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Margaret "Peg" Williams Bierden

Margaret "Peg" Williams Bierden

Jan 15, 2023

Margaret (Peg) Williams Bierden passed away peacefully on January 15, 2023.

Peg was born in Winona, MN on November 10, 1940 to Ralph and Florence Williams. She attended Winona High School and the College of St.Teresa where she earned an education degree in 1962. In Winona, she also met James Bierden and the...

Marcia Mcvicker

Marcia Mcvicker

Jan 14, 2023

Marcia McVicker died on January 14, 2023 at Newport Hospital at the age of 85. She was born and raised in the Mount Pleasant section of Providence by her parents, John J McVicker and Margaret Kilduff. She is predeceased by her brother, Jack and her sister, Maureen. Marcia leaves 8 nieces and nephews: Martha, Jack, Michael, Paul, Tricia, Maureen,...

Dr. Surendra Singh Malik

Dr. Surendra Singh Malik

Jan 13, 2023

Dr. Surendra Singh Malik passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13th at his home in Kingston, surrounded by family. He was 92. Suren was born in Kheri Patti, a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. He emigrated to the United States after completing a PhD in nuclear physics at Agra University in India (1960). He was a...

Virginia  Lee Harney

Virginia Lee Harney

Jan 12, 2023

Virginia Lee Harney of Peace Dale, passed away at her home on January 12, 2023, at the age of 90. Born in South Kingstown to her loving parents, the late Antimo and Virginia (Sherman) DiBiasio. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Harney Sr. for 56 years.

Virginia loved camping with her husband,...

Jennie Dragowski

Jennie Dragowski

Jan 12, 2023

Jennie (Janina) Drągowski, 92, of Richmond, RI passed away on January 12, 2023. Born in Łupianka Stara, Poland on August 8, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maryanne (Łapinski) Roszkowski. Jennie emigrated by herself to the United States on a ship from Poland in 1958, and met her future husband, John, shortly thereafter. Jennie and...

Melinda Ann Taylor

Melinda Ann Taylor

Jan 12, 2023

Melinda Ann Taylor, 54, of Westerly, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Ellis W Taylor, Jr. and Melinda C. (Hooper) Taylor.

Raised in Narragansett, Melinda greatly enjoyed the beach. She participated in the Special Olympics and was exceptional in their roller skating and bicycling events....

Carole Jane Healey

Carole Jane Healey

Jan 9, 2023

Carole Healey, 63, was born on November 12, 1959 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida and died on January 9, 2023 in Wakefield, Rhode Island after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Daughter of the late Honorable Edward J. Healey whose family is originally from Rhode Island, and Maureen O’Shaughnessy Healey, she attended Twin Lakes...

Thomas  Ralph Pixton

Thomas Ralph Pixton

Jan 7, 2023

Thomas R. Pixton, 60, of Carolina, RI passed away on January 7, 2023 surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Wakefield to his loving parents the late William Pixton and Lillian (Mitchell) Pixton.

Thomas loved spending time with his family, especially his granddaughter. He was always there to lend a helping...

David Vitello

David Vitello

Jan 7, 2023

David A. Vitello, 61, of West Kingston, RI passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of Robert and Olga (Zadrozny) Vitello. David was the loving husband of Laurette (Deaett) Vitello, and wonderful father to Katherine and Hannah.

David was a master plumber and...

Mary  Sciabarrasi Burchard

Mary Sciabarrasi Burchard

Jan 7, 2023

Mary A. (Cucchiara) Sciabarrasi Burchard, 96 years, of Wakefield, died on January 7, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born on July 20, 1926 in Fitchburg, MA. She was one of 13 children of the late Paul and Antonina (Sala) Cucchiara.

She was the wife of the late Samuel Sciabarrasi and the late Jack...

Catherine Martin

Catherine Martin

Jan 4, 2023

Catherine Ann (Sutton) Martin 71, of South Kingstown, RI died in her sleep Wednesday, January 4, 2023. She was the daughter of the late James D. and Mary E. Sutton of Framingham MA. Cathy was the beloved wife of Joseph P. Martin for 47 years. Cathy was the proud mother of her son Robert J. of Kittery, ME and...

Liselotte M Zarlenga

Liselotte M Zarlenga

Jan 3, 2023

Liselotte Marie (Hattenbach) Zarlenga, 90, passed away on January 3, 2023. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, daughter of the late Karl-Olof Hattenbach and the late Stina (Ludvigsson) Hattenbach. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Zarlenga.

Lee was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and individual with the brightest and kindest smile. When Lee was...

Frederick "Fred" Warren Benson

Frederick "Fred" Warren Benson

Jan 3, 2023

Frederick Benson, 80, passed away peacefully at the Scandinavian Nursing Home, Cranston, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Susan (Schwartz) Benson. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Paul and Charlotte (Morse) Benson.

Besides his wife, he is survived by his sons Matthew and his wife...

Rita Elizabeth Hicks

Rita Elizabeth Hicks

Jan 2, 2023

Rita “Gaugi” (McLean) Hicks passed away peacefully, at the age of 98, in South Kingstown, RI.

Ms. Hicks was born in New Brunswick, NJ in 1924. She married Leroy Hicks at age 18 and, as a military family, they moved frequently to locations in Indiana, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She finally settled in South Kingstown,...

Lincoln Carter Almond

Lincoln Carter Almond

Jan 2, 2023

Lincoln Carter Almond, 86, of Kingston, RI and South Wellfleet, MA passed away on January 2, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn (Johnson) for 64 years. Marilyn was his foundation and his tireless caregiver in recent years. Born in Pawtucket and raised in Central Falls during the depression and World War II, he never forgot his working-class...

Vincent Celmer Rose, Jr.

Vincent Celmer Rose, Jr.

Jan 2, 2023

Vincent (Vin) Rose of Kingston, passed away peacefully in his home on January 2, 2023 at the age of 92. He was predeceased by Alberta, his loving wife of over 60 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by his three sons, daughter-in-law, five grandchildren, as well as his 2004 Saturn.

Born and...

John L.  "Jack" Massey, Jr.

John L. "Jack" Massey, Jr.

Jan 1, 2023

Jack Massey, 97, passed away at home surrounded by the love of his family on January 1, 2023. He was the much cherished husband of Susan Bellaire for the past 28 years and the beloved father of John-Luc Phu. He was the son of the late John L. Massey, Sr. and Ethel Merkamp Massey of Pittsburgh, PA.

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Ruth Estelle Payte

Ruth Estelle Payte

Dec 31, 2022

Ruth E. (Mageau) Payte passed away peacefully at the ripe old age of 100. She was

surrounded by loving family who administered to her final needs with great care, devotion and

tenderness. She needed to leave quickly to get ready for the annual New Years Eve party with

her beloved sister and brother...

Patricia A Newsham

Patricia A Newsham

Dec 29, 2022

Patricia A. (Mackin) Newsham, ‘Pat’, 89, of Portrush Run, Estero, FL, formerly of Narragansett, RI, Shrewsbury, MA, and South Weymouth, MA, died on December 29, 2022, after a brief illness. In her final days, she was surrounded by her caring and heartbroken children. Pat was the devoted wife of the late John, “Jack,” Newsham for nearly 50 years.

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