Obituaries

Robert D. Bancroft

Robert D. Bancroft

May 12, 2022

Robert D. Bancroft, 79 formerly of Warwick passed away May 12, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Kathleen (Foster) Bancroft. Born in Pawtucket he was a son of the late Alec and Hilda (Fitton) Bancroft.

A Bryant College graduate, Bob enlisted in the National Guard and served in Vietnam. After discharge from the...

Ronald E. Barks

Ronald E. Barks

May 9, 2022

Ronald E. Barks passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on May 9, 2022 at 83-years-old. Born on July 6, 1938, to Clarence and Anna Barks, Ron grew up in Hawthorne, New Jersey. He was raised in a large, loving, multi-generational immigrant family. Throughout his life, Ron remained proud of his Jersey roots, attributing life lessons learned and values...

Dennis Ucci

Dennis Ucci

May 6, 2022

Dennis Ucci, 65, of Warwick RI, died at home May 6, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Born March 17, 1957 in Providence to the late William Ucci and the late Bertha (Vaillant) Ucci.  He was a proud owner operator of Dennis Ucci Trucking for many years.  He enjoyed working on cars and trucks. He would spend hours on small...

Leo F. Smith, Jr.

Leo F. Smith, Jr.

May 2, 2022

Leo F. Smith Jr, 88, died peacefully on May 2, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Arlene F. (Jacobs) Smith for 65 years. He was the son of the late Leo F. Smith Sr. and Mary (Hunt) Smith.

Leo was the loving father of Linda Willse, Jennifer (Timothy) Sharkey, Melanie (Joseph Quackenbush) Smith and Leo F....

John M. Degiulio, Sr.

John M. Degiulio, Sr.

Apr 27, 2022

John M. DeGiulio, Sr., 92 of East Greenwich, founder of DeGiulio Insurance, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022

John married the love of his life, Lillian E. (Connelly) DeGiulio, on November 11, 1957.  Their courtship began at the William Hall Library in the Edgewood section of Cranston, where their love continued to...

Robert G. Seaman

Robert G. Seaman

Apr 24, 2022

Robert G. Seaman of Woonsocket, RI passed after a long fight with cancer on April 24, 2022. Bob was born and raised in Natick, Ma. Bob leaves behind his fiancé Rosemary Leary of Woonsocket; his mother Constance Seaman of Buzzards Bay, Ma.; his children, Jessica Seaman of Natick, Ma. and Jeremy Seaman of Millis, Ma.; his step-children Christopher Leary and...

Anastasia (Ioannidis) Stoukides

Anastasia (Ioannidis) Stoukides

Apr 19, 2022

Anastasia (Ioannidis) Stoukides, 102, of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Orthodox Holy Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Born in Papingo, Greece on January 2, 1920 to the late Alexander and Theodora (Papachrones) Ioannidis. She was the beloved wife for 73 years of the late William M. Stoukides who passed in 2008. She was predeceased...

Nicholas Richard Collins

Nicholas Richard Collins

Apr 16, 2022

Nicholas Richard Collins of East Greenwich, RI was born June 1, 2019. He passed away peacefully, with his family beside him, on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center after a heroic battle with Non DS AMKL Leukemia. He is survived and lovingly remembered by his parents, Kyle and Danielle Collins, his big sister Amelia and his...

Patrice A. Tarantino

Patrice A. Tarantino

Apr 16, 2022

Patrice A. Tarantino, 68, of East Greenwich passed peacefully on April 16 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the wife of John A. Tarantino.

Born in Merrick, NY, to the late Claire (Paré) McGovern and Robert F. McGovern, Pat grew up in Riverside, RI, and later lived in Cranston...

Gloria J. Good

Gloria J. Good

Apr 16, 2022

Gloria J. Good from East Greenwich passed away on April 16, 2022 following a two month battle with cancer.

Gloria was a gracious person, soft spoken and deeply loved by her family and friends.

Gloria had a life-long commitment to her animals and was always surrounded by her cats and dogs. Gloria was a compassionate ...

Charlene Marie Liberty

Charlene Marie Liberty

Apr 7, 2022

Charlene Marie Liberty, 38, of Providence, RI passed away unexpectedly on April 7th, 2022. The family is deeply saddened and shocked by her sudden death. Charlene grew up in Providence, a town she loved and never left. She enjoyed many things in her life especially playing soccer, rollerblading and hanging out with her friends and family. She made everyone who...

Joseph N. Cormier

Joseph N. Cormier

Apr 6, 2022

Joseph N. Cormier, 94, passed away on April 6, 2022. He is survived by this wife of 67 years L. Marion (Toto) Cormier. Born in Lynn, MA he was a son of the late Edmond and Mary (Melino) Cormier.

Mr. Cormier was a WWII and Korean War veteran serving in the US Navy as a Seabee.

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Horace B. Tourtellott

Horace B. Tourtellott

Apr 1, 2022

Horace B. Tourtellott, 95, passed away on April 1, 2022, at home in University Park Florida surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Pearl Matteson, for 72 years. Born on the Union Pacific Railway between California and Las Vegas, he was son of the late Arthur and Rebecca Tourtellott. He was the father of Linda...

Anne Marie (Lewis) Rodgers

Anne Marie (Lewis) Rodgers

Mar 29, 2022

Anne Marie (Lewis) Rodgers, 55, of Saunderstown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 29th. She was the daughter of Georgia Dennen and the late Robert Lewis. She leaves two loving sons: Kyle and Ryan Rodgers, their father Michael Rodgers, her sister Renae Lewis, her nephew Jordan, her brother Robert Lewis, and her Beagle, Lucky. Services Will be Private. A Special...

Walter R. "Dick" Donahue, Jr.

Walter R. "Dick" Donahue, Jr.

Mar 28, 2022

Walter Richard “Dick” Donahue Jr. was a longtime resident of Narragansett R.I. Dick was born in Princeton, N.J. on February 5, 1954 to the late Walter Richard Donahue and Beverly Winslow Donahue. The family moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania (Wayne and Devon, PA) and from there to Chappaqua, New York.

While attending Horace Greeley High School,...

Viola E. Terry

Viola E. Terry

Mar 25, 2022

“In the end it’s not about what you have or even about what you’ve accomplished.  It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better.  It’s about what you’ve given back.” - Denzel Washington

Those are words...

James M. Hannon, Jr.

James M. Hannon, Jr.

Mar 24, 2022

James Mathew Hannon, Jr. of East Greenwich, RI, died peacefully Thursday March 24, 2022, surrounded by his wife and daughters, at the age of 87. He was born May 18, 1934, in Pawtucket, RI, to Rosaila (Meehan) and James Hannon. The grandson of Irish immigrants, James grew up in the shadow of The Great Depression and WWII, events which informed...

James I. Decotis

James I. Decotis

Mar 24, 2022

James I. DeCotis,  “Deke” 83, passed away at home on Thursday, March 24, 2022 surrounded by his loving family after a battle with cancer. He was the longtime, loving companion of Roberta Darrow, former husband of the late Lynaugh Ide Minnich and the father of Catherine DeCotis, Sandra DeCotis, Susan Caprarelli (John) and Cheryl DeCotis (Aaron).

James...

Arthur James Mcdonald, Jr.

Arthur James Mcdonald, Jr.

Mar 18, 2022

Arthur James McDonald, Jr, 77, passed away on March 18 th , 2022.  He was the beloved husband of Mary (Shanley) McDonald for 42 years.

Born in Delhi, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur James McDonald and Marjorie (Clark) McDonald Conklin.  He was the brother of Patricia Oblak (Robert) and Douglas...

Julie A. Medeiros

Julie A. Medeiros

Mar 17, 2022

Julie Ann (Lepry) Medeiros, 53, died unexpectedly Thursday March 17, 2022, at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.   Julie was born in Warwick, Rhode Island on July 10, 1968, to the late Louis A and Joan M. (O’Connell) Lepry.

Julie was the youngest child of Lou and Joan, adored by her sisters and brothers.  Julie...