Obituaries
Pauline Helen Laforge
Jan 19, 2023
December 12, 1926 - January 19, 2023 Pauline Laforge passed away at Kent Regency Nursing & Rehab after a long fight with multiple illnesses. She was the daughter of the late Emile and Florence Duval of Central Falls RI. She was the devoted wife of CW4 Albert Edward Laforge of the US Army and RI National Guard (Uncle Bee to...
Kathleen T. Ricci (O'Connor) Rn
Jan 18, 2023
Kathleen T. Ricci (O'Connor) RN of Lincoln, RI recently passed away, peacefully, after a remarkable 30 month valiant battle against an incurable insidious cancer called Stage 4 Glioblastoma. Kathy was born on September 2, 1946 in Springfield, MA to Michael and Agnes (Dunn) O’Connor. Kathy leaves behind her loving husband of 49 years and 10 months, Judge Hugo L. Ricci,...
John T. Mcgill (Aka Johnny Watson Jr.)
Jan 18, 2023
John T. McGill (aka Johnny Watson Jr.) 75 of North Providence passed away January 18th at the Oakland Grove Health Center in Woonsocket. He was born December 31, 1947 in Gastonia North Carolina. He was the son of the late Edith (Brown) McGill and John Lewis McGill. The brother of the late Majorie Santos of Providence and the late Regina...
David A. Moore
Jan 17, 2023
David Allen Moore of North Kingstown, 70 years old passed away on January 17, 2023 after an extended illness. He was the loving and devoted husband of Lisa Moore (Dumont) who he was married to for 42 years. David was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia and was the son of the late Wayman and Mabel Moore. He is survived...
Barbara A. Muddiman
Jan 14, 2023
Barbara Ann (Flynn) Muddiman
Barbara was born at home in Westerly, RI, on February 4, 1929. She was the first child of M. Walter and Nancy M. (Lanphere) Flynn. She was raised in Westerly and after graduating high school a year early, she left to attend nursing school at Rhode Island State College in Kingston. Barbara was...
Patricia (Pat) Marguerite Baker
Jan 12, 2023
Patricia (Pat) Marguerite Baker peacefully passed away in Pascoag, RI on Thursday, January 12, 2023, surrounded by her family. Pat was born in Freeport, Illinois on January 19, 1935 to Arthur Floyd Carroll and Mary Marguerite (Backus) Carroll. The family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and later Glendale, California where she went to school. She married Donald Henry Baker and raised...
Susan J. Mcphillips
Jan 11, 2023
Susan (Ryerson) McPhillips, 78, of Warwick passed away peacefully at West Shore Health Center on January 11, 2023. She was surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her beloved husband of 53 years, Charles McPhillips. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Loretta (Rooney) Ryerson. Susan leaves two sons, Joseph...
Michele Cutter
Jan 8, 2023
Michele Cutter, 66, of North Kingstown passed away, surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with cancer, on January 8, 2023. Born in Tampa, FL, she was a daughter of the late Rowland and Florence (Wilbur) Cutter.
Michele graduated from East Greenwich High School in 1975 and from Rhode Junior College, now...
Janice B. Ruggieri
Jan 5, 2023
Janice B. Ruggieri, 76, of Venice, FL and formerly of East Greenwich, passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 5, 2023. She is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years, Richard P. Ruggieri. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Faith (Brown) Drury.
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Eugene Hanks Dumas
Jan 4, 2023
Eugene Hanks Dumas passed away January 4, 2023. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania he was the beloved son of Charlotte R. (Hanks) Dumas and the late James D. Dumas.
He graduated from Loveland High School, Loveland, Ohio and attended one year at Ohio State University before transferring to URIÂ where he graduated in 1988 earning his B.S. in...
Joan T. Engelman
Jan 4, 2023
Joan Teresa (Hubbard) Engelman, 83, of East Greenwich passed away peacefully surrounded by members of her family on January 4, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Richard George Engelman Sr., and the daughter of the late Howard James Hubbard and the late Elizabeth D. (Burke) Hubbard of Troy, New York.
Joan leaves a loving legacy in...
Robert James Scanlon, Jr.
Jan 4, 2023
Robert, "Bob" "Pops" James Scanlon Jr. was a Father, Grandfather, Son, Brother and Friend. He left this world peacefully at home on January 4, 2023 at the age of 66. He was born to Robert and Rita Scanlon (Barthe) on July 23, 1956. Robert served and was a member of the United States Army and had a career in the...
Kevin Hannifan
Jan 4, 2023
Kevin Hannifan, age 69, passed away on January 4, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer. Kevin graduated from East Providence Vocational High School and joined the Navy. He served from from 1974 to 1981 He was predeceased by his parents Rita and Raymond Hannifan. He is survived by his siblings, Stevan Hannifan of Berlin, Germany, Gary Hannifan (Susan) of...
Marilyn F. Claire
Jan 2, 2023
Marilyn (Foley) Claire passed away peacefully on January 2, 2023. She was a resident of Brookdale South Bay in South Kingstown, Rhode Island at the time of her death. Marilyn leaves behind two sons, Robert A. Claire, of Wood River Junction, Rhode Island, and Jack W. Claire, of New Sharon, Maine. She also leaves behind a grandson, Nathan W....
James C. Wheeler, Jr.
Dec 29, 2022
James C. Wheeler, Jr unexpectedly left this world on Thursday, December 29 th at the age of 44. He was born on March 24 th , 1978, in Warwick, Rhode Island. He was a lifelong resident of Rhode Island. Jim was married to the love of his life Brooke Wheeler for the last seven years. They were proud dog...
Hasmeg Sahagian
Dec 27, 2022
Hasmeg Sahagian, of Newport and North Providence, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on December 27, 2022 with her children by her side. Hasmeg was born on February 2, 1930 to Miran and Julia Garabedian. She married Oscar on May 11, 1952. Together they raised two children, Dawn and Richard. As a young girl she studied classical piano and as a...
David F. Oltedale
Dec 23, 2022
David F. Oltedale, 86, passed away December 23, 2022. He was the husband of the late Elsie (Palmgren) and the former husband of Barbara (Forest) MacDonald. Born in East Greenwich he was a son of the late Sven O. and Edna (Algren) Oltedale.
David was employed alongside his brother Richard for decades at the...
James A. Tondra
Dec 14, 2022
James A. Tondra, 80, passed away December 14, 2022. He was the husband of Carol A. (Simmons) Tondra. Born in Cambridge, OH he was a son of the late Joseph and Helen (Kosko) Tondra.
He worked as a security guard at Raytheon and was a member of the Corvette Club of Rhode Island and...
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