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Robert N. Hazard, Sr.
May 16, 2021
Robert N. Hazard, Sr., 70 of North Kingstown passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Kent County Hospital, surrounded by his family. Robert was born in South Kingstown on May 20, 1950 to his late parents Reginald Hazard Sr. and Pearl Stanton Hazard. Robert and his loving wife Wanda M. Walmsley Hazard of 55 years of marriage...
Gordon Patrick Smith
May 14, 2021
Gordon P. Smith, 81, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2021. Born in Providence, Gordon was the son of the late Sibley and Catherine (Sisk) Smith. He graduated from Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine and St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Mr. Smith served honorably in the United States Army. After serving in the Army,...
Wanda M. Hazard
May 13, 2021
Wanda M. Hazard, 68 of North Kingstown passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the Kent County Hospital, surrounded by her family. Wanda was born in Providence on November 19, 1952 to her late parents Jerry Walmsley and Olivia Perry Chase. Wanda was the loving wife of Robert Hazard Sr. of 55 years who were both stricken by...
Mary W. St. Pierre
May 13, 2021
Mary W. St. Pierre, 91, of Charlestown (South Kingstown), and formerly of Glastonbury and Bridgeport Connecticut, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021. She was the wife of the late Albert J. St. Pierre. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late John F. Windsor and Margaret N. (Neithercut) Windsor. Mrs. St. Pierre was a medical...
Michelle Marie Boisvert
May 12, 2021
Michelle Boisvert, 60 years old, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 at home surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Suzanne Lindgren of Saunderstown and Robert Boisvert of Guilford, Maine. Michelle was a graduate of Garber Travel in Boston, Mass. and worked as a Travel agent for a number of years. She worked for Club Med...
Arvo Virks
May 12, 2021
Arvo Juhan Virks, 69, of Matunuck, RI died on May 11, 2021 at home. He was the son of Dr. Johannes Virks and Hilda (Kartau) Virks. Born in Warwick, he was the first child in his family to be born in the US after his parents emigrated from Estonia following WWII. Arvo grew up in Cranston and attended the...
Patrick W. Zilly
May 11, 2021
Patrick W Zilly, 69, of Narragansett passed away suddenly on May 11th, 2021 in Narragansett, RI. He was the beloved husband of Lynn W. (Winkle) Zilly. Born in California, Patrick was the son of the late Jack and Layla Zilly. Pat retired from the University of Rhode Island and had an active lawn care business that he ran with...
Thomas Allen Hoxsie
May 9, 2021
Thomas A. Hoxsie,64, passed away Sunday May, 9, 2021. A lifelong resident of Narragansett, Tom was the son of the late Samuel Bailey and Anne Nichols Hoxsie. He was the beloved husband of Doris Aschman and devoted father of Sarah and Benjamin Hoxsie Tom was a fixture of the Point Judith Fishing community, spending over 30 years tending floating...
Deliah Jane Ellen Richmond
May 6, 2021
Deliah Jane Ellen (Curran) Richmond, 39, of Ashaway, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday May 6, 2021. Born on May 28, 1981 in Warwick, RI, she was the daughter of Teresa Reposa-Curran of Ashaway and David and Phyllis Curran of Hope Valley. Along with her parents Deliah leaves behind her twin boys Clarke Richmond and Collin Richmond and their father...
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...
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