James W. Leslie
Aug 29, 2020
James W. Leslie, 91, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth (Cannon) Leslie. Born in South Kingstown, he was a son of the late William and Theresa (Fleming) Leslie. Mr. Leslie graduated from South Kingstown High School, where he was voted most likely to succeed. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the...
Marilyn E. Barrington, Rn
Aug 29, 2020
Marilyn Esther Barrington, RN, 89, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at home, surrounded by her family. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Sr. and Mary Esther (Gardiner) Gardner. Marilyn was the sister of Norman Gardner, Glenn Gardner (Cathy) and Betty Rocha. She was predeceased by her sister Joyce...
Kenneth F. Richard
Aug 28, 2020
Kenneth Franklin Richard, 96, formerly of Noank, Connecticut, passed away on August 28,2020 in South Kingston, RI. He was the husband of the late Virginia Rogers Richard who passed away in 2017. Born in Pleasant Valley, PA on May 4, 1924, Kenneth was the son of the late John L. Richard and the late Catherine Elizabeth Kozaine Richard. Kenneth...
Carol W. Ohley
Aug 28, 2020
Carol (Warringer) Ohley, died peacefully on Thursday, August 28, 2020, at the age of 99. Born in Saugerties, New York, she married George B. Ohley Jr., also of Saugerties, in 1947. The couple moved to Long Island in 1951, where they raised their two children, Lillian Ohley-Tannebaum (Lee), a vocalist and musician who lives in New Port Richey, Florida,...
Andrew Eric Rusnock
Aug 27, 2020
Andrew Eric Rusnock, March 8, 1929-August 27, 2020 Andrew Eric Rusnock died peacefully on August 27, 2020 from complications associated with advanced Parkinson’s disease. He was predeceased by his wife, Alice, who died earlier this year, in April. Born on the eve of the Great Depression, Andrew grew up in western Pennsylvania, first in Smock, later in Uniontown. His...
Nancy Evelyn Conley
Aug 26, 2020
Nancy Evelyn Conley, 80, of Narragansett, passed away Wednesday, August 26th. She was the wife of the late Richard Conley and former wife of the late Frank Murray. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Mildred (Carlson) Lloyd. She grew up in North Providence and was a graduate of St. Mary Academy Bay...
Arline B. Klingensmith
Aug 24, 2020
Arline B. (Lippman) Klingensmith, former Town Clerk of Narragansett 98, passed away peacefully at home on August 24, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Bert E. Klingensmith. Arline was born April 24, 1922 in Providence, RI to Herman Jr. and Ella (Marx) Lippman. She grew up in Providence, RI and graduated from Classical High School and...
Barbara Helen Tougas
Aug 24, 2020
Barbara Helen Tougas, 88, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on August 24th. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Henry Tougas. Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Alice (Holman) Hinchliffe. Barbara loved the outdoors spending time gardening, hiking and camping in New Hampshire, and she was an avid Boston Red...
Kathleen Mary Halavik
Aug 22, 2020
Kathleen Mary Halavik, passed away at home in Richmond, Rhode Island on August 22, 2020, after a brief illness. Kat, as she was known to friends, was born October 3, 1950 at the Quonset Point Naval Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Kathleen Halavik, growing up in North Kingstown. She is survived by her brothers...
Adam S. Nisbet
Aug 22, 2020
Adam S. Nisbet, 91, formerly of Narragansett, passed away peacefully, Saturday August 22, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Helen (Drummond) Nisbet. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and he was a former Past Master of the Jenks AF & AM Masonic Lodge in Pawtucket. He is a Korean Conflict era Army Veteran. Besides his wife he is...
Caroline Mae Walsh
Aug 17, 2020
Sometime on the morning of August 17, our vivacious beloved Caroline Mae Walsh became overwhelmed by some deep underlying feelings of anxiety and depression and took her own life. Caroline was born December 18, 1998 in Providence, Rhode Island. She is profoundly missed by her mother Gayle Walsh, father Ted Walsh, sisters Alexandra and Bethany Walsh, neighbor-sister Briana Skinner,...
Gloria Ann Perry
Aug 16, 2020
Gloria Perry was born July 7, 1955 in Peacedale, Rhode Island to Elsie Hazard and Leonard Hazard. She was raised and grew up in Peacedale attending and graduating from South Kingston High School. She moved to Newport, R.I. in the early 70s and resided there until her passing. Gloria would have two children, Tia and Dennis Perry, and was...
Justin C. Geer
Aug 14, 2020
Justin C. Geer, 31 of Richmond, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 after a long battle with chronic pain from a traumatic brain injury resulting from a severe car accident March 20, 2010 . Born on October 12, 1988 he showed an aptitude for art from a young age and continued to grow his talent in a multitude...
Jeffrey David Marino
Aug 14, 2020
Jeffrey D. Marino, 64, passed away unexpectedly Friday August 14th. He was the beloved partner and husband of Patricia Leporacci-Marino for over 20 years. He was the “Big Dog” to three treasured dogs Louie, Sugar and JoJo as well as two spoiled cats Luciano and Betty-Boop. Jeff and Pat loved spending time in their ever-expanding woodland garden on Ministerial...
Gerard Mcdavitt, Sr.
Aug 13, 2020
Gerard McDavitt, Sr. of Narragansett and Middletown, NJ, passed away on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 63 years of the late Dorothy L. McDavitt. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of James F. and Helen C. (McGee) McDavitt. He attended St. Paul’s school and La Salle Academy,...
David E. Miner
Aug 12, 2020
David E. Miner, 81, passed away on August 12, 2020 at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. David was born in Utica, NY. He served 30 years in the US Navy, including service in the Vietnam War. In July of 1972 he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for Heroic Achievement. After retiring from the Navy, he worked...
Joan Elizabeth Calo
Aug 11, 2020
Joan E. Calo (Carlin), 73, of Pawcatuck, CT, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Westerly Hospital. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Lillian E. (Ford) Carlin. Joan was a banking supervisor for many years before retiring. She is survived by her children, Michael Rowan and his wife Beth of Stonington,...
David M. Chmielewski
Aug 10, 2020
89, a longtime Pawtucket resident and more recently of Narragansett, passed away at home, Monday August 10th. He was the beloved husband of Marie (Zonfrillo) Chmielewski. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Stanley and Victoria Chmielewski. David and Marie just celebrated 60 years of marriage this past year. His devotion and dedication to his wife,...
William P. Ritzau
Aug 8, 2020
William “Bill” Ritzau was born and raised in Providence, RI. He was the son of the late Mary (Streeter) and Walter Ritzau. He graduated from URI in 1957 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. In his youth, he spent many happy summers in Jerusalem, R.I., working with his grandfather, Skip Streeter, owner of Skip’s Dock. After college, Bill...
Carol Jeanne Mcmurrer
Aug 7, 2020
Carol Jeanne (Othote) McMurrer was a bright light in this world! Born in Brooklyn, NY to Agnes Josephine (Anderson) Othote and Louis Joseph Othote, Sr., Carol moved to Rockville Centre, NY as a girl and spent many blissful summers with her grandparents, Florida (Descoteau) Othote and Louis Noe Othote at 30 Pine Street, Nantucket. After high school, Carol earned...
