| (10/27/08) Alvin L. Ward, 78, of Sharon Ct., Newport, passed away October 25, 2008, at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center. He was the husband of Madeline L. (Jaillet) Ward. Born in St. Louis, Missouri o... Assunta Dowd - North Providence, RI (10/27/08) DOWD, ASSUNTA \'\'SUSAN\'\' (Battista) 72 of North Providence passed away October 25, 2008. She was the beloved wife of Charles J. Dowd. Mr & Mrs Dowd have been married for 53 years. She was the b... Cullen-Blanchet, Elizabeth Ann Dowd, Assunta "Susan" (Battista) DOWD, ASSUNTA 'SUSAN' (BATTISTA), 72, of North Providence, passed away October 25, 2008. She was the beloved wife of Charles J. Dowd. Mr. & Mrs. Dowd have been married for 53 years. She was the beloved mother of Dennis Battista of Glocester, Charles and Susan L. Dowd both of North Providence. Sister of Rudolph Battista of Johnston, Joseph Battista of North Providence, Dalse Gergora of Hollywood, FL and the late Albert Battista. Mrs. Dowd is also survived by 3 grandchildren. Her funeral will be… DRAINVILLE, RUSSELL W., 85, of 'Harborview' 3663 Pawtucket Avenue, Riverside, died peacefully on Sunday October 26, 2008 at Evergreen House surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Gertrude I. (Branch) Drainville and the late Gertrude (Emond) Drainville. Born in Warren, a son of the late Hector and Leda (Gladue) Drainville, he lived in East Providence for 53 years. Mr. Drainville was a batch maker for the former American Hoechst Co. for 15 years before retiring in 1988. Russell was a… DuPONT, CLAIRE F. (O'CONNELL), 82, formerly of Maplewood Drive, a former registered nurse, died Saturday at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the wife of the late Adrien R. DuPont. Mother of the late Paula C. DuPont. She is survived by her 3 sons, Ronald A. DuPont of Providence, Robert R. DuPont of Hollidaysburg, PA and Philip F. DuPont of Wilton, NH; 2 brothers, James O'Connell of Cranston, William O'Connell of Harrisburg, PA, 2 sisters, Kathleen Weber of Warwick, MaryLou Dutra of… FARRELL, MILDRED C. (SMITH), 96, of the Nancy Ann Nursing Home, East Killingly Road, Foster, Rhode Island died at Miriam Hospital on October 25 surrounded by members of her loving family. She leaves 4 daughters, Madelyn Dennett of Sabago, Maine, Rose Hawes of Foster, Rhode Island, Gloria Benson of Clifton Park, New York, Deborah Bentley of Clayville, Rhode Island, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. On February 16, 2008, Mildred was… FOGEL, JOSEF N., of 353 Blackstone Blvd., Providence died Sat., Oct. 25, 2008. He was the beloved husband of Loraine (Martin) Fogel. Joe (Josef) was a long-time dedicated volunteer to many organizations; Providence & Cranston YMCA, March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald House, Meals on Wheels, Governor's Council on Aging and Cranston Dept. of Senior Services. In 1996 he was awarded 'Outstanding Senior' by the City of Cranston for his community involvement. He leaves his son, Dean M. Fogel, Dallas,… GRENIER, JANE C. (HOULIHAN), 72, passed away Monday. She was the companion of the late Walter B. Johnson, Jr. She leaves two children, Robin Wilkinson of Jamestown and Robert A. Grenier, Jr. of Coventry; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Her Funeral Service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the FAGAN-QUINN Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Road, North Kingstown. Burial will be in Cedar Cemetery, Jamestown. Visiting hours Thursday 5-8 p.m. For information and guestbook visit:… Jose R Mendonca - Pawtucket, RI (10/27/08) Pawtucket ~ Jose R. Mendonca, 58, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at home. Born in the Azores, Portugal, he was a son of Rosa (Silveira) Mendonca of Taunton and the late Domingos Mendonca. He c... LAFFEY, ANNA M. (LEMIECH), 92, of Pawtucket died Sunday at home. She was the wife of the late John F. Laffey. Born in Uxbridge, MA she was the only child of the late Stanislaw and Agnes (Banas) Lemiech. She was a retired teacher whose teaching career spanned thirty years. She was a member of the Blackstone Valley Retired Teachers Association and a communicant of St. Teresa Church. She is survived by twin daughters, Mary J. Laffey of Woburn, MA and Ann E. Laffey of Pawtucket and one cousin Helen Domski of… MADEIROS, HELEN CARROLL, 90, of Warwick since 1949, passed away Saturday at the West View Health Center. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Madeiros, and loving daughter of the late James and Annie (Trayner) Carroll. She was the loving mother to Keith J. Madeiros and Jo-Ann J. Wrage; also loving grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 11. She was the loving grandmother to the late Lori Wilding and loving sister of the late Rae Cooper-Atwell. Born in Attleboro, MA, Helen grew up in the Mt. Pleasant section of… MAKOWSKY, SYDNEY A., 84, a resident of Seekonk, MA, died Sun., Oct. 26, 2008. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Ney) Makowsky. Born in Westerly, RI, he was a son of the late Irving and Ida Makowsky. A WWII Army Air Force Veteran, he received the American Theater Campaign Ribbon and the Good Conduct and Victory Medals. Prior to his retirement in 1986 he owned Goldstein Footwear. He was the president of Hunter's Run Country Club in Boynton Beach, FL. Throughout his life he contributed generously to… Marion T Zebrowski - Providence, RI (10/27/08) Marion T Zebrowski, 72, of Providence, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Walter and Adela (Chrostowski) Zebrowski Marion had been a jewelr... O'NEILL, HELEN E. (RILEY), 96, of Williams Street, died unexpectedly on Monday October 27, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Gerald O'Neill. Born in East Providence, a daughter of the late Charles E. and Ida E. (Provencher) Riley, she lived in Barrington for 58 years. Mrs. O'Neill was a senior clerk stenographer for the Rhode Island Bureau for the Services of the Blind for 9 years before retiring in 1951. Helen was a communicant of St. Luke Church and a member of… PATNODE, GEORGE J., JR., 91, of 5 Hunter Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Providence, Warwick and Cranston before coming to Newport in 1933, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Newport Hospital with his children by his side. He was the husband of Eleanor (Geer) Patnode and the late Barbara (Garden) Patnode who passed away October 31, 1990. Born in Newark, NJ on June 3, 1917, he was the son of the late George J. and Agnus (Wiley) Patnode. Besides his wife, he is survived by his sons, Arthur Patnode of Newport,… SAMWAYS, ALFRED J. 'AL', 91, of East Providence and formerly of Seekonk, passed away Saturday at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Mildred (Cousins) Samways for 63 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred G. and Elizabeth (Boyd) Samways. Alfred was a design engineer for Brown & Sharpe before retiring in 1982, and was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy Seabees during WWII. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Peter Samways and wife Maureen of… and friends are invited to attend a funeral service Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home, 121 Main St., Westerly. Burial with military honors will follow in RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Visiting hours are today from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home & Hospice Care of RI, 143 Main St., Wakefield, RI 02879. For online condolence go to www.buckler-johnston.com. TOMLINSON, FREDERICK D., 84, of Pennsylvania Avenue died on October 23, 2008 at Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Washington) Tomlinson. He was born in Smithfield, N. Carolina; A son of the late Fred D. Tomlinson and the late Millie (Judkins) Tomlinson. He is the father of Keith, Kevin, Mark, Yvette, Christine, Steven Tomlinson and Kim Gomes. He had 18 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He is the brother of Gladys Dublin and the late Albert and Edwin Tomlinson. A funeral service will… Read more... ZABBO, LOUIS G., 48, of Douglas Ave., an employee of Walmart and a former employee of B & F Enterprises, died suddenly Friday, October 24, 2008 at RI Hospital. He was the beloved son of the late Albert and Anna (Iadevaia) Zabbo and had been a Warwick resident before moving to Providence. Louis was a graduate of Tollgate High School Class of 1978 and an avid Yankee fan. He was the beloved brother of Geraldine Fox; beloved twin brother of Augustino G. Zabbo; beloved uncle of Elizabeth, Lauren and Jordan… ZEBROWSKI, MARION, T., 72, of Providence, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Walter and Adela (Chrostowski) Zebrowski. Marion had been a jewelry engraver for Herff Jones of Warwick and Providence for 51 years before retiring in 2007. He was a member of both the Smithfield and the Worcester Senior Citizen Centers, the St. Francis Deaf Seniors and the International Catholic Deaf Association. He is survived by his daughter, Beverly Zebrowski Chew and… ZOMPA, ALBERT A., 86, of 181 Davis Dr., Pascoag, passed away Friday October 24, 2008. He was the husband of the late Yolanda 'Viola' (Ionata) Zompa. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Orazio and Emilia (Grande) Zompa. Mr. Zompa was Deputy Clerk for the Chief Judge of the RI District Court for 14 years before retiring. He also worked for United Wire in Cranston as a Machinist Supervisor for over 30 years. He was a WW-II U.S. Army Veteran and served with company D 391 Infantry Regiment in… |
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Rhode Island Obituaries 10/28/08
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