Obituaries
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...
Americo F. Mancini
Dec 20, 2016
93, of Veazie Street in Providence, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He was the son of the late Domenico and Josephine (Filoche) Mancini. Americo (Rick) was employed at the Foxboro Company currently Invensys for many years and retiring in 1989. He was the survivor of 8 siblings. He leaves several nieces and nephews including Susan M. Martin. Visiting...
Frances M. Dorrance
Dec 19, 2016
Frances Mae Dorrance (Branch), wife of the late William I Dorrance, passed away on December 19th, 2016. Born in East Greenwich, she was the daughter of Harry S. Branch and Florence R. Branch (Fisher), and sister of Jane Anderson and the late Harry Branch and Caroline Landstrom. She is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Stormy Martin and...
Charles N. Mock
Dec 18, 2016
Charles N. Mock, 89, East Greenwich, RI, died on December 18, 2016 at Kent Hospital. He was the husband of Carolyn Cooke Mock and they had been married 62 years. Mock was the son of the late C. S. Mock, Jr. and Lillie M. Newman Mock, both of Brunswick, Georgia. Mock attended Glynn Academy, Brunswick, GA, and the University...
William "Bill" Harrington
Dec 16, 2016
died peacefully December 16, 2016 surrounded by family, including his wife of 61 years, Joan Harrington. Born in Providence in 1932, Bill and Joan raised their family of six children in Warwick, RI. They retired to the Caribbean island of St. Kitts over 20 years ago. An avid golfer, Bill taught golf to the youth of St. Kitts and greatly...
Norma T. Loehr
Dec 15, 2016
Norma T. Loehr, 62 of North Kingstown, RI peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 15, 2016. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Greg, and their children, David and Sarah. Norma was the daughter of Norman and Therese Benton. She is also survived by her sisters, Sheryl Chabot, Kathy Champagne and Michelle...
David J. Pilkington
Dec 10, 2016
David J. Pilkington, 53, of North Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly December 10, 2016 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Anna M. (Nagle) Pilkington. Born in Massapequa, NY, he was a son of Laurel L. (Stone) Pilkington of Dallas, GA and the late Norman Pilkington. David was a graduate...
Marie F. Santos
Dec 9, 2016
Marie F. Santos, 76, of East Greenwich, passed away at home December 9, 2016. She was the wife of the late John G. Santos. Born in Somerville, MA, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Jennie (Nocco) DeMattia. Mrs. Santos was a retired electronics technician. She is survived by her children, Joseph Juffre of Delray Beach, FL,...
Joanne Maddalena Denuccio
Dec 3, 2016
Joanne Maddalena DeNuccio, passed away very peacefully on Saturday with her kids by her side. Joanne was the daughter of the late Armand and Mary Ann (Cassamas) Maddalena of East Greenwich. Joanne loved raising her family, having a house full of kids, listening to country music, laughing and dancing. Joanne is survived by her children; Jamie Narcessian and Jeffrey...
Richard H. Sceery, Sr.
Nov 30, 2016
Richard H. Sceery, Sr., 93, passed away November 30, 2016. He was the husband of the late Annamae (Murphy) Sceery and is survived by his 5 children and their spouses: Mary Ann DeSista of Ashland MA, Claudia S. Divoll of Portsmouth RI, Richard H. Sceery, Jr. of Saunderstown RI , Sarah Lynn Thompson of Londonderry, NH and Christopher J....
Catherine P. Murphy
Nov 28, 2016
Catherine P. Murphy of Middleboro, Massachusetts, formerly of Valley Falls, R.I. passed away at home Monday, November 28, 2016. She had just turned 79. Catherine was born in Cumberland, R.I. on November 26, 1937 and was the youngest daughter of the late Catherine and Peter Bertozzi. Catherine graduated from Cumberland High School in 1956 and was a graduate of...
Lucy G. Chapman
Nov 18, 2016
Lucy G. Chapman, 101, of East Greenwich, passed away November 18, 2016. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Chapman. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Lucia (Mazzarella) D’Attore. Lucy had been a church organist and choir director for many years. She also volunteered to teach music in the Cranston School...
Harry A. Dowling
Nov 17, 2016
Harry A. Dowling, Sr., 88, of Narragansett passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Claire (Eldridge) Dowling, father of Jane E. Dowling, Harry A. Dowling Jr., the late Steven S. Dowling, Carol A. Dowling, 7 Grand Children, 12 Great Grand Children and one Great-Great Grand Daughter. Born and raised in...
Norman J. Monks, Jr.
Nov 16, 2016
Norman Joseph Monks Jr., 90, of East Greenwich, RI passed away suddenly but peacefully at home Wednesday. Better known to all as “Coach”, he was the devoted husband of Shirley (Littlefield) Monks, they celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born in Worcester MA, he was the son of the late Beatrice Haycock Monks and the late Norman Monks Sr. Norman...
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