All Obituaries

ANDERSON, Dorothy E. (Carr), 93, formerly of Jodoin Street, West Warwick, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at West View Nursing Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond V. Anderson.  Born in Coventry, a daughter of the late Albert P. and Florence (Sherman) Carr.  She was a lifelong resident of the Pawtuxet Valley area. Mrs. Anderson was a bookkeeper and sales clerk for W.T. Grant and JJ Newberry for several years.  She was also a nanny and housekeeper for...

DiMASI, Phyllis R., (Eldridge), 79, formerly of Flat River Road, Coventry, passed away Monday morning, June 3, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Scalabrini Villa, North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late A. Thomas DiMasi, R.Ph.  Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Philip J. Eldridge, Sr. and Louise (Keegan) Eldridge.  She was a lifelong resident of the Pawtuxet Valley area. Mrs. DiMasi was employed with the State of Rhode Island for twenty...

TRAVASSOS, Jeanne M. (Larocque), 67, of West Warwick Manor, 62 Roberts Street, West Warwick, passed away unexpectedly on Monday evening, May 20, 2019 at Kent Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel F. Travassos.  Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Doris (Sicard) Larocque.  She was a resident of West Warwick for most of her life. Jeanne was a communicant of SS. John and James Parish, and taught Bible Study...

VADEBONCOEUR, Margot E., (Neumann), 96, formerly of Sheffield Avenue, West Warwick, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Woodpecker Hill Health Center, Coventry. She was the beloved wife of Rene O. Vadeboncoeur, they had been married for sixty one years.  Born in Pommern, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ernst and Ulrike (Tobies) Neumann.  She was a resident of West Warwick for fifty six years. Mrs. Vadeboncoeur was a history teacher at West Warwick High School for...

BOUCHER, Joseph O., 92, of Collier Way, Coventry, passed away at Trinity Health & Rehabilitation Center, Woonsocket, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 17, 2019. He was beloved husband for 63 years to the late Rita M. (Levesque) Boucher.  Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Oscar and Angeline (Levesque) Boucher.  He was a lifelong resident of the Pawtuxet valley area. Joseph was an affectionate and devoted father and husband.  He learned how...

ROSE, Robert Edward, 78, of Block Island, passed away peacefully Friday, May 17, 2019 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn.  He was the husband of Judith (Bonanno) Rose. Born Oct. 28, 1940, Robert was a native Block Islander descended from Tormut Rose, one of the original 1661 settlers. He lived his whole life on Block Island and never liked to leave it for a single day. Robert was raised on the family farm at a time when island life was still centered on fishing and...

PAGLIARINI, Etta J. (Petrocelli), 85, of Terrace Avenue, Coventry, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday evening, May 14, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Home, East Greenwich. She was the beloved wife of Alexander S. Pagliarini, they would have been married for 62 years this July.  Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Christina (Romano) Petrocelli. Etta was a hairdresser for many years at Dina’s House of Beauty and also worked at her...

Theresa Anne “Terry” O’Loughlin, died unexpectedly at home in Providence RI on May 11, 2019.  Her beloved, four-legged canine friend, Seamus, who was her closest companion for 11 years, died with her. Terry was born on April 6, 1964, in Haverhill MA to Frances M. (Peg) O’Loughlin and the late James F. O’Loughlin.  Terry was brought up in Westford MA, graduated with honors from Westford Academy in 1982, and graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science,...

FERNANDES, Robert J, 80, formerly of West Warwick, passed away Wednesday morning, May 8, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. He was the beloved husband of the late Louise T. (Silva) Fernandes.  Born in Warwick, he was the son of the late Manuel Fernandes and Rose (Josephs) Fernandes-Costa.  He resided in West Warwick for most of his life. Mr. Fernandes was employed as a warehouse manager at Valley Lace in Hope for many years until retiring and previously worked at...

DeCESARE, Anna J., 82, of West Warwick, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, surrounded by her beloved family.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Leo DeCesare, Sr. and Teolinda (Petrangelo) DeCesare.  Anna was employed at Bradford Soap Works for over 25 years before retiring.  She was an avid Yankees fan. She is survived by a sister, Diane Petrarca and her husband Michael of West Warwick and a sister-in-law, Angela (Cipolla) DeCesare of Warwick. ...