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Edith Esther Edie Cahoone
Mar 21, 2019
Edith Esther Cahoone, 67, of Peace Dale, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019. She is survived by her sisters Cheryl Cahoone, Lorie Perry and her husband James Perry, Sylvia Morales and her husband Luis Morales, all from Peace Dale; nine nieces and nephews; nineteen great-nieces and nephews; seven great-great nieces and nephews and her aunt Trudy who lived...
Barbara Diane Maguire
Mar 20, 2019
Barbara D. Maguire, 80, of Charlestown, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Dolores (Dugas) Maguire. Ms. Maguire was the former owner of the Hal-Macs II Restaurant and Bar in Charlestown. She loved to play Hi-Lo Jack, enjoyed the beach, and the time she...
James C. Pierce
Mar 17, 2019
James C. Pierce, 88, of Narragansett, passed away Sunday, March 17th Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Frank C. Pierce and Della (Feeney) Pierce. Mr. Pierce worked for many years in the commercial fishing industry, much of them with his good friend David Handrigan. He served honorably in the US Army during the Korean Conflict,...
Timothy E. Kennedy
Mar 17, 2019
Timothy Edward Kennedy of Narragansett, RI passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Tim was born in Providence, RI on March 21, 1940, the son of late Timothy Patrick Kennedy and Margaret (McGowan) Kennedy. Tim was a graduate of Providence College and received his masters degree at Boston University. Tim worked for the State of Rhode Island for many...
Ronald Holloway
Mar 15, 2019
Ronald Holloway, 80, of Charlestown, beloved husband of Catherine (Webster) Holloway passed away at home on Friday, March 15, 2019. Born March 26, 1938, Ronald was the son of the late Robert and Ella Susan (Gardiner) Holloway. He was raised in Slocum and Charlestown, graduated from Westerly High School in 1957 and became a member of the USMC Reserves....
Mary Grace Gleason
Mar 15, 2019
Mary Grace Gleason, 85, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, of Charlestown, RI passed away Friday, March 15, 2019. She was the wife of the late William J. Gleason. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Pedro) DiPrete. She was the loving mother of William, Glenn and Kathleen; beloved grandmother of Justin, Glenn...
Sean Paul Seigel, Iii
Mar 14, 2019
Sean Paul Seigel, III, passed away in the arms of his parents on Thursday, March 14, 2019, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He is the cherished son of Sean Seigel and Hannah Chamberlain. Sean was a happy loving little guy, you would never know he battled cancer in the hospital with his mom and dad by his...
Steven E. Kilgore
Mar 13, 2019
Steven E. Kilgore, 71, of Charlestown, RI passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Bethany Tucker. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Doris M. (Gavitt) Kilgore. Steven was a Sergeant in the US Army - 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles), and served his country for nineteen...
Walter E. Thomas, Iii
Mar 13, 2019
Walter E. Thomas, III, 75, of Charlestown, passed away Wednesday. He was the beloved husband of the late Donna J. (Slaven) Thomas, whom he met while serving in the United States Navy. Born in Newport, he was a son of the late Walter E., Jr. and Laura (Silvia) Thomas. CWO4 (Ret.) Thomas served honorably in the United States Navy...
Gail Baker
Mar 10, 2019
Gail (Allen) Baker, 79 passed way on Sunday with one of her sons and one of her daughters by her side. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Baker Jr. Born in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late Raymond E. Allen Sr. and Ida (Maynard) Allen. Gail was active in her community of Charlestown for...
Alberta P. Rose
Mar 9, 2019
Alberta P. Rose, 90, of Kingston, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Vincent C. Rose. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Proulx and Blanche Therrien. Alberta worked part-time in the wellness department at the South County Hospital and was a volunteer on the bereavement committee...
Maida Adele Barrington
Mar 8, 2019
Maida Adele Barrington, 93, of North Kingstown, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019. She was the wife of the late Wellesley G. Barrington. Born in Exeter, she was the daughter of the late Angus, Jr. and Maida E. (Hall) MacLeod. Maida was a ceramic instructor and manufacturer for Pleasant Valley Gift Shop in North Kingstown for many years....
Richard B. Dick Lynch
Mar 6, 2019
Richard B. "Dick" Lynch, 82, of Wakefield formerly of Cumberland, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. He was the beloved husband of 55 years of the late Mary E. (Hanewich) Lynch. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late James and Katherine (Burns) Lynch. A native of Seekonk, now a resident of Wakefield, Rhode Island,...
Robert F. Strain, Sr.
Mar 6, 2019
Robert F. Strain, Sr., 91 of Narragansett, RI passed away at the home of his daughter Caroline S. Lang in Matamoras, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Bob was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on December 31, 1927. He was the son of the late Joseph F. Strain and Julia Collins Strain. Bob is predeceased by his wife of 58...
Ruth S. Reposa
Mar 4, 2019
On the evening of Monday March 4, 2019, Ruth S. Reposa passed away at Brookdale South Bay in South Kingstown. Born on March 20, 1958 to the late Rowland T. and Catherine (Wright) Sherman. She is survived by her husband Peter, their three children, Kari Catero, Stephanie Reposa and Jeremy Reposa, their 7 grandchildren, Alexis, JD, Benjamin, Olivia, Wesley,...
Ph. D George T. Fitzelle
Mar 4, 2019
George T. Fitzelle, Ph. D, 95, of Kingston, passed away Monday March 4th. He was the beloved husband of Constance P. Fitzelle for 61 years. Born in Oneonta, New York, he was a son of the late Albert and Ruth (Thronton) Fitzelle. He graduated from the University of Rochester, received a Masters degree from Harvard, and earned his Ph....
Patricia Ann Mullaney
Mar 4, 2019
Patricia Ann (Swanton) Mullaney, 87, of Point Judith passed on to eternal rest Monday, March 4, 2019 after a long battle with cancer at the Pine Grove Health Center in Pascoag. Patricia was the loving wife of the late John R. Mullaney. She was born in Boston, MA daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret (Mogan) Swanton. Patricia was...
Lloyd G. Wilcox
Mar 3, 2019
Lloyd Wilcox born May 16, 1933 passed away on March 03, 2019 he was the hereditary Chief Medicine Man of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and was the son of hereditary Chief Medicine Man Lawrence Wilcox and Muriel Tattoon Wilcox. He was the brother to Fred Wilcox deceased, Ella Wilcox Sekatau Tribal Medicine Woman Tribal Ethno-Historian deceased, Margare tPeabody deceased,...
Daniel A. Kwasniewski
Mar 1, 2019
Daniel A. Kwasniewski, 52, of South Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 1, 2019. He was the loving husband of Joseph Ianonne and was the son of Carolyn (Best) Kwasniewski, and the late Paul Stanley Kwasniewski. Besides his husband and mother he is survived by his children Daylyn, Brayden, and Hailey; siblings Donna Desmarais and her husband Anthony,...
Elaine Mathewson Pereira
Mar 1, 2019
Beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, Elaine Mathewson Pereira, died peacefully surrounded by family on March 1 in Wakefield, RI at the age of 86. Elaine is survived by her children, Christopher A. Pereira, Melissa Pereira Koskela, and Jennifer A. Pereira and her husband Jonathan Scoones; her three grandchildren Jamie Koskela, Amanda Koskela, and Desmond Scoones; and much-loved nieces...
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