Jane C. Ferraro
May 5, 2021
Jane C. Ferraro, 80, of Narragansett, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021. She was the beloved life partner of David A. Mitchell. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Gennaro and Frances (Hurlbert) Ferraro. Jane lived a beautiful and full life. She was loving, kind and faithful. She never carried hate or spoke a bad word...
Baxter C. Movsesian
May 4, 2021
Baxter C. Movsesian, 89, of Narragansett passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2021 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary L. Movsesian and the father of Janet Lancellotta. Born in Cranston, RI, he was the son of the late Charles and Victoria (Messerlian) Movsesian and brother of the late Melina Kashmanian. He later lived in...
Valerie Jean Champlin
May 1, 2021
Valerie was the daughter of the late, Joyce Champlin-Reels and Otis Bliss. She leaves behind four children. Chad Alan Champlin, Megan Lynn Champlin-Perry, Kellie Jean Champlin, Lesley Lynn Champlin. Her husband of 23 years, James G. Perry. She was predeceased by her son Cane Valley Spears. Valerie leaves behind her brothers, Stanley Reels, Jason Curt, Joey Stanton and Otis...
Carl R. Nelson
Apr 29, 2021
Carl R. Nelson, 99, entered into Heaven, joining his wife Harriet, on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at home surrounded by family. He was born in Providence, RI, on August 11, 1921. He was the son of the late Gustaf and Emma Nelson and the brother of the late George and Einar Nelson. Carl was concert master at Mount Pleasant...
Rachel C. Santos
Apr 28, 2021
Rachel C. Santos passed away on April 28, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Peace Dale Rhode Island on October 16, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Reginald Hazard Sr. and Pearl Stanton Hazard. She was predeceased by her sister Blessing, brother Mason, and brother Reginald. Carrying on her memory is her...
Robert John Burnham
Apr 26, 2021
Robert J. Burnham, 67, of Wakefield, passed away on Monday April 26, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a short illness surrounded by his family. Bob was the son of the late Ellis and Mary Burnham, and the brother of Paul J. Burnham of Wakefield. Bob was a devoted father and grandfather. He leaves his two sons, Michael...
Ernest D. Schmitt
Apr 25, 2021
Ernest Schmitt, 84, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 25. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Herman and Frida Schmitt. Mr. Schmitt was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He worked as a product manager at Continental Can Company for over 30 years. Ernest also spent many years volunteering his time at...
Charles Dudley Nash, Jr.
Apr 23, 2021
Charles Dudley Nash Jr., 94, passed away passed peacefully on Friday, April 23, 2021 at home with his wife and son Eric by his side. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Charles D. Nash Sr and Maud (Todd) Nash who immigrated from Jamaica and met and married in New York City. He was...
William E. Dwelly
Apr 22, 2021
William “Bill” Dwelly, 76, of Tolland, CT, formerly of North Kingstown, RI, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Margaret Linda (Wright) Dwelly. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late, Enoch “Bill” Dwelly and Helen (Babcock) Dwelly. Bill grew up in Rhode Island where his parents ran the Babbies...
Alfred Edmund Allard
Apr 22, 2021
Alfred E. Allard, 97, of Wakefield, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Williamstown, MA, he was the son of the late George and Marcelline Allard. He was the beloved husband of Doris (Dufresne) Allard. They were married for 70 wonderful years. Alfred was a commercial loan officer at Citizens Bank and...
Charles J. F. Cofone
Apr 20, 2021
Charles J. F. Cofone, 74, of South Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. He leaves behind a family he loved immeasurably, including his daughters and their husbands, Alix and Tom Moffatt, Liv and Colin Van Dyke and Amelia and Adam Piccirilli, his grandchildren, Ryan, Will, Hettie, Ada, Astrid, Charlie and James, and his wife, Judith Swift. He...
Patricia J. St. Germain
Apr 20, 2021
Patricia J. (Casey) St. Germain, 90, of Kingston, RI, passed away April 20, 2021, after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of the late George A. St. Germain. Born in Waterloo, New York, she was a daughter of the late James Frederick and Mary Louise (Conway) Casey. Pat received her nursing degree in 1952 from St. Joseph...
Shirley Jean Southland
Apr 19, 2021
Shirley Jean Southland, 84, of Wakefield, passed away on April 19, 2021 with her family by her side. She relocated to Frederick, Maryland in 2020 to be cared for by family. Born in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie (Cox) Goodwin. Due to a family tragedy she was adopted at the age of 3....
Margaret Frances Franco
Apr 19, 2021
Margaret F. Franco, 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 19, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony Franco, and her daughter Cynthia Bartlett. She is survived by her sons, Michael P. Franco and his wife Kristen of Wakefield, RI, and Steven R. Franco and his wife Jan of North Attleboro, MA. Margaret was the daughter of the...
Thomas A. Grigalunas Sr.
Apr 18, 2021
Thomas A. Grigalunas, Sr. passed peacefully at South County Hospital on Sunday, April 18, 2021 surrounded by his two children and wife, from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. Thomas was born in South Boston, MA on March 31, 1943 to his parents, Joseph Grigalunas and Rosaria (Chinchillo) Grigalunas. He was raised in South Boston and lived there throughout his...
Maria Susette Marques
Apr 16, 2021
Maria Susette Marques, 77, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021. Born in Aveiro, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Albertino and Armandina Rosa Gomes Gonçalves. In her spare time, Susette enjoyed the great outdoors, the beach, and listening to Portuguese music. She especially cherished spending time with her grandchildren. Susette is survived by her daughter Ana...
Eleanor King
Apr 15, 2021
Eleanor (Brown Riccitelli) King 90, of Peace Dale passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 15 at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. Eleanor was the wife of the late Carl S. King, Jr. She leaves behind her sister in laws, MaryAnne Brown and Karen Riccitelli, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins and many loving friends. She...
Radley Joseph Dougherty
Apr 15, 2021
Radley Joseph Dougherty, 53, of Hope Valley, passed away suddenly on April 15, 2021. He was born in San Diego, California, to Captain Robert J. Dougherty, US Navy, Retired and Ruth Anne (Lepore) Dougherty. He served in the Army from 1989 to 1993. He worked for many years as a cross country truck driver, and as a mechanic. He...
Barbara A. Lizotte
Apr 10, 2021
Barbara A. (Parker) Lizotte, 92, passed peacefully into Heaven on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Saint Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich. Born at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, on March 6, 1929, she was the loving wife of the late Wilfred E. Lizotte. They were married on January 24, 1948 and were together for 68 years before his passing in...
Nancy J. Lisi - Asprinio
Apr 10, 2021
Nancy lived a life of peace and tranquility, at home among nature and animals, she was a gentle soul with a dry wit and a hearty laugh. She was a lover of all things art, design, fashion, music, and fictional novels. Nancy grew up in Sharon, Pennsylvania and spent her summers as a child on Moonstone Beach in Matunuck,...
