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Straight, Russell Gardiner, died in the loving company of his three daughters on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Fatima Hospital. He was 89. A resident of Domin Ave., Smithfield, RI for sixty-five years, Russell had been born in North Kingstown, RI. He was the son of the late Percy J. Straight and the late Annie (Gardiner) Straight. He was...
Anderson, Eveline J. (Paquette), 90, of Smithfield died Monday August 18, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of the late Harvey C. Anderson. Born in Smithfield she was a daughter of the late Hubert and Evelyn (Bouchard) Paquette. Eveline was a ward secretary at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital for many years before retiring. She leaves her...
Collins, Elinor M. (Comeau), 88, of Smithfield, died Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Leo F. Collins, Sr. Born in North Providence she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Delia (Lemelin) Comeau. She leaves her children Leo F. Collins, Jr. of Meridianville, AL, Barry R. Collins...
Sherman, Mildred A. (Lawton), 83, passed away on August 9, 2008. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Mary (McCarthy) Lawton. She is survived by two sisters, Mary Sullivan and Joan Testa, a brother, Frederick Lawton Jr., all of North Providence, and several nieces and nephews. She was sister of the late Dorothy Gallagher...
Lombari, Barbara M. (Giarrusso), 73, of Morgan Ave., Johnston and Naples, FL, died August 5, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Anthony P. Lombari. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Palmino and Anna (D'Amico) Giarrusso. Barbara worked in customer service for Wachovia Bank and First Union for...
Cavaliere, Eileen (Lowe), 85, formerly of North Providence, a retired Worcester Textile employee, died August 4, 2008 at Cherry Hill Manor. She was the wife of the late Peter Cavaliere and the late Carmino Ravo. Born in Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late William and Leah (Bolduc) Lowe and sister of the late W. Thomas Lowe, Evelyn...
Tobin, Marion E. (Alarie), 87, died August 3, 2008 at Kent County Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Edward T. Tobin. Born in and a lifelong resident of Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Anna (Pelletier) Alarie. Marion worked at the Providence Journal for fifteen years, retiring in 1983. She was a former member...
Rochford, Catherine M, 58, of Waterman Ave, died Thursday, July 24th at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Alfred J. Rochford III. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Japhet and Eleanor (Garig) Adams. Besides her husband she leaves six sisters, Jennie Lippe and Janie Belanger both of Pawtucket, Betty Robillard of Germany, Mary...
Rosiak, Michael, 81, a retired Teamster, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Catherine "Kathleen" D. (McCabe) Rosiak. Born in Providence, a son of the late Harry J. and Elena (Zeminkova) Rosiak, he was a resident of North Providence for 54 years. Michael was a member of Teamster's Local 251 for...
Lima, Sandra L. (Cutlip), 61, died July 18, 2008 at home. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Moffit and Louise (Martini) Cutlip. She leaves two daughters, Melissa McLoughlin and Michelle Mason, a brother, Jack Cutlip, and six grandchildren, Jack-Lynn McLoughlin, Joshua, Zachary, Tyler, Steven, and Harley Mason, all of Smithfield. Visitation Tuesday 5-6 pm with...
Hopper, Claire E., 86, of Hatherly St., died July 14, 2008 at Heritage Hills Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Hopper. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late William and Ida M. (Emms) Caldwell. Claire was the co-owner of the former E&C Jewelry Company of North Providence, retiring in 1970. She...
Gagnon, Rita A. (Monk), 90, formerly of Gladstone St, passed away July 14, 2008 at the Hebert Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Eugene A. Gagnon. Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late George and Lucy (Farrell) Monk. Rita was a receptionist for Mine Safety Appliances, formerly of Esmond...
Ryan, Christopher John "J.R.", 62, formerly a longtime Jamestown resident, died July 10, 2008 at Riverview Healthcare, Coventry. He was the husband of Rebecca A. (Jones) Ryan. Born in Waterbury, CT, he was the son of the late Christopher and Marie (Roberge) Ryan. J.R. was the head carpenter and construction manager for DMR Construction and for Health Concepts since...
Paul, H. Lee, Jr. 86, of Harbor Hill Place, 159 Division Street, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008. He was the devoted husband of Danny-Lee (Fugate) Paul for 54 years. Born in Lynchburg, VA on October 21, 1921, he was the son of H. Lee Paul, Sr. and Annie Belle (Robertson) Paul. Mr. Paul was Professor Emeritus of Speech...
Petracca, Anthony D., 88, of Kristen Dr., died July 6, 2008 at Hebert Nursing Home after a courageous battle with a brief illness. He was the husband of Grace (D'Aloia) Petracca. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Francesco and Angelina (Schiavone) Petracca. Anthony was a toolmaker for various companies. An Army veteran of WWII, he...
Mallozzi, "Tom" Michael, 78, of Winfield Rd, died July 4, 2008 in Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Dina (Samayoa) Mallozzi. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Joseph and Adelina (Corsi) Mallozzi. Tom was the proprietor of Tom's Volkswagen Repair Shop of Westminster Street, Providence for 30 years. He was an Army veteran of...
Mariotti, Susan M. (Corte), 61, of Thornton Ave., died July 1, 2008 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of Roy A. Mariotti. They would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 4th. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of John and Florence (Durand) Corte of North Providence. Susan was an X-Ray Technician at...
O'Brien, Genevieve A. (Bailey), 95, longtime Centredale resident, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Lawrence A. O'Brien. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Marie (Martin) Bailey. Genevieve was a registered nurse and a 1933 graduate of the RI Hospital School...
Zahn, Carmella "Carol", (Rotondi), 91, formerly of East Avenue, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the Overlook Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Francis B. Zahn, Sr. Born in Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Josephine (Quagliri) Rotondi. Carol leaves two sons, Francis B. Zahn, Jr. and his wife Janet of North...
Ferguson, Dorothy B. (Rowan), 89, of The Villages, FL formerly of Brook Village, Centredale, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 in Florida. She was the wife of the late George E. Ferguson. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary (Gilmore) Rowan. She was a member of the Salvatore Mancini Center and the former North...
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