Oct 20, 2018

Merlino, Peter A., 81, died Saturday October 20, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Margaret Rose (Joyce) Merlino. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward and Teresa ( Rocco) Merlino.

Mr. Merlino was self-employed in the flooring industry as an installer for over 60 years. He was...

Oct 4, 2018

Winterbottom, Alan D., 75, died October 4, 2018 at Greenwood Center with his family by his side. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Arthur and May (Hardman) Winterbottom.

Alan received his Master’s of Public Administration from URI in 1965. He was a salesman for Tri-Star Voice and Data before retiring.

He...

Sep 29, 2018

Seynave, Ronald C., 74, of Cranston, died Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Kent Hospital. He was the husband of Suzanne (Ruhl) Seynave. Born in Providence and formerly of Smithfield, he was the son of the late Gaston and Evelyn Seynave.

He is also survived by a son, Robert Seynave, a daughter, Kerri Oliveira and her husband Michael,...

Sep 29, 2018

Vickers, Walter F., 78, of Lincoln, died Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Marion (Smith) Vickers. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Allen and Helen (Morgan) Vickers.

Walter served in the United States Navy. He was an avid Boston Bruins fan and also enjoyed hunting, fishing and...

Sep 24, 2018

Martino, Ascenzo A. “Vinnie”, 90, of Smithfield, died Monday September 24, 2018 at Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of the late Rosemary (Ricard) Martino. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Michael and Sylvia (Cedrone) Martino.

He served in the US Army.

He is survived by two...

Sep 17, 2018

Crombie, Lois A. (Hall), died September 17, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late Edward Crombie. Born in Seekonk, she was a daughter of the late R. Eugene and Hazel (Johnson) Hall.

Lois worked in the business office at Roger Williams Medical Center for 35 years, retiring in 1992. She...

Sep 17, 2018

Lafond, Dorothy E. (Moreau), 77, died September 17, 2018 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Manville, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Elizabeth (Adam) Moreau.

Dorothy was employed by Motorola of Mansfield, MA and Auto Zone of North Providence for many years before retiring. She was an active member of the Salvatore...

Sep 16, 2018

Leavitt, Janice L. (Creelman), 62, of North Providence, died September 16, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. She was the wife of the late Peter C. Leavitt.

Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Edna M (Whiteley) Healey and the late George M. “Pete” Creelman and stepdaughter of Ernest Healey.

Janice was a...

Sep 8, 2018

Lavender, Hazel M. (Williams), 88, of Esmond Village, Smithfield, passed away on September 8, 2018. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Williams.

Hazel worked at Bryant College for 25 years, retiring in 1997.

She leaves a daughter, Deborah Lavender of Smithfield, and two sons, Daniel Lavender of Florida...

Aug 29, 2018

Paul Daniel, 64, of Warwick, RI, went home to Jesus on August 29, 2018.

A funeral home service will be held Saturday, September 1st at 10:00 am in the Robbins Funeral Home, 2251 Mineral Spring Ave. North Providence. Burial will immediately follow the funeral, in Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Johnston. Visitation will be held Friday, August 31st...

Aug 29, 2018

Paolino, Catherine, 91, passed away at the home of her daughter in Portsmouth on August 29, 2018 while holding the hand of her loving husband. She was the wife of Gerard V. Paolino. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Mathew and Sophia (Gianopoulou) Merambelis.

Catherine was the manager of the former First National...

Aug 23, 2018

DiDonato, Louis M. Sr., 94, peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Sgambato) DiDonato for 71 years. Born in Lymansville, he was a son of the late Pietro and Maria (Bucci) DiDonato.

Louis was a yeoman, 1st class in the US Navy, serving...

Aug 19, 2018

Martin, Audrey T. (Tyas), 86, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2018 with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late John R. Martin. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Beatrice (Gould) Tyas.

Audrey was the former co-owner with her late husband of George O. Martin &...

Aug 18, 2018

SMITHFIELD - Raymond Pavia, of 180 Log Rd, age 89, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 just 8 days short of his 90th birthday at Fatima Hospital.

Born in E. Providence, RI, he spent the remainder of his days as a resident of Smithfield, RI. He was a Corporal in the United States Air Force, a member...

Aug 17, 2018

Pirri, Frank T., Jr., 61, passed away at home Friday August 17, 2018 surrounded by his family after an 11 year battle with liver disease. He was the husband of his devoted wife, Norma-Jean (Varrica) Pirri for 38 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank T. and Mary C. (Guido) Pirri.

Frank...

Aug 16, 2018

Balcom, Claire V., 76, of Smithfield, died Thursday August 16, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late David B. Balcom. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Roger and Mary Alice (Jutras) LaBonte.

Claire’s passion was her family. She also was a communicant of St. Michael’s Church...

Aug 6, 2018

Manz, Mary C. “Kate”, 89, of North Providence, died on August 6, 2018 at South County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Ralph A. Manz. Kate was born in Rosemont, Tennessee. She was a daughter of the late Robert and Mary Callie (Sanders) Smith.

Kate was a registered nurse at Roger Williams...

Jul 28, 2018

Cain, Ann Marie, (Gesualdi) 85, died peacefully July 28, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Ann was the beloved wife of William Cain for 67 years. Loving mother of Christine Murphy and Paula Sutcliffe, and mother in law to John Murphy and Barry Sutcliffe. She was a daughter of the late Albert and Olga (LaBanca) Gesualdi, sister of Vito...

Jul 26, 2018

Ralph E. Charnley, 94, most recently of South Kingstown and formerly of Johnston and Smithfield, died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Irene (Smith) Charnley. Born in Graniteville, he was a son of the late Frank and Lena (Ellison) Charnley.

Ralph was an electronics technician for Texas...

Jul 26, 2018

Newman, Kathryn M. (Young), 75, of Hamden, Connecticut and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina passed away unexpectedly on Thursday July 26, 2018. She was the loving wife of James D. Newman. Born in North Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L. and Catherine Ann (Pickett) Young.

Kathy received her Ph.D. from...