| BENNETT, GENEVIEVE H., 82, died Monday, July 21, 2008 at Kent Hospital. Born in Scituate she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Virgie (Burlingame) Tinkham. Genevieve's family was her life. She is was the beloved mother of John B. Bennett III of Newport, Carolyn C. Bennett of North Kingstown, Rebecca A. Bennett of West Kingston, Heidi J. Bennett of Warwick, Robert B. Bennett of Narragansett, and the late James B. Bennett of Belvedere, VT. Mrs. Bennett was a devoted grandmother and… CABRAL, MARY (SOUZA), 86, of Mauran Ave., died peacefully Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late Anthony Cabral. Born March 27, 1922, in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Coelho) Souza. Mrs. Cabral was the devoted mother of Jeannette Quirini of Riverside; Raymond Cabral of Cranston and Richard Cabral of Smithfield; and loving grandmother of 7 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great granddaughter. She was the… EDWARDS, ROBERT F., 74, formerly of Brookfield Avenue, died unexpectedly on July 22, 2008 in Naples, FL. He was the beloved husband of Joyce C. Edwards. Born on December 25, 1933 in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank and Rosalind (Ouimette) Edwards; he lived in Naples, FL for 10 years. Mr. Edwards was an electrical engineer for Raytheon for 35 years before retiring in 1992. Besides his wife, he is survived by adoring daughters; Carleen and Denise and granddaughter; Caitlin. 'Gee' will be… Deborah Whittier Fitts of Richmond, Mass., beloved wife of Clark B. Hall, and a former reporter for The Westerly Sun, died July 17 of breast cancer at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.. She was 63. Ms. Fitts had a long career in journalism. After teaching first grade for eight years at The Pike School in Andover, Mass., she served from 1978 until 1992 as the North Stonington reporter for The Westerly Sun. In 1989, she became a regular contributor to the Civil War News. In 1992, she was named… GRAVIER, THERESA C. (PELTIER), 82, of Gough Avenue, Coventry, passed away at home on Thursday, July 24, 2008 surrounded by family and friends. She was the loving wife of Gerard A. Gravier for 55 years. Born in Warwick, the daughter of the late Joseph D. and Bertha (Chaput) Peltier, she lived in Coventry for the past 51 years. Besides her husband, she is survived by her cherished daughter Judith; her brother Joseph N. Peltier; and many nieces and nephews including Gail Varrecchione and her husband Don,… GRILLO, HERBERT, R., 'RONNIE', 55, died Sunday, July 13, 2008. He was the beloved father of Autumn Cherish (Boatwright) Luckett and grandfather of Alexis and Jonah Luckett, all of Peoria, AZ. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Avenue, Warwick. Information and guestbook visit www. TheQuinnFuneralHome.com. KNIGHT, WEBSTER III, 65, of North Carolina and New Hampshire and formerly of Warwick, passed away July 22, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Geneva S. (Fraser) Knight and the former husband of Maureen (Newman) Heise. Born in Providence, he was a son of Alice (Mayes) Knight Gray and the late Charles Curtis Knight. Mr. Knight was the owner of the former Fire Glow of RI in Warwick. He was an Army Veteran. He is also survived by his three daughters: Shannon Beatty, Kecia Courtemanche… MAIORANA, FRANK, 80, of Pine River Drive, passed away Wednesday at South County Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Merilyn T. (Grace) Maiorana. They would have celebrated 44 years of marriage in November. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Jack and Santa (Oliva) Maiorana. A US Army and CID veteran he served during the Korean War. He was an Area Marketing Director for Hanover Insurance Company for many years before retiring in 1991. He was an avid fisherman and built his own fishing rods. He… REED, ALICE E., 95, of Tiverton, died July 23. Wife of the late James Reed Jr. Mother of Kathleen Wilkinson and the late James C. Reed. Visitation SATURDAY 8:30-9:30 am prior to Funeral at POCASSET MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 462 Main Rd., Tiverton with 10am Mass at Blessed Trinity Church and Burial at North Burial Ground, Fall River www.almeida-pocasset.com Simpson, Lois Marie (Ducharme) SIMPSON, LOIS MARIE (DUCHARME), 61, passed comfortably Tuesday July 22, 2008 at Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Lois was the beloved wife of Paul G. Simpson, Jr. She is also survived by her sons Christopher and Craig, three grandchildren, her mother, and five brothers. A Mass of Christian will be held Monday, July 28 at 10:00 a.m., in St. Joseph's Church, 183 Sayles Ave., Pascoag. Burial will follow in Acote Hill Cemetery, Chepachet. Visiting hours are Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m., in the… THURBER, SHIRLEY A. (MUTTER), 72, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008. She was the beloved wife of Alvin L. Thurber, Jr. for 55 years. Born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late Rudolph, Sr. and Pauline (Lebida) Mutter, she resided in Pawtucket since 1953. Shirley and her husband operated S & A Construction Co., Pawtucket for many years. She was a dedicated member of St. Joseph Church, Pawtucket and was affiliated with the Cumberland Kiwanis where she ran the horse shows for 20 years. Besides her… |
Friday, July 25, 2008
Rhode Island Daily Obituaries 07/25/08
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