coran settled with her husband, Desmond, in Rhode Island. Coran worked for many years in Rhode Island as an executive secretary an executive assistant at Textron and Peat Marwick in Providence.

Coran is predeceased by her...

Nov 10, 2022

Cheryl L. Gardiner (Gardiner), 64, of Charlestown, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 10, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Bertrand E. Gardiner, III for 45 years. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of Arthur and Barbara (Dimon) Gardiner of Wakefield.

Cheryl loved spending time with her...

Nov 8, 2022

Alfred W. Matteson Sr., of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8th surrounded by his family. He was the loving son of the late Frederick and Jennie (Arundale) Matteson and husband to Jean (Hopkins) Matteson.

Al was a man loved by many and certainly knew how to enjoy life. Some of his many...

Nov 6, 2022

Eugenia Louise Wild was born to Edward Herman Wild and Minnie Bertsch Wild in Broooklyn New York. She was the last of four children. Only she and her sister Catherine Skinner survived to adulthood.

After 1977 Genie worked and raised two children, Edward and Fredrika Schweers on her own while continuing to further her education....

Nov 4, 2022

Ann (Miletta) Zarrella is survived by her husband Arthur of 61 years and their four sons: Matthew and wife Kristen, Mark and wife Julie-anne, Christopher and wife Nancy, and Paul and wife Lyn. She also leaves behind 5 grandchildren: Greyson, Mia, Andrew, Aidan, and Ava.

Ann started her employment as a secretary to the director...

Nov 3, 2022

Colonel (Retired) Ronald W. Dubois, a distinguished military leader and a valued

member of the University of Connecticut Athletic staff for four decades passed away peacefully

Thursday (Nov. 3, 2022) at South County Hospital in Wakefield, R.I., surrounded by his loving family. He

was 88 years old. Ron is survived by his most...

Oct 31, 2022

Dear Elsa, Mom, Omi,

You taught us that you were born Else Wilhelmina Magdalena Thiessen, in Wohldorf Ohlstedt, in Hamburg, Germany, on February 27th, in 1937. (85 years and you only got more beautiful!) And you said many times that your parents were Ernst Thiessen and Katerina Mohr; your siblings Herman, Inge, and...

Oct 31, 2022

Alicia passed away peacefully on October 31, 2022 after bravely fighting a long illness, surrounded by her family and friends.

She is survived by her beloved son, James Conlon, who says he was very lucky to have had her as his mother. Her role as James' mom was the most important in her life. She...

Oct 30, 2022

Wenonah was and is love.

She took her journey into the spirit world unexpectedly on the morning of October 30th, 2022, surrounded in presence by her loved ones.

She loved hard, and strong, and anyone within her extensive reach felt it from coast to coast and border to border.

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