Nancy L. Rieser
Feb 20, 2021
Nancy Louise Rieser, of West Kingston, Rhode Island, passed away on February 20, 2021 following a period of declining health. Nancy was the daughter of the late Marie and Mark Rieser of Narragansett, RI. She is survived by her life partner, Paola Mangiacapra, her uncle, Charles Grim of Lititz, Pennsylvania, caring and generous cousins from both sides of Nancy’s...
Carl Ruebin Jerard
Feb 20, 2021
Carl Jerard Jr. 68 of Charlestown, RI passed away on February 20, peacefully at home. Born on 02/03/1953 in South Carolina. Carl worked at Dow Chemical in Ledyard, CT for 40 yrs until he retired in 2009. Carl was an active member of the Mystic Carvers, where he mastered wood carving, he was an active member at the Westerly...
Mary Etta Faucher
Feb 19, 2021
Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great-Great Grandmother, and friend to many. Mary “Nana” Etta Faucher, 98, of Wakefield passed away peacefully on her own terms in her bed on the night of February 19, 2021. Mary was born on January 10, 1923 to Henry and Nora (Carr) Lamphere in Richmond, Rhode Island. Mary had one brother Melvin Lamphere and...
Doris A. Metivier
Feb 19, 2021
Doris A. Metivier, 92, of Coventry, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Paul A Metivier for 73 years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Theodora (Lemieux) Savard. Doris and her husband enjoyed living near the water. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed cooking. Her biggest...
Kathleen Anne Davis
Feb 19, 2021
Kathleen (Doherty) Davis of Narragansett passed away at her home on Friday, February 19, with her two sons at her side. Born October 6, 1942 in Providence to Thomas R. and Kathleen S. Doherty, Mrs Davis was a 1960 graduate of South Kingstown High School and attended the University of Rhode Island. Kathy, as she was known to her...
Cindy J. Deane
Feb 18, 2021
Cindy J. (Littlefield) Deane, 56, died peacefully at home on February 18, 2021 surrounded by her loving family and friends. Cindy was born September 28, 1964, the youngest of John Sr. and Evalene (Grimes) Littlefield’s four children. A lifelong island resident she graduated from Block Island School in 1982. She started working for Interstate Navigation in 1982 retiring in...
Carlotta Adele Whirty
Feb 17, 2021
Carlotta Adele Whirty, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Great Island in Narragansett on February 17th surrounded by her loving daughters, Sandra, Tracey, and Beth and her loving son Mark. She was the wife of the late Richard Whirty and the mother of the late Christopher Whirty and Richard Whirty. She was the loving sister of the...
Richard Thomas Male
Feb 16, 2021
Richard Thomas Male, 69, of South Kingstown, RI, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 16, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Alison (Jacobsen) Male for 41 years. Born in Amsterdam, New York, he was the son of the late John Henry Male, Jr. and June Theresa (Conley) Male. He was a Vietnam War veteran; was a materials...
Valentine R. Morin
Feb 12, 2021
Valentine R. Morin, 90, of Narragansett, Rhode Island (formally of Methuen, Massachusetts), peacefully passed away at home on February 12, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Daughter of the late Jerome O. and Estelle (Nadeau) Dube, Valentine was born February 14th, 1930 in Greenwich, Connecticut sharing her birthday with her father and younger sister, the late Theresa Desell. Valentine...
Phyllis Claire Foisy
Feb 12, 2021
Phyllis C. Foisy, 92, of Narragansett passed away peacefully at home on Friday February 12, 2021. She was born in Central Falls, R.I. The only child of H. Frank and Ida (Bernard) Foisy. Phyllis was a dedicated, valued, well respected educator and Assistant Principal while employed for her entire career by the New York Public School System. Upon retiring...
Robert F. Nolan
Feb 8, 2021
Nolan, Robert F. 88, of Wakefield passed away peacefully at Westerly Hospital on Monday, February 8, 2021. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. (Young) Nolan. Born in Rumford, he was the son of the late James H. Nolan and Henrietta (Erickson) Nolan, brother of the late James Nolan of Rumford. Mr. Nolan is survived by his...
John W. Bannister
Feb 8, 2021
John William Bannister, 75, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021. He leaves behind his wife of 51 years, Barbara (Lisabelle) Bannister and his sons John (Hyeongja) and James (Beth) Bannister. As well as many nieces and nephews. Born in South Kingstown, the son of Charles A. Bannister and Katherine (Whalen) Bannister. He was predeceased by his siblings Charles...
Mary L. Toth
Feb 5, 2021
Mary L Toth, 86, of Wakefield passed away peacefully at home surrounded with love and family on Friday February 5th. Mary was born in Pawtucket, RI, the youngest child of Richard M. and Gertrude C. Loud. She graduated from Pawtucket East High School Class of 1952. Following high school, Mary worked at the University of Rhode Island Office of...
Clarice Lillian Grear
Feb 4, 2021
Clarice Grear, 91, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, passed away on February 4, 2021. Clarice was born in Winfield, Tennessee, to the late Virgil and Frances (Troxel) Simpson. She was a graduate of the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University and became an English teacher near Atlanta, Georgia. Clarice and her beloved husband, J. Malcolm Grear, moved to Rhode Island in...
William "Bill" M. Pratt, Jr.
Feb 3, 2021
William “Bill” M. Pratt, Jr., 65, of Charlestown, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Born in Providence, he was the son of William M. Pratt, Sr., and the late Eleanor (MacLaughlan) Pratt. Bill worked for the Department of Transportation for many years overseeing construction jobs in the state. Previously, he worked at Tri-County Builders, which his father co-owned,...
Carvell Cronkite
Feb 3, 2021
Carvell Cronkite of Hopkinton, passed away February 3, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 73 years, Dolores (Seeley) Cronkite, was by his side. Carvell was born September 1, 1925 in Fort Fairfield, Maine. He was number 12 of 13 children born to Samuel and Effie (Johnson) Cronkite of Fort Fairfield, Maine. Carvell served in...
James L. O'Brien
Jan 31, 2021
James L. O’Brien, of Charlestown, R.I. died Sunday, January 31, 2021. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Edmund J. and Anne (Lawrence) O’Brien. James was the husband for 59 years of the late Joan (McClosky) O’Brien. James was a 1949 graduate of Hartford Public High School. James was employed in the truck leasing business...
Thomas David Kalyanapu
Jan 30, 2021
Thomas David Kalyanapu, 76, of Exeter, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Born in Warangal, India, he was the 2nd born child of the late Rev. KR David and Leelamma (Kothapally) Kalyanapu and the eldest son of eleven children. Mr. Kalyanapu immigrated from India to the United States in August of 1972. He had a strong work ethic...
James "Jamie" Frances Rayta
Jan 29, 2021
James (Jamie) Frances Rayta (2/6/1965-1/29/2021) of South Kingstown, RI passed away unexpectedly on January 29, 2021. A beloved son, father, brother, uncle, and plumber he was known to be charismatic and the life of the party. Jamie was the heart and soul of the Rayta family, his ability to make anyone smile was God sent. His laugh was contagious...
Leslie Joyce Mckay
Jan 29, 2021
On Friday, January 29, 2021, Leslie Joyce (Cwikla) McKay and William Charles McKay Jr., both of Wakefield RI, died peacefully within hours of one another. Leslie was born on January 24, 1945 in Manchester, CT and had just celebrated her 76th birthday. William was born on October 5, 1935 in Danbury, CT and was 85 years old. They were...
