Apr 11, 2014

Gavigan, Marie J. (Degnan), 93, formerly of North Providence, died April 11, 2014. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Gavigan. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Robert L. and Elizabeth J. (Connors) Degnan.

Marie worked at numerous department stores and Almacs before retiring.

She is survived...

Apr 10, 2014

Jones, Jean (Anderson), 72, of North Providence, formerly of Cranston, died peacefully on April 10, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late James A. Jones. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Helge and Mary (McDonald) Anderson.

Jean was a senior clerk for the City...

Mar 27, 2014

Holt, Velma E. (Young), 89, died March 27, 2014 at Overlook Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Harry Holt for 61 years. She was a daughter of the late Willoughby and Emily (Chadwick) Young.

Velma was a schoolteacher at the William Windsor and Anna McCabe Schools in Smithfield for 38 years, retiring...

Mar 26, 2014

DiChiaro, Evelyn A. “Toots” (Tremblay), 89, formerly of Greenville, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at North Bay Manor. She was the beloved wife of Ernest A. DiChiaro for 69 years. Born in Lowell, MA, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Beatrice (Sauvageau) Tremblay.

Evelyn worked for Lee’s Manufacturing for many years before...

Mar 24, 2014

Desourdy, Robert A., 56, of Village Dr., died Monday March 24, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, he was the son of M. Irene (Pincince) Desourdy and the late Wilfred Desourdy.

Robert was a supervisor in grocery stores for many years before retiring. Besides his mother, he is survived by a...

Mar 23, 2014

Grenier, Gerard J., 90, a WWII Army veteran, died Sunday March 23, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. He was the husband of the late Shirley M. (Silvia) Grenier. Born in Smithfield, he was a son of the late Frank and Delia (Gagnon) Grenier.

He is survived by his stepson, Albert Mancini, two nephews,...

Mar 18, 2014

Viccione, Anthony, 80, of Lincoln, died March 18, 2014 at the VA Medical Center. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Celia (Scuncio) Viccione. Anthony was a teamster for the Local 251 for many years before retiring. He was a US Army veteran and an avid NY Yankees fan, and loved to...

Mar 5, 2014

Iafrate, Alfred A., 93, of Angell Ave., died Wednesday March 5, 2014 at the Village at Waterman Lake. He was the husband of Violet (Venava) Iafrate. Born in Georgiaville, he was a son of the late Antonio and Louisa (Gabriele) Iafrate. Alfred was a firefighter at the Newport Naval Base for many years before retiring and was a custodian...

Mar 3, 2014

Unsworth, Joseph H. 73, of Frederick St., died Monday March 3, 2014 at Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Judith C. (Schenck) Unsworth. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frederick and Violet (Schofield) Unsworth. Joseph had worked for Christiansen's Dairy. He was a member of Melody Hills Country Club, and was an avid Yankees...

Feb 27, 2014

Cafaro, Stephen W., 61, of North Providence, died February 27, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Peter A. and Josephine A. (Pallini) Cafaro. He leaves a brother, Peter A. Cafaro of Orlando, FL. A memorial mass will be held Thursday at 10:30 am in Our Lady of Grace Church,...

Feb 24, 2014

Georgiladakis, Tina M. (Lovelace) 46, of Moreland St. died Monday February 24, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of Emmanouil Georgiladakis and daughter of Thomas Lovelace and Arlene (Rathbun) Maguire. Tina enjoyed arts and crafts and planning birthday parties for her children. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by three children, Nichole...

Feb 19, 2014

Swinden, Pearl Brooks, 95, died on Friday, February 19, 2014. She was born in Newport, RI, where she lived for 40 years; she lived for another 40 years on the CT shoreline before moving to Smithfield 15 years ago. She was the widow of Alfred Swinden to whom she was married for 52 years and Marshall Smith to whom...

Feb 16, 2014

Collins, James E., 69, of Armington Street, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at home. Husband of the late Helen M. (Sharp). Born in Stockton, CA, he was the son of the late Ellis Franklin and Oma Irene (Golden) Griffin Smith Collins and stepmother, Ruby Mae (Kerr) Brown Collins. He lived in Cranston since 1978 and had previously lived...

Feb 7, 2014

Robinson, Clifton T., 73, of Johnston, died February 7, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. He worked for Teknor Apex of Pawtucket until retiring. He was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by 13 children and a companion, Denise Barney. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Feb 6, 2014

Ricci, David L., 83, of North Providence, died February 6, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the late Virginia V. (Beccari) Ricci. Born in North Providence, he was a son of the late Giovanni and Antonia (Cafasso) Ricci. David was a chemist for CIBA-GEIGY until retiring. He was an accordion player, a former grand master of the...

Feb 4, 2014

Gagnon, Maureen H. (McGrath) 79, died Tuesday February 4, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas G. Gagnon. She was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary (McGillvery) McGrath. She is survived by her children, Steven, Garry and his wife Patricia, Gregory Gagnon, and Colette Muscarella, nine grandchildren, a brother,...

Feb 3, 2014

Farley, Paul G., 81, of Smithfield, died February 3, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Ernest and Irene (Brouillard) Farley. Paul was retired from the Smithfield School Department. He is survived by two children, Patrick Farley and his wife Theresa of Waldorf, MD and Paula Martin of Smithfield,...

Feb 1, 2014

Celona, Nancy E. (Potter), 79, died February 1, 2014 at Miriam Hospital. Born in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Howard B. and Florence M. (McCann) Potter. Nancy had worked as an eligibility technician at Tri-Town. She is survived by a daughter, Kathleen La Greca and her husband Paul of Smithfield, a niece, and several nephews. She...

Jan 30, 2014

King, Sandra L., 70, died January 30, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of Blanche E. (Le Beau) King and the late Leo A. King. A graduate of North Providence High School, Sandra was employed by Metlife of Warwick. Besides her mother, she leaves five children, Gayle Dornhecker, Gerald Dornhecker, Kristin Wishert, Todd...

Jan 30, 2014

Rovensky, Frank P., 90, died January 30, 2014 at home. Born in Des Moines, IA, and formerly of New York City, he was a son of the late Peter and Theresa (Vanco) Rovensky. Frank was a retired oil burner mechanic and a US Navy Veteran of WWII. He leaves a brother, William Rovensky and his wife Adelaide "Carol" of...