Howard J. Whaley
May 8, 2019
Howard J. Whaley, Jr., 76, of Richmond, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at home. He was the beloved husband of Veronica A. (Pokladnik) Whaley. Born in Providence, a son of the late Howard J. Whaley, Sr. and Frances Carol (Burgess) Whaley. Mr. Whaley was a commercial fisherman out of Pt. Judith for many years before retiring and...
Philip Bo Rivard, Jr.
May 7, 2019
Philip "Bo" Rivard, Jr., 64, of South Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. He was the beloved husband of 42 years to Maureen (Foran) Rivard. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Pauline (Pulcifur) Rivard and the late Philip B. Rivard, Sr. Philip was a member of the carpenters union local #94 in Warwick...
David A. Loffredo, Jr.
May 7, 2019
David A. Loffredo, Jr., 36, of Charlestown, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Born in Narragansett, he was a son of Janice (Murray) Loffredo of Charlestown and David A. Loffredo, Sr. of Narragansett. David was a landscaper in the South County Area for many years, and he enjoyed swimming and going to the beach. Besides his parents,...
Katherine M. Wilcox
May 5, 2019
Katherine M. Wilcox, 91, of Saunderstown, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019. She was the wife of the late Byron S. Wilcox, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella (Romeo) Mancino. Katherine was a parishioner at Christ the King Church in Kingston. She is survived by her sister Lucy Wilcox; her...
William H. Robert, Iii
May 3, 2019
William H. Robert, III, 74, of Charlestown passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, May 3, 2019. He was the beloved husband of 52 years to Christine A. (Gibbons) Robert. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late William H. Robert, II, and Adela (Waskin) Robert. After serving as an intelligence officer in the United States...
Catherine L. Jacob
May 1, 2019
Catherine L. Jacob, 90, of Kingston passed away peacefully, Wednesday May 1st. Born in Hungary, she was a daughter of the late Alex and Lanke (Rubovsky) Jacob. She earned her M.S. from the University of Rhode Island Miss Jacob was the Associate Registrar at the University of Rhode Island for 35 years. She was a member of the Sigma...
Lily E. Barbera
Apr 29, 2019
Lily E. Barbera, 87, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 29, 2019. She was the wife of Louis P. Barbera, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late James and Marie Diana. Lily was a school secretary for South Kingstown High School for over 15 years. She...
Harold R. Bud Fracassa
Apr 28, 2019
Harold R. (Bud) Fracassa, 89, passed away at his home in Snug Harbor on April 28, 2019. Born in Pawtucket RI, he was the son of the late Rosindo and Dorothy (Hughes) Fracassa. After leaving the Marine Corps in 1953, Bud went on to earn a degree in Mechanical Engineering from URI. He began work for Combustion Engineering, where...
Diane Zalis-Scalora
Apr 24, 2019
Diane ZalisScalora, 85, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday, after a brief illness. She was the wife of William Scalora and the late Albert Zalis. Born in England, she was a daughter of the late Harry Thomas and Marjorie (Etheridge) Leftley. Diane was a Christian lady and long-time member of the Church of the Ascension. She is survived by a...
Francis H. Lee
Apr 22, 2019
Francis H. Lee, 86, of Wakefield, passed away Monday. He was the beloved husband of Annette (Lefebvre) Lee for 63 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Robert E. and Margaret (Morris) Lee. Mr. Lee was a proud veteran of the Korean War. Besides his wife, he is survived by three children, James Lee of...
Robert J. Haxton
Apr 21, 2019
Robert J. Haxton, 85, passed away, April 21, 2019. He was born April 6, 1934, in Providence, RI, the son of the late Thomas C. and Elizabeth F. (McGuinness) Haxton. Along with his parents, Robert is preceded in death by his older brother Thomas C. Haxton, Jr. and his younger brother Ronald E. Haxton. Robert graduated from Central High...
Curtis Bridge Norwood
Apr 21, 2019
Curtis Bridge Norwood passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the age of 70. His wife of 41 years, Lesley Mills, was with him. Curt was a man of extremes: whatever he believed, he believed passionately. He loved winter camping, woodworking, thinking out-of-the-box, poker games, dance parties, jokes, New Years celebrations in Philadelphia, and, most of...
Christine Filomena Rotelli Cianciarulo
Apr 21, 2019
Christine Filomena (Rotelli) Cianciarulo, age 100, passed away peacefully at her home in Narragansett, RI on Easter Sunday, April 21st, 2019, surrounded by family and her wonderful caregivers. Born on September 21st, 1918, in Providence, RI to Antonio F. and Assunta (Dascoli) Rotelli. She raised her family in Cranston many years before moving to Narragansett in1974. A graduate of...
Margaret F. Keaney
Apr 20, 2019
Margaret F. Keaney, 92, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was the wife of the late Warner M. Keaney. Born in Biddeford, ME, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Murphy) Judge. Margaret worked in the Registrars Office at U.R.I for 35 years before retiring. She is survived by her...
Isadora A. Carpenter
Apr 18, 2019
We are beyond saddened to inform everyone that our beloved girl, the life of our party and the center of our universe Isadora Anna Carpenter has passed away surrounded by her family on April 18, 2019 at Hasbro Pediatric ICU after a courageous battle with illness. Isadora was a true friend, who lived and loved without abandon. Our family...
Mary P. Hess
Apr 15, 2019
Mary P. Hess, 67, passed away peacefully on April 15th at Westerly Hospital after living a full and loving life even following her cancer diagnosis in 2015. A longtime resident of Hebron, CT, Mary moved her family to Green Hill Beach. RI, in 2000. Until last year, Mary worked as a registered nurse, running flu clinics throughout eastern Connecticut....
Albert M. King
Apr 14, 2019
Albert M. King moved on to a new journey Palm Sunday April, 14 with his loving wife of 66 years and children by his side. Albert was born in Stratford, CT to Rose and Albert Emil King. He was previously deceased by his two sisters June and Arlene and his brother-in-law Donald Stockman. Al was an enlisted reservist in...
Charles Schock
Apr 13, 2019
Charles Schock died peacefully on April 13 at the age of 95. Charlie, as he was known by many, was born to be a sailor. His father, Edson Irwin Schock, and grandfather, Edson Burr Schock, were both boat designers. Charlie was also born to be an engineer. His father taught engineering at the University of Rhode Island from 1930-1960,...
Stephen Thomas Dwelly
Apr 12, 2019
Stephen Thomas Dwelly, 51, of Wakefield, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 12, 2019. He was the beloved son of William E. Dwelly and M. Linda (Wright) Dwelly of Tolland, CT. Born July 22, 1967 in North Kingstown, RI, Stephen spent his early childhood years in Ohio and Virginia with his parents before moving with them to Tolland,...
Avis Stewart
Apr 11, 2019
Avis Stewart, 79, of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, April 11th. She was the beloved wife of Ray L. Stewart for 61 years Born in North Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Isabelle (Gardiner) Tisdale. She graduated from Northfield High School in Northfield, Vermont in 1957. Mrs. Stewart was employed at American Power Conversion for many...
