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North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries
Local obituaries for the North Providence, RI area
John Cafferty, Sr.
Jul 14, 2013
Cafferty, John A. Sr., 93, died July 14, 2013 at the Goldencrest Nursing Center. He was the husband of Grace K. (Forgue) Cafferty. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Francis H. Cafferty Sr., and the late Helen V. (Mahoney) Cafferty. John worked for the former Nicholson File Company until 1959. He then was a letter...
Robert Cranshaw
Jul 6, 2013
Cranshaw, Robert "Bob" A., 74, of Harmony, died July 6, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Care in Providence. He was the loving husband of Janice M. (Berube) Cranshaw for 48 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Raymond A. and Alyce I. (Bromfield) Cranshaw. A graduate of North Providence High School and CCRI, Bob...
Aurore Yorkell
Jun 29, 2013
Yorkell, Aurore (Marchand) 89, passes peacefully Saturday, June 29, 2013 surrounded by her children. She was the wife of the late William J.G. Yorkell, Jr. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Flavia (Jette) Marchand. Mrs. Yorkell was a resident of Lincoln for 60 years. She was parishioner of St. Edward Church in...
Etta Chin
Jun 28, 2013
Etta M. (Mark) Chin, 89, born in Fall River, MA 9/15/1923. She died on Friday June 28, 2013. She had 6 brothers and 4 sisters. Thid K. Mark, Ming Mark, an older sister, her twin brother John Mark, Luigi Mark, Linda Lee, and a younger sister are deceased. Surviving siblings: Anthony Mark, Lincoln Mark. Lillian Kwong. Sister-in-law Paula Gwon....
Clara Decotis
Jun 24, 2013
DeCotis, Clara L., 89, of Smithfield, formerly of Federal Hill, died Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. She was the wife of the late Albert J. DeCotis for 56 years before his passing in 2000. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Olive (Schettini) Luongo. Clara had been...
John Potenza
Jun 23, 2013
Potenza, John H., 92, died Sunday June 23, 2013. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Ventura) Potenza. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas and Leonora (Matera) Potenza. Mr. Potenza was a resident of North Providence since 1983. He was a machine operator for Texas Instruments for fifteen years before retiring in 1983....
Otto Jelinek
Jun 22, 2013
Jelinek, Otto, 85, passed away on June 22, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Joan (Olson) Jelinek. Born in New York City on October 8, 1927, he was the son of the late Jerry and Karli (Zwiegart) Jelinek. A US Army veteran, Otto was a jump instructor while stationed in Japan at the end of WWII with...
Evelyn French
Jun 18, 2013
French, Evelyn (Raposa), 85, of Smithfield, passed away on June 18, 2013 surrounded by those who loved her. She was the wife of the late J. Earl French. Born in Somerset, MA on May 9, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (Correia) Raposa. She will be sadly missed by her loving and devoted children,...
Evelyn Malo
Jun 18, 2013
Malo, Evelyn M. "Darling" (Motta), 84, of Whipple Rd., died June 18, 2013 at Greenville Health and Rehabilitation. She was the wife of the late Raymond G. Malo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Marie M. Motta. Evelyn enjoyed bingo and was a member of the Smithfield Senior Center. She leaves two sons, Raymond A....
Flora Clark
Jun 18, 2013
Clark, Flora Mary (Dragon) 92, of Stillwater Rd., Smithfield, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday June 18, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles W. Clark. Flora was a lifelong resident of Georgiaville and a lifelong communicant of St. Michael Church. She proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard during...
Sandra Douglas-Beck
Jun 18, 2013
Douglas-Beck, Sandra A. (Mellon), 66, of North Providence, died June 18, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late George and Rita (Scungio) Mellon. Sandra was a manager at Dunkin Donuts in Ft. Pierce, FL. She was outgoing and fun loving. She leaves three children, Dawn M. Douglas of Manville,...
Joseph Marwell, Jr.
Jun 11, 2013
Marwell, Joseph Jr., 84, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara L. (Gardiner) Marwell. A life-long resident of North Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Madeline (Maher) Marwell. Joseph was the owner and operator of both Marwell Trucking Corporation and Northeast Busing Company. He was...
James Barnett
Jun 1, 2013
Barnett, James S., 85, of Johnston, died June 1, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Florence E. (Carter) Barnett. James was a machinist for the former BIF in Providence for 25 years before retiring. He was a member and past master of the Hamilton Lodge, F & AM, and was a US Merchant...
Louise Rameika
May 8, 2013
Rameika, Louise S. (Bicho), 88, of Johnston., died May 8, 2013 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre. She was the wife of the late Andrew Rameika. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Veronica (Lapinski) Bicho. Louise was a senior clerk typist for the State of RI for 10 years, retiring in 1989. She...
Jack Hayes
May 3, 2013
Hayes, Jack A. 64, of Providence, died Friday May 3, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Davis) Hayes. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Leroy and Doris (Solomon) Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a graduate of Johnson and Wales University and a former agent for...
Howard Clark
Apr 28, 2013
Clark, Howard L. 79, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. He was the husband of the late Carol Ann (Griffin) Clark. Born in Smithfield, RI, he was a son of the late Harold and Louise (Paiva) Clark. Dr. Clark was a principal of the William Winsor Elementary School in Smithfield. He had served...
Ralph Mccord
Apr 26, 2013
McCord, Ralph, 88, of Johnston, died Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Briarcliffe Manor. He was the husband of Angelina (Rotondo) McCord. Born in Anderson, IN, he was a son of the late James and Annie McCord. He was a conductor for Amtrak for many years before retiring. He served in the US Navy in World War II. Following...
Sandra Thompson
Apr 26, 2013
Thompson, Sandra (Luther), 52, of Smithfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She leaves three children, Ame Thompson, Robert Thompson, Jr., and Kyle Thompson of Ft. Myers, FL, three grandchildren, who she adored, Morgen, Ava, and Bobby, a brother, Robert Luther of Bonita Springs, FL, and her companion, Anthony D'Arezzo. She was the daughter of the late...
Alfred Etchells
Apr 25, 2013
Etchells, Alfred W., 69, of North Providence, died Thursday April 25, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Joyce (Boullard) Etchells. Born in Providence he was a son of the late John and Anna (Berube) Etchells. Mr. Etchells was a patrolman for the Providence Police Department until retiring in 2005. Since his retirement...
Edith Jolin
Apr 24, 2013
Jolin, Edith May (Angell), a lifelong North Providence resident, died April 24, 2013. She was married to the late James A. Jolin for 63 years. Edith was a direct descendent of Thomas Angell who came to RI with Roger Williams in the ship Lion in 1631. Mrs. Jolin was the 11th generation of the Angell family in RI. She...
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