Rhode Island Dai;y Obituaries 7/11/08

Blackmer, Claire L. (Healy) BLACKMER, CLAIRE, L. (HEALY) 85, owner and operator of Claire's Beauty Shop before retiring, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Leroy B. Blackmer and a daughter of the late Vincent A. and Bertha M. (Larsen) Healy. Mrs. Blackmer was a communicant of St. Kevin Church and a former member of St. Kevin Women's League and the Daughters of Isabella. She was the beloved mother of Richard B., David V., and Gary L. Blackmer. Sister of Bertha M. Francis,… Brockwell, Arthur M. BROCKWELL, ARTHUR M. 86, a long time resident of N. Kingstown passed away July 10, 2008. He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Fedor) Brockwell. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was a son of the late Richard and Maggie (Holloway) Brockwell. Mr. Brockwell was a US Navy retired Chief serving in WWII and Korea. After his military career, he worked at Quonset Naval Air Station and then transitioned to Electric Boat where he retired as Utilities Supervisor in 1983. He was a member of the Fleet Reserve Branch #42… Brown, Francis BROWN, FRANCIS, 56, of Elma Street, died on June 3, 2008 in Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Alfreda (Matthews) Brown. He was born in Monrovia, Liberia; A son of the late Francis G. Brown, Sr. and Adella (Reeves) Brown. He was a father of Willie, Adella, Monica, Veronica, and Yvette Brown. He had 8 grandchildren. He was the brother of Mary, Annie, Roosevelt, and Boggiek Brown. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Holy Cross C.O.G.I.C.U., 1014 Broad St., Providence.… Ganem, Bruce J. GANEM, BRUCE J., 17, July 7, at home. Beloved son of Bruce Ganem and Robin Charest. Beloved fiance of Crystal Butler. Beloved father of Anthony Butler Ganem. Beloved brother of Christina, Corey, Faith Paige and Gaige Ganem. Beloved grandson of Joseph Ganem, Joseph Charest and the late Joan Ganem and Carol Charest. Funeral service Mon. 11 am in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Ave. Burial in Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, No. Kingstown. Visiting hours Sun 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers,… Leeds, Marshall P. LEEDS, MARSHALL P., formerly of Providence, Rhode Island and Manhattan on July 4 in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Leeds attended NYU and served in the Air Force in WWII. He had been president of Health-Tex, the children's clothing manufacturer. He retired to Florida 22 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, three children, David Leeds (Kathy), Amy Leeds (Anders Brag) and Andrew Leeds (Lindsay), and three grandchildren, Nicholas Leeds and Stephanie and Matthew Brag. Funeral services were held at Boca… Lopes, Theresa E. (Fernandes) LOPES, THERESA E. (FERNANDES), 73, of Mineral Spring Avenue, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Manuel and Geneva (Nunes) Fernandes, she worked as a sales associate for many years before retiring. In her spare time, she enjoyed watching movies. She is survived by one son, Edwin J. Santos, and his wife, Paula, of Saunderstown, one brother, Alfred Fernandez, four sisters, Priscilla Gonsalves, Mary Dennis,… Ouellette Sr., Roger A. OUELLETTE, ROGER A., SR., 67, of Providence died on June 26th at Elmwood Health Center in Providence. Father of Roger A. Ouellette, Jr. of Warwick. Brother of Maurice P. Ouellette of Providence and Raymond Ouellette of Cumberland. Also leaves numerous other family members and friends. Residence: Providence, formerly of East Providence and Central Falls. Visitation omitted. Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas Church, Fruit Hill Avenue, Providence. Burial private.… Popovsky, Samuel POPOVSKY, SAMUEL, of Warwick, RI, formerly of Marblehead, MA on July 9, 2008. Beloved husband of Sally (Taitz). Loving father of Arlene Kalin and her husband Leo, and Mark Popovsky and his wife Andrea. Adoring grandfather of Donna Kaufman and Erica Popovsky and great grandfather of Joshua Kaufman. Services at Shalom Memorial Chapel, 1100 New London Ave., Cranston, RI on Friday, July 11 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Odyssey Health Care, 200 Quaker Ln., Warwick, RI 02886 or to… Ramstad, Yngve RAMSTAD, YNGVE, a longtime University of Rhode Island economics professor and former department chair, died July 5, 2008, of complications from ALS. He was 67. The Rhode Island chapter of the ALS Association honored Yngve with its Brian Dickinson Courage Award on June 12. Although Yngve was unable to attend, more than three dozen colleagues and friends, including two from his high school years, were present. His daughter, Kathryn Ramstad-Albert, accepted the award on his behalf. Yngve was born March 20,… Tompkins, Colonel Charles H. "Tommy" TOMPKINS, COLONEL CHARLES H.,'TOMMY' USA (RET). At age 91, passed away on July 1, 2008. A 1935 graduate of EPHS and long-time resident of Springfield, VA, he was a career Army officer and avid golfer. Beloved husband of the late Ruth Barney Tompkins, he is survived by daughter Gail, son Creigh and wife Betsy, grandson Todd Osterberg, wife Christy and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 11 at 10:30 am at the J.H. Williams & Co. Funeral Home in East Providence. Vicente, Joao VICENTE, JOAO 'JOHN', age 83, of Elm St., died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Silvina (Doro) Vicente. Born Aug. 22, 1924 in Bristol, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria Rose (Leitao) Vicente. Mr. Vicente worked as a warehouse manager at Pittsburgh Paints, Providence before retiring. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Seekonk and was a member of the Our Lady of the Rosary Holy Name Society, Providence and of the Portuguese… Walsh Jr., William J. WALSH, WILLIAM J. JR., 81, of 12 Orchard Meadow Dr. Smithfield passed away Wednesday, at home. He was the husband of M. Dorothea (Smith) Reilly-Walsh and the late Claire (Sheridan) Walsh. Born in Swansea he was the son of the late William J. and Sarah (Fillessey) Walsh. He resided in Cumberland for over fifty years. Mr. Walsh Jr. was a Sales Manager for the All States Freight Inc. of Akron, OH and P.I.E of Lincoln. He was a U. S. Navy, WW II veteran serving aboard the USS Taconic. For many years he was a… Wolf, Melvin H. WOLF, MELVIN H., of Brookline, MA on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. For 61 years, the beloved husband of Ruth (Feinsilver). Devoted father of Rabbi Joseph Wolf & Lisa Rackner of Portland, OR, Atty. Robert Wolf of Gloucester, David & Debbie Wolf of Needham, MA and Dr. Barbara & Steven Jablow of Providence. Loving grandpa of Simeon, Sarah, Amelia and Gavriella Wolf, Abigail, Allison and Jacob Wolf, Jesse, Daniel and Alanna Wolf, Noah, Eva and Nathan Jablow. Dear brother of Roberta Jean Byer of Fillmore,…