Joseph Francis Laurie, Jr.
Nov 12, 2019
Joseph Francis Laurie, Jr., 69, of North Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Laurie, Sr. and Alice Viola (Parker) Laurie. Joe was a kind, funny, and sweet gentleman. He loved animals and children; he would always light up when they entered the room. He...
Odd Larsen
Nov 11, 2019
Odd Larsen, 92, of Charlestown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 11, 2019. He was the husband of Dora Elsa (Pettersen) Larsen for 60 years. Born in Flekkefjord, Norway, the son of the late Emil Kristian Larsen and Jesine (Jensen) Larsen. After coming to the U.S.A. in 1962, Mr. Larsen was a product design engineer for Texas Instruments, Inc....
Michael J. Robinson
Nov 10, 2019
Michael Joseph Robinson, 53, of South Kingstown, RI, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 10, 2019. Born in New Britain, Connecticut to the late Judith (Legas) Robinson and L. Michael Robinson, Michael lived in Madison, Connecticut, then on his boat, the Ella K, (for a short time) with his dog, Spot, and in a host of other locations, before settling...
James E. Harvey, Sr.
Nov 8, 2019
James E. Harvey, Sr., 62, of Bradford, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late John F. Harvey and Carmela (Barbera) Harvey. James was a strong and hardworking person with a caring heart. He loved spending time with his sons and family. James thoroughly enjoyed his retirement, which gave...
Thomas P. Cronin
Nov 6, 2019
Thomas Cronin died at home peacefully surrounded by his family at home on 11/6/2019. Born in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of Daniel and Mary (OSullivan) Cronin. He was the husband of the late Carol Cronin. He is survived by his children Tracey Cronin of North Kingstown, Kelley Cronin and her partner Deborah Sargent of Framingham, MA, Thomas...
Terrance James Horan
Nov 5, 2019
Terrance J. Horan, 78 of Narragansett, RI and formerly of Massachusetts, passed away Tuesday. He was the husband of Sandra (Smith) Horan for 21 years. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Edward and Dorothea (Smith) Horan. He along with his father raised Llewellyn Terriers and did field trials for bird hunting. Mr. Horan earned...
Filomena Rose Phyllis Bouressa
Nov 5, 2019
Filomena "Phyllis" Rose (Cerrito) Bouressa, 92, of Charlestown, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Allen F. Bouressa. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Antonetta (DeAngelis) Cerrito. Phyllis was a 1944 graduate of Classical High School and...
Viola Marie Wyman
Nov 4, 2019
Viola M. Wyman, 95, of South Kingstown, died on November 4, 2019 in South Kingstown. She was a retired elementary school teacher and the widow of James V. Wyman, the former vice president and executive editor of the Providence Journal. During her 36-year teaching career, she touched the lives of more than a thousand first and second-graders. Wyman was...
Anne M. Alton
Nov 2, 2019
Anne M. Alton, 98, of Wakefield passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Aaron J. Alton. Born in Columbus Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John B. Morton and Lila (Shumard) Morton. She was preceded in death by her brother, John Morton, Jr. Mrs. Alton received her BA degree...
Charlotte A. Barrett
Nov 2, 2019
Charlotte A. (Carr) Barrett, 88, died Saturday November 2 at RI Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Coleman H. Barrett. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Carr and Mary (Donahue) Carr, she had retired to Narragansett 25 years ago after living in Pawtucket and Lincoln. Charlotte worked for Industrial National Bank,...
Dorothy H. Fetherston
Nov 2, 2019
Dorothy Hull Fetherston of South Kingstown, Rhode Island and a resident of Brookdale South Bay, passed away on November 2, 2019 after battling declining health over the past few months. Dorothy was born on March 18th, 1924 as the second of four children to William and Dorothy Tiebout in Willimantic, Connecticut. Her family later moved to Baldwin, Long Island...
Navarre A. Patry
Nov 2, 2019
Navarre A. Patry, 60, of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Born in Euclid, Ohio, she was the daughter of Carol (Greve) Patry and the late Paul F. Patry. Besides her mother, she is survived by her siblings, Paul M. Patry, Mathew Patry, and Michele Notte. A memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas More Church,...
Mary Catherine Defanti
Nov 1, 2019
Mary Catherine DeFanti, 83, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late David Rockwell DeFanti. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Nelson G. and Helen (Nystrom) Bourret. Mrs. DeFanti was a Registered Nurse, having graduated from the Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She worked at South...
Ann Galligan Kelley
Oct 31, 2019
Ann Galligan Kelley passed away peacefully at home on October 31, 2019. Ann was born in Providence, the daughter of the late Charles H. and Virginia (McElroy) Galligan. She was the wife of Charles P. Kelley for 38 years. She is survived by her children, Andrew C.P. Kelley and Caroline K. Geiger and her husband Ross all of Boston,...
Marie C. Richard
Oct 31, 2019
Marie C. Richard (Christoff), 77, of North Kingstown, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Richard. Born in Barrington, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary (George) Christoff. Marie was an assembler for the Bostitch Company for many years before retiring. She is survived by her children,...
Stephanie L. Foster
Oct 27, 2019
Stephanie (Kearns) Foster, 53, of West Kingston, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Barry J. Foster for thirty-one years. Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of Peter and Virginia (Calitri) Kearns of South Kingstown. Stephanie previously worked as a teacher assistant for the South Kingstown School Department....
Arthur W. Wood, Jr.
Oct 25, 2019
Arthur W. Wood, Jr., 91, of Narragansett, formerly of Cranston, passed away Friday. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Arthur W. and Amelia (LHeureux) Wood. He graduated from Cranston High School in 1946 and received his Bachelors degree from Bryant College. At Bryant, he received the Gold Key Award for outstanding scholastic achievement. He served...
Jessie Mae Schoepfer
Oct 25, 2019
Jessie Mae Schoepfer, 83, of Narragansett, passed away Friday October 25th. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald W. Schoepfer. Born in Waltham, MA, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle (Pugsley) Lowell. She is survived by her niece Kimberly (Rausch) Langlais of Stowe, Vermont and cousin Myrtle Ryan of Plymouth, Massachusetts. She is...
M. Diane Manning
Oct 24, 2019
M. Diane Manning, long time resident of Narragansett, RI and recently of Portland, ME, died peacefully on October 24, 2019 at the end of a full life. Born on February 1, 1931 to Mary (Ryan) and James Hinchey, Diane enjoyed a childhood in a loving, well-read home. In 1954, she married Lester Patrick Manning, with whom she raised eight...
Ralph Groves
Oct 23, 2019
Ralph Groves, 78, of Narragansett, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen "Kit" (Murphy) Groves for 53 years. Born in Linden, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Ralph and Anne (Henry) Groves. He was a graduate of Delbarton High School in Morristown, NJ, where he was a three-sport standout. He went on...
