Obituaries
Nina V. Mariani
Feb 9, 2017
Nina V. Mariani, 95, of North Kingstown and formerly of Connecticut, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2017. She was the wife of the late Alfred Mariani. Born in Waterford, CT, she was a daughter of the late Ira A. and Addie E. (Keeney) Edwards. Mrs. Mariani enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid gardener. She is survived by...
Shirley E. Kingston
Feb 8, 2017
Shirley E. Kingston, 88, passed away February 8, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Alfred John Kingston, Jr. Born in Cranston she was a daughter of the late Martin L. and Ethel G. (Andrews) Farrell. Mrs. Kingston was retiree of Hospital Trust Bank in Providence. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Ann L. Mccoy
Feb 8, 2017
87, of Enfield Avenue in Providence, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Doyle) McCoy. Ann was employed by the former Narragansett Electric Company for 40 years. She attended Providence College and was an avid Providence College Basketball fan. Surviving are several cousins. Visiting hours are on...
Roland A. Boileau
Feb 1, 2017
Roland A. Boileau, 71, of East Greenwich, passed away February 10, 2017. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Donna G. (French) Boileau. Born in Middleboro, MA, he was a son of the late Armand and Donatta (Bernabeo) Boileau. Mr. Boileau had worked for over 40 years as a registered optician. He was US Navy Vietnam...
Elizabeth "Betty" S. White
Jan 29, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" S. White 99, of South Kingstown and formerly of East Greenwich and Warwick, passed away January 29, 2017. She was the wife of the late Howard L. White, Sr. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Harry M. St. John, Sr. and Frances (Hillabrand) St. John. Mrs. White had a Bachelor’s Degree from...
Thomas W. Grimshaw
Jan 27, 2017
Thomas W. Grimshaw, 81, of North Kingstown, passed away January 27, 2017. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Beverly L. (Smith) Grimshaw. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas and Miriam (Worthington) Grimshaw. Mr. Grimshaw had worked as a machinist for the US Government for 38 years. He was a US...
Fanny G. Provost
Jan 23, 2017
67, of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 23rd, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Fanny, lovingly known as Flaca and Ani, was the oldest of seven children born in Colombia. She immigrated to the United States in 1967 settling in Brooklyn, NY. In 1973 Fanny moved to Miami Beach. Florida where she embarked on a...
N. Jane King
Jan 21, 2017
Jane attended and graduated from St. Xavier Academy in 1949. She went on to further her education at URI College of Pharmacy, where she forged the way for other girls by going into an occupation that very few women were involved in the early 1950's. She was one of only 3 woman in that program at the time. After...
Marjorie M. Marrinan
Jan 20, 2017
Marjorie Marrinan, 80, of East Greenwich died peacefully on January 20, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Marrinan. She was born to the late Bertil E.F. and Roberta (Haid) Miller on April 28, 1936. She enjoyed gardening, baking, lunch with friends, and spending time with her grandchildren and offshore fishing with...
Tammy L. Donahay
Jan 19, 2017
Tammy L. Donahay, 57, passed away January 19, 2017. Born in Providence she was a daughter of William H. Donahay and the late Mary Lou (O’Connor) Donahay and the step daughter of Irene A. Donahay. She worked at Rhode Island Hospital in the Cardiac Research Department for over 20 years. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a...
Michael C. Alix
Jan 15, 2017
Michael C. Alix, 71, passed away January 15, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Linda (Catanio) Alix. Born in Fall River, MA he was a son of the late Edmour and Mary (Cabral) Alix. He was the owner of the former Green Oak Builders. Michael was an avid outdoors man. He hunted in Maine, Canada,...
Dean R. Kauffman, Mcpo Usn Ret.
Jan 13, 2017
Dean R. Kauffman, MCPO USN Ret., 89, born in Osterburg, PA, died on 13 January 2017 at the Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. Dean and his wife Patricia (Wever) (deceased) were married for over 69 years and were long time residences of North Kingstown, RI where they raised their 4 children, Stephen, Jorey (deceased), Timothy (deceased), and Julianne (deceased)....
Jacqueline Maio
Jan 13, 2017
Jacqueline Maio, 84, passed away January 13, 2017. She was the wife of Marco S. Maio. Born in La Rochelle, France on February 26, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Germaine Barriere. She learned and spoke English fluently and graduated high school in 1950. She was employed by the US Army in France as a...
Barbara Beatrice Benson
Jan 10, 2017
Barbara Beatrice Benson, 89, of East Greenwich passed away January 10, 2017. She was the wife of the late Maurice E. Benson. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Julius K. and Beatrice (Nuttall) Gorton. Mrs. Benson worked in the Banking industry for many years and was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. She is...
Robert V. Girasole, Dds
Jan 8, 2017
Robert V. Girasole, 70, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL formerly of North Kingstown, passed away on January 8, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Mary C. (Cope) Girasole, with whom he recently celebrated his 48th wedding anniversary. Born in Attleboro, MA and raised in Johnston, RI, he was the son...
Gordon H. Forsell
Jan 5, 2017
Gordon H. Forsell, 87, of Cranston, passed away January 5. 2017. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Janet Brown. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Paul and Hazel (Falk) Forsell. Mr. Forsell was a USMC Veteran of the Korean War. He was a self-employed general contractor and a 32nd Degree Mason....
Dr. Elizabeth Judd
Jan 4, 2017
Dr. Elizabeth Judd, M.D., of Warwick, passed away on January 4th, 2017. Originally from Amityville, NY, Dr. Judd attended Radcliffe University and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. She practiced in the Newport Hospital Emergency Dept. until her retirement, after which she volunteered at the Providence Free Clinic. In her free time, Dr. Judd was an avid knitter. She...
David E. Nye
Dec 22, 2016
David E. Nye, 68, of Warwick, passed away December 22, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Nancy E. (Snell) Nye. Born in Providence, he was a son of Lillian (Brown) Nye and the late Robert S. Nye, Sr. Mr. Nye was a graduate of Bryant College and a US Army Vietnam Veteran. He had...
James S. Blink, Cmdr Usn Ret.
Dec 21, 2016
James Seymour Blink, CDR USN (Ret.), 78, of Exeter and The Villages, FL, peacefully passed away at home on December 21, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Beth (Hendrick) Blink. Born in Chicago, IL, Jim was a son of the late Seymour and Lucille (Vanderbilt) Blink. He was a graduate of the University of...
James G. Golden
Dec 20, 2016
James Gerard Golden, 83, of North Kingstown RI, died on December 20, 2016 after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on August 20, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY to the late James and Edna (Bennett) Golden and raised in an Irish Catholic family. He graduated from Holy Cross College and joined the Air Force, where...
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