John William Cummings
Jun 6, 2019
John William Cummings, 57 of Clearwater Florida, and formerly of Westerly, died June 6, 2019. He is survived by his husband Sal Manzanares; a daughter Mary of Horicon WI; a son Thomas and his wife Missy of Clearwater FL; three brothers Jim Cummings and his wife Barbara, Brian Cummings, and Mike Cummings of RI; a grandson Tyler Mitsko of...
Marcella S. Mcculloch
Jun 6, 2019
Marcella S. McCulloch, 90, of North Kingstown, and formerly of Fleming Island, FL, passed away Thursday, June 6th. She was the wife of the late John Vincent McCulloch. Born in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Agnes K. Sheedy. She is survived by five children, Georgann M. Lardaro of Wakefield, Andrew R. McCulloch...
John F. Shelly
Jun 2, 2019
John F. Shelly, 71, of Wakefield passed away at home on Sunday, June 2 after a prolonged illness. His wife of 28 years, Lorraine (Pellarin) Shelly was with him at his bedside. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the late John Shelly and the late Helen (Klemanchuck) Fedorowicz. John spent his adult life as a commercial...
Kevin J. Magnotta
Jun 2, 2019
Kevin J. Magnotta, 64, of Peace Dale, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of 28 years to Christine (Carpenter) Magnotta. Born in White Plains, NY, he was the son of the late Rocco and Helen (LaMatina) Magnotta. Kevin was a master plumber for RISD for over 35 years. He...
Claire H. Wright
May 31, 2019
Claire Wright 82 of Narragansett passed away peacefully on May 31, 2019. Claire was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts on August 29, 1936 to the late Madeline (Halford) and George Crocker. Claire graduated from Cranston High School in 1953 and attended Vermont Community College the following year. She was a communicant of St. Peters By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Narragansett. Claire summered...
George Thomas Law
May 31, 2019
George Thomas Law of Narraganset, RI, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. George was born in Providence, RI on June 16, 1943 to Albert Norman and Margaret Law. He was the youngest of his siblings, Norman Law Jr. and pre deceased by Betty (Law) Tyler. Georges passing will be felt by many, but...
Robert J. Fuerst
May 27, 2019
Robert J. Fuerst, 95, of Kingston, RI, went to be with Jesus His Savior on May 27, 2019. He was bom in Vienna, Austria and survived the Holocaust as a teenager. After the war was over, he immigrated to New York City and became a successful businessman for many years before getting his Masters Degree in Social Work and...
Claire Marie Nield
May 26, 2019
Claire Marie (Beauregard) Nield, 86, of Narragansett, passed away on Sunday May, 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late Harry Nield. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret (Degnan) Beauregard. Claire was a communicant of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church for many years. She was an avid follower and...
Bruce Macdonald
May 19, 2019
Bruce MacDonald, 62, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, May 19th. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Candon) MacDonald. Born in Boston, MA, he was a son of the late Peter and Irene (Ashmanskas) MacDonald. He was raised in Braintree, MA and graduated from Rhode Island College in 1986. Bruce was a chef and had worked at many restaurants...
Donna M. Barker
May 18, 2019
Donna M. Barker, 78, of Reading, Pennsylvania, and formerly of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Norman R. Barker. Born in South Kingstown, RI, she was a daughter of the late Robert A., Sr., and Thelma A. (Quinn) Ballinger, and stepdaughter of the late C. Elizabeth (Durgan) Ballinger. She...
Elmer D. Knowles
May 18, 2019
Elmer D. Knowles, 85, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday May 18th. He was the beloved husband of the late Muriel (Kenyon) Knowles. Born in Wakefield, he was a son of the late Aldrich and Lomena (Houde) Knowles. Mr. Knowles was a mechanic for Howard Johnsons for many years. He is survived by six children, Timothy Knowles of Windsor Locks,...
Joan Martin Roth
May 18, 2019
Joan Martin Roth PhD, of Wakefield, RI passed away peacefully May 18th after battling kidney disease for more than 15 years. Joan was born in Detroit MI where she attended the Liggett School, and followed by the University of Michigan where she obtained her BA, and thereafter Joan obtained Masters Degrees from Brown University and Harvard University and finally...
Alice Lucy Adams
May 18, 2019
Alice L. Adams of Wakefield, Rhode Island, formerly of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and Leverett, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, May 18, 2019. Alice was born in Leverett, Massachusetts on March 29, 1926, the daughter of William J. and Myrtie (Nutting) Lashway. She is predeceased by her beloved husband of nearly 53 years, Robert...
Winifred Amy James
May 18, 2019
Winifred Amy (Willott) James died on Saturday, May 18, 2019. She was born on April 21,1927, in Manchester, England and was a daughter of the late John Frederick and Gertrude (Woods) Willott. She moved to Stonington, Connecticut in 1946 as a war bride. She and her husband Fred raised their family in East Greenwich, RI where she worked at...
Harry L. Hunt
May 14, 2019
Harry L. Hunt, 91, of Wakefield passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 14, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 69 years to Beverly E. (Treuer) Hunt. He was born September 30, 1927 in Andover, Massachusetts to the late Fred A. and Elizabeth (Bardsley) Hunt and became a lifelong resident of South Kingstown at the...
Marcia Swornsbourne Tenney
May 14, 2019
Marcia Swornsbourne Tenney (84) peacefully passed away at her home in Snug Harbor, RI on May 14, 2019. Born in Worcester, MA on March 20, 1935 to the late Frederick and Edith (Wilson) Swornsbourne. She grew up in North Brookfield, MA and graduated from Becker College in Worcester, MA. Since 1941, her happiest days were spent in Snug Harbor...
Ruth D. Toupin
May 13, 2019
Ruth D. Toupin, 95, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2019. She was the wife of the late Dr. Eugene Toupin, DMD. Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late Capt. William Degnan and Ruth (Nickerson) Degnan. Mrs. Toupin graduated from the Cambridge City School of Nursing in 1945 where she worked as...
Richard Sisto
May 12, 2019
Richard Sisto, 70, of Hope Valley, passed away at home on Sunday May 12th. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was a son of the late Carmine and Mary Asunta (Pagano) Sisto. Richard enjoyed singing, listening to oldies music on the radio, swinging on a swing during the warm weather, and he was known for his sense...
Audrey H. Hosley
May 11, 2019
Audrey (Holley) Hosley, 93, of Wakefield, died Saturday May 11, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Roscoe Hosley, married for 62 years. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Holley and Abbie (Tucker) Holley. Audrey graduated from Homeopathic Hospital (now Roger Williams) and worked as a Registered Nurse for URI Health Services for 13 years....
James A. Neill
May 10, 2019
James A. Neill, 57, of Matunuck, passed away Friday, May 10th. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of Jean (Hooper) Neill of Matunuck and the late Alexander B. Neill, Sr. Mr. Neill was a passionate Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan, he enjoyed the beach, living in Matunuck, fishing, going to the Sea Wall in Narragansett,...
