Ottis Mary Winslow
Apr 23, 2020
Ottis Winslow, of Wakefield, RI, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2020. She was born April 9, 1926 to Eveline (Mulholland) and Louis J. Scheuermann, in New Orleans, LA. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty years, Donald L. Winslow (1925-1995). She is survived by her children, Kristine (Glen) Rolofson of Wakefield, RI and Don...
Ronny R. Pucino
Apr 21, 2020
Ronny Pucino of N. Kingstown passed on April 21, 2020 at the age of 42. He is the son of Michael and Joyce Pucino and brother to Wendy Pucino and Julie Murray, wife of Jim Murray, with daughters Riley and Maeve. Ronny worked at Advanced Auto Body in Wakefield for over 20 years. He graduated from Bishop Hendricken in...
Marilyn Mora
Apr 20, 2020
Marilyn Hall Mora, 88, was the daughter of Claire (Greene) Hall and John J Hall from Providence, Rhode Island. Marilyn was married to Dr. George Mora, who predeceased her in 2006. Marilyn leaves beloved daughter Beth Mora and her spouse Susan Kandarian of Brookline MA and her daughter, Kate Roberts and her two children, Jack and Samuel Roberts, of...
Andrea Susan Willis
Apr 18, 2020
Andrea Susan Willis, 51, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of Marianne (Rougas) Henley of Exeter and the step-daughter of Kevin Henley of South Kingstown. Andrea was a graduate of St. Xavier’s Academy. She worked as a baker for Brewed Awakenings for many years. Besides her mother and step-father...
Elizabeth A. Parrillo
Apr 15, 2020
Elizabeth A. Parrillo, 83, of Cranston and Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert M. Parrillo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Anna (Rafferty) Goselin. Mrs. Parrillo was raised in Johnston. She was a graduate of Classical High School (1954) and received her...
Alice Margaret Rusnock
Apr 14, 2020
Alice Margaret Rusnock died peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, with Andrew Rusnock, her husband of 60 years, at her side. Born in the middle of the Great Depression in rural Illinois (Vienna), Alice was brought up to value hard work, thrift, and education by her parents, Ralph and Margaret McKenzie. She had two siblings, an older sister Mary...
James M. Shaw
Apr 13, 2020
James M. Shaw, 75, of Franklin, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2020, after a short illness. He was the son of the late James H. Shaw and Alvina (Turcotte) Shaw. He is survived by his 3 loving sisters - Mary McGowan of Portsmouth, RI, Melodie Rowland of Tiverton, RI, and Sally Marinelli of West Kingston, RI....
Barbara M. Reifsteck
Apr 12, 2020
Barbara Mertens Reifsteck, 90, passed away on April 12, 2020. Born in Bronxville, NY, daughter of the late Jacob and Emmy Mertens, the second of three children. Graduated from Cornell University with a BS degree in Sociology. She met Edward (Ted) R. Reifsteck at Cornell and they married shortly after graduation. From Ithaca, they moved to the territory of...
Elizabeth (Shippee) Aitkenhead
Apr 11, 2020
Elizabeth (Shippee) Aitkenhead Elizabeth was born in Wakefield, RI to James Shippee and Julia (Frazier) Shippee on June 11, 1926. She was the last survivor of their five children and passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the age of 93. Elizabeth was a precocious child and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1942, aged 16. She graduated from...
Brother Edmond P. Precourt, Fsc
Apr 9, 2020
Br. Edmond P. Precourt, FSC, 75, of Christian Brothers Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island, died on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Br. Edmond was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 20, 1944 and grew up in Central Falls, RI. He was the only child of the late Raymond W. Precourt and Mary T. (Bruce) Precourt. He is survived by his...
Leonard R. Worthen
Apr 9, 2020
Leonard Robert Worthen, 94, of Wakefield, passed on April 9, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in Woburn, MA on December 28, 1925, Leonard was the son of the late Alice (Ransom) Worthen and Lawrence Preston Worthen and the brother of the late Gordon A. Worthen, all of Stoneham, MA. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he was married...
Henrietta Brigada
Apr 8, 2020
Henrietta "Henriet/Henri/Henia" (Cira) Brigada, 63, formerly of Charlestown, passed away in Charleston, SC on April 8, 2020 from cancer. She was the beloved wife of Thomas "Tom" Brigada for 39 years. Henri was born on March 1, 1957, in Ludlow, MA to Rose (Skowron) Cira of Ludlow and the late Rudolph Cira. After graduating from Cathedral High School in...
Robert L. Crudele
Apr 5, 2020
Robert (Bob) L. Crudele, Sr., 86, of Westerly, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Sunday, April 5, 2020. He was the husband of the late Claire L. (Lefebvre) Crudele. He was born in Cranston, son of the late Emilio and Cecilia (Montgrain) Crudele. He is survived by his children: Nancy Lyle of...
Albert "Bud" J. Hazard
Apr 5, 2020
Albert “Bud” Hazard passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2020 from a long battle of cancer at Hope Health Hospice Care facility in Providence RI. Bud was a graduate of South Kingston High School and The University of Rhode Island where he was a champion basketball player and later played overseas in Europe. Bud lived in St. Croix...
Dr. Peter B. Baute
Apr 4, 2020
Dr. Peter B. Baute, of Block Island and Wakefield, RI, died at home on April 4, 2020, at the age of 86. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia (Cindy) Baute. Peter was born in Providence, RI on July 27, 1934, to Helen Bruckner Baute and Joseph A. Baute, MD. He was a graduate of Lockwood High School and...
Richard Thomas Casey
Apr 2, 2020
Richard Thomas Casey, 85, of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. Born in Providence on August 22, 1934, he was the son of late Joseph R. and Josephine Eileen (Cooney) Casey of North Kingstown, RI. Richard was a graduate of North Kingstown High School. He honorably served his country in the United States...
Marion "Mimi" Monta Barnes
Apr 1, 2020
Marion “Mimi” Monta Barnes, 84, died peacefully at home on April 1, 2020, after experiencing a severe stroke early in March. She spent the three weeks after her stroke quietly at home with her family. Mimi was born in Portland, Maine, in November of 1935 to Ernest Lyman Mills and Laura Roe Mills. She had three older brothers who...
Taig Steven Spearman
Mar 30, 2020
Taig Steven Spearman passed away on March 30, at home, after a brief illness. He was born on August 30,1987, in Wakefield, RI, to Jessica Spearman. He graduated from School One in Providence, RI, in 2005. His eclectic and varied career reflected his numerous talents. He spent a year working for Greenpeace in Southern California after graduating high school,...
Jean Miriam Bianchini
Mar 30, 2020
After a hard fought battle with lung cancer, Jean M. Bianchini, age 77, died March 30, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Guarino) Paventy of Waterbury, Connecticut. Jean was born and raised in Waterbury. She attended Sacred Heart High School and graduated from Bryant College in 1962. Jean lived in Cranston for 36 years...
Therese L. Dubois
Mar 29, 2020
Theresa L. (Laquerre) Dubois, 92, formerly of Coventry, RI passed away peacefully on Sunday, March29, 2020. She was the loving wife for 63 years of Francis M. Dubois. Born in Blackstone, MA on September 1, 1927, she was the daughter of Evariste and Rose-Alma (Vadnais) Laquerre. She is the devoted mother of Richard and his wife Jessica of Wakefield,...
