Obituaries

Apr 20, 2022

Alvin Clinton Parman of West Kingston, Rhode Island passed peacefully at his home on April 20, 2022. Alvin was born to Edgar Parman and Virginia Hilliard in 1946 in Portsmouth, Ohio. He graduated from Beavercreek High School of Beavercreek Ohio before enlisting in the Air Force, in which he served from 1966 to 1970. While stationed at Westover Air...

Apr 19, 2022

Dianne M. Towne, 76, passed away at home on April 19, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Warren Towne and oldest daughter of the late Leon and Helen Desarmeaux. Dianne was born on October 29, 1945 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children Michael Towne of Jamestown, RI and...

Apr 18, 2022

Glenn H. Gough, 77, of Charlestown, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at South County Hospital. He was the loving husband of Janice (Burrows) Gough for 57 years. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late James and Marjorie (Houston) Gough. Glenn worked for the Wakefield Branch Company for 30 years before starting his own landscaping...

Apr 18, 2022

Lindalee A. Jordan, 55, of North Kingstown, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022. She was the beloved wife of James M. Jordan. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Kermit and Natalie (Vendresca) Davis. Lindalee was the owner and publisher of the Shoreline Directory. She enjoyed bird watching; traveling and being a part of the...

Apr 14, 2022

Marcus A. Ferrelli, 88, of Exeter, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022. He was the husband of the late Delmae (Wyllie) Ferrelli. Born in West Virginia, the son of the late John and Stephania (Sarnecki) Ferrelli. Mr. Ferrelli was a marketing executive at Mead Paper, Revere Copper and Reikes Crystal. He was the owner of Chemex Corporation from...

Apr 14, 2022

Barbara A. Burbank, 79, of Hope Valley, passed away on Thursday, April 14th, 2022. Born in Pawtucke,t RI, she was the daughter of the late Waldo H. and Margaret A. (Wright) Burbank. Barbara dedicated her life to children. She was a kindergarten teacher at Stony Lane Elementary School for 32 years before retiring. After retirement she spent many years...

Apr 12, 2022

Beverly J. Kenyon, 72, of Charlestown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital, after a very short illness. Her siblings were at her side. She was born on February 24, 1950 at South County Hospital to the late LeRoy Kenyon and Eleanor (Joyal) Kenyon. Beverly had retired from Leviton Mfg. in West Kingston and...

Apr 11, 2022

Kathleen Jane (McCormack) Greco, 73, of North Kingston, RI passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 11, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Leo McCormack and Marguerite (McGorty) McCormack. She is survived by her husband of 51 years Joseph J. Greco, MD.

Kathy grew up in the city of Providence and...

Apr 10, 2022

William J. Cook, 64, of North Kingstown, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 10th. after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of his wife Anne, and cherished father to his daughter Casey. Born in Providence, son of the late Everett E. and Margaret C. Cook. Bill graduated from the...

Apr 2, 2022

John Herman Prassl III, 77, beloved husband for 53 years of Darya (Martin) Prassl, of Littleton, NH and Kingstown, RI passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022. John was born in Plainville, CT on March 28, 1945, to the late John H. Prassl Jr. (1988) and Doris (Maier) Prassl (2018). He has one sister, Edith (Phillip 2021) Bucchi of...

Apr 1, 2022

Patricia Ann (Brown) Kopka, 79, of Narragansett, passed away on April 1, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Patricia (Pat) was born on March 23, 1943, beloved daughter of the late Walter and Gladys (Marshall) Brown of Providence, RI. After graduating from St. Patrick’s Academy in 1961, Pat married John Kopka with whom she shared 59 wonderful years and...

Mar 29, 2022

George Sliva, 77, of Exeter, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at home. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Lloyd) Silva for 33 years. Born in Providence, the son of the late George and Urbina (Pizzi) Silva. George was a Head Produce Manager for Stop & Shop for 47 years and a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. He...

Mar 28, 2022

Edward Mis, Jr was born in Springfield, MA to the late Edward and Julia (Kaminski) Mis. Ed grew up in Chicopee, MA and graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive High School Class of 1966, where he was a co-captain of the varsity football team. He then graduated from Central Connecticut State College Class of 1970 in New Britain, CT. and was...

Mar 26, 2022

Lorie J. Lang (57), of North Kingstown, passed away at Kent County hospital March 26, 2022, surrounded by her family. Lorie suffered a massive heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Lang and Virginia Horsch (Boschen). She is survived by her children Lorene Lang, Lauren Champlin and Kevin Champlin, as well as two grandchildren, Aniyah Lang...

Mar 26, 2022

Eileen E. Sweet, 55, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and an abundance of love on Saturday, March 26,2022. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Horace D. and Eileen B. Sweet. She was the beloved sister of Steven Sweet and his wife Karen, and cherished aunt of their three sons, Christopher, Brandon and...

Mar 19, 2022

Albert Anthony Ferraro, Jr., 85, of Narragansett, passed away on March 19, 2022. Devoted and loving husband of Maryann (Fiore) Ferraro for 57 and half years. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Alberto and Lauretta (DeSimone) Ferraro. After graduation from South Kingstown High School, Al served in the US Marine Corps Reserve from 1955-1959...

Mar 18, 2022

(Virgil) Wayne McKeehan Jr., 57, of South Kingstown, passed away on Friday, March 18th. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL to Virgil Sr. and Shirley (Todd) McKeehan, who preceded him by death. Wayne is survived by his wife Maria (Hoehling) and their two daughters Madeline and Polyanna, all of Wakefield, RI, his daughter, Lauren McKeehan and her kids...

Mar 18, 2022

Sylvia June Baxter, 85, of Narragansett, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. She was the wife of the late Robert Baxter. Sylvia worked as a clerk for the Providence School Department for over thirty years before retiring. She was a master gardener and artist. She leaves her son, Robert Baxter and his wife Kimberly of Exeter; her daughter, Kelly...

Mar 16, 2022

Harriett J. Mitchell, 105, passed away March 16, 2022 in Zephyrhills, Florida. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Mitchell, Jr. Born in Narragansett, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Willa (Quebec) Johnston. Harriet enjoyed quilting and sewing. She was an assembler of the Eastern Star and a communicant of the Wakefield Baptist Church....

Mar 16, 2022

Warren Charles Lutzel, 92, of Charlestown passed away Wednesday, March 16th surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Warren was the son of Maxamillion and Dorothy (Reuss) Lutzel. He was the loving husband of Barbara (Giurdano) Lutzel for 69 years. Warren’s life was full of many accomplishments. From serving in the Korean war, to working as a...