May 17, 2017

Riley, Elizabeth A. (White), 79, of North Providence, died May 17, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Lemuel A. Riley, to whom she was married for 61 years. Born in Newport and raised in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Gilda (Silvia) White.

Besides her husband, she...

May 15, 2017

LaTour, II, Lionel L., 76, of Smithfield, died Monday May 15, 2017 at Hopkins Manor. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Lionel and Marguerite (Desjarlais) LaTour.

He is survived by a sister, Marguerite “Peggy” LaTour, and a brother, Paul LaTour and his wife Mary, nieces and nephew, Mary Beth Roberti, Valerie...

May 10, 2017

McGinnis-Rice, Gertrude, D. (Peck) 91, formerly of North Providence, died Wednesday May 10, 2017 at Cherry Hill Manor. She was the wife of the late Ernest J. McGinnis and the late Grafton Rice. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Corinne (LaFleur) Peck.

Gertrude was an employee of Bulova Watch...

May 8, 2017

Susan C.Marra, 76, of Smithfield, passed away on May 8th 2017 at Rhode Island hospital. She was survived by her three children, Lisa (Marra) Cardillo and husband Tony Cardillo, Dominic Marra, Anthony Marra Jr. and his wife Bonnie (Greenlaw) Marra. Born in Woonsocket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Simone (Delnotte) Giordano. Sister of Charles...

May 3, 2017

Boudreault, Stella R. (Roberts), 98, died May 3, 2017 at Hebert Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Romeo G. Boudreault. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Adolphe and Regina (Pelletier) Roberts.

Stella worked for A.T. Cross for 18 years, before retiring in 1984. She was a member of...

May 2, 2017

Morel, Joan B., 85, of North Providence, died Tuesday May 2, 2017 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Hector P. Morel. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Eva (Dupuis) Monahan.

Joan enjoyed playing bingo and loved spending time with her family.

Apr 28, 2017

Cornachione, Mollie P. (Iannozzi), 94, of North Providence, died April 28, 2017 at Cherry Hill Manor. She was the wife of Marco Cornachione. They had just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on April 22nd. Born in Providence, Mollie was a daughter of the late Raffaele and Carmella (Conalongo) Iannozzi.

Mollie retired from the Providence School...

Apr 26, 2017

DaSilva, Natasha, age 26, died Wednesday April 26, 2017. Born in Providence, RI, Natasha was a student of Johnson and Wales University. She was a graduate of Smithfield High School, class of 2008.

She is survived by her parents, Gastao and Maria DaSilva, her younger sister Vanessa, and her older brothers Gus, Robert, and Philip...

Apr 26, 2017

Renauld, Raymond R., 77, of North Providence, died Wednesday April 26, 2017 at Hopkins Manor. He was the husband of Janice (Wood) Renauld. Born in Holyoke, MA, he was a son of the late Alfred and Leona (Quesnel) Renauld.

Besides his wife, he is survived by seven children, four step children, ten grandchildren, nine step...

Apr 19, 2017

Ash, Kathleen, 72, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Providence VA Medical Center.

Kathleen was born on December 21, 1944 in Waterbury, CT a daughter of the late Edward J. and Mary A. (Allen) Ash and had lived in Rhode Island for the past 50 years. Kathleen was a U.S. Navy Vietnam...

Apr 15, 2017

Martin, Ernestine (Rapoza), 88, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Greenville Health Center. She was the wife of Thomas J. Martin, Jr. to whom she was married for 61 years. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Olive (Arruda) Rapoza.

Ernestine was a personnel clerk for the Johnston...

Apr 12, 2017

Geremia, William G., 70, of Johnston, died April 12, 2017 at home. He was the husband of Linda C. (Parascandolo) Geremia. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Louis and Doris (Belisle) Geremia.

William was a foreman for Carol Cable, now General Cable. He worked for Microfibres, Inc. until retiring.

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Apr 11, 2017

Corrente, Laurie A., 51, died Tuesday April 11, 2017. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Mary Jane (Veader) Corrente and the late Frederick LaComb, and step-daughter of the late Eugene Corrente.

Laurie worked as desk security at McAuley Village in Rhode Island and volunteered for Hospice. She lived in St. Pete’s Beach in...

Apr 9, 2017

Blackmore, Elodie E. (Emin), 87, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late Paul A. Blackmore, MD. She was a daughter of the late Leander F. and Bertha C. (Andrews) Emin.

Elodie was the Director of the East Smithfield Public Library for 63 years, retiring...

Apr 7, 2017

Leal, Florence A., 87, passed away on April 7, 2017. She was the wife of the late Manuel B. Leal, Jr. Born in Providence on April 8, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Almase and Victoria (Holowiak) Forgue.

Florence is survived by her daughters, Victoria Frezza of Johnston, Diane Durocher and her husband...

Apr 6, 2017

Hayes, Nancy E., 74, of Providence, died Thursday April 6, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Los Angeles, CA, she was a daughter of the late Albert “Jean” and Virginia (Toms) Hayes.

Nancy worked with the foster grandparent program. She loved to sew and knit, watch her favorite show Jeopardy and was an avid...

Mar 30, 2017

Pamela “Pam” (Cabral) Degnan, 63, of Progress Ave., North Providence, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017. She was the loving wife of John “Jack” Degnan. In addition to her husband of 39 years, she will be dearly missed by her sons, Benjamin (Erin) and Shane (Krystal), two stepdaughters, Kelly (Anthony), and Elisa (Chuck), and two sisters,...

Mar 29, 2017

Dragon, Kathleen M. “Kathy” (Lytle), entered into eternal rest on March 29th, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center after a battle with cancer.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Dorothy M. (Brennon) Lytle. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1961 and is best remembered by...

Mar 29, 2017

Chew, William N., 84, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his home in Portsmouth Rhode Island. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Thompson) Chew. Born in his grandparent’s home in Esmond, RI, he was the son of the late Norris and Alice (Balme) Chew. Alice died when Bill was four days old. He was raised by...

Mar 25, 2017

Giroux, Marguerite C. (McWeeney), 93, a resident of Smithfield for many years before moving to North Kingstown , died Saturday, March 25, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late William N. Giroux. She was the daughter of the late Raymond F. McWeeney, Sr. and the late Ella (Brotherton) McWeeney.

Marguerite was a...