All Obituaries

DION, Sr., Paul L., “Butch”, 86, of Leuba Road, Coventry, passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, August 10, 2020 at home.    Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Albert and Ethel (Nelson) Dion.  He was a resident of Coventry for most of his life. Mr. Dion was an aircraft tower at Quonset Point Naval Air Station for many years until retiring and was a Korean War Air Force Veteran.  A talented musician he enjoyed playing the drums, listening to...

MITCHELL, Jr., John F., 77, of Sunrise Road, Cranston, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 8, 2020 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret B. "Margy" (Gorman) Mitchell. Born in Providence, a son of the late John F. and Rose M. (McCormick) Mitchell. He resided in Cranston for many years. Mr. Mitchell was a distribution manager in the jewelry industry for many years until retiring. He is survived by a daughter, Pamela A. Charette; a son, Robert J. Mitchell...

Sara E. (Sinnott) Beattie, 87, of Coventry passed away in her home surrounded by family on Saturday, August 8, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Martin J. Sinnott, Jr. and Anna R. (Carville) Sinnott. She loved her daily chats on the phone with family and friends and shopping. Her most cherished moments were time spent with her family. Six Lakes Country Club in N. Fort Myers, FL. was her winter home where she enjoyed water aerobics, sitting at the pool, attending special shows and...

Madeline L. (Ferreira) Caya, 74, formerly of West Warwick passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 5, 2020 at Anchor Bay at Greenwich in East Greenwich. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert N. Caya, upon his passing, they had been married for forty eight years.  Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Armand and Mary (Mello) Ferreira.  She was a resident of West Warwick for most of her life. Madeline was the loving mother of Robert N. Caya, Jr. of East Greenwich and...

COSTA, Anne L. (Lambert), 82, of North Kingstown, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 25, 2020 at South County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Michael A. Costa, they had been married for 46 years.  Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late William and Beatrice (Bouchard) Lambert.  She resided in West Warwick until moving to North Kingstown twenty one years ago. Anne was a legal secretary for many years with the law firm of Barlow & Barlow in Providence...

McCabe, RSM, Sister Mary Norma, 88, a Sister of Mercy for 70 years, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Mount St. Rita Health Centre, Cumberland.  She was the daughter of the late Hugh and Esther (Behan) McCabe and the sister of the late Hugh McCabe. She is survived by four cousins, Claire, Keith and Kenneth Sharpe and Caroll Short. After she became a Sister of Mercy, Sister Norma began her ministry as a teacher, touching the lives of young people for 12 years.  Called to a new path...

ROBINSON, Janice E., 87, of Gordon Street, Cranston, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward Robinson.  Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Florence Kenney.  She resided in Cranston for over forty years. Janice was a bookkeeper at Portland Transmission in Providence for many years until retiring in 2017.  She enjoyed reading. She is survived by a sister, Patricia Ledversis of Cranston and several nieces and...

Walsh, RSM, Sister Virginia, 94, formerly Sister Mary Terence, a Sister of Mercy for 76 years, died on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence.  She was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Dooley) Walsh and sister of the late Joseph, John, and James.  She is survived by her sisters Helen Cain, Madeline McCrudden, Bernadette Doyle and brother, Gerald. Sister Virginia began her teaching ministry in schools in both the dioceses of Fall River and...

CARNEY, Gail F., (Casella), 77, of Glocester, passed away peacefully Friday, July 10, 2020 at home. She was the loving wife of Robert C. Carney, they had been married for sixty two years.  Born in Orange, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Labor) Casella. Gail was a certified nursing assistant providing private care for many years until retiring.  She enjoyed gardening, shopping and attending the car show in Lake George but especially loved family dinner on...

Flowers, RSM, Sister Joyce Marie, 83, died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence.  She was a Sister of Mercy for 54 years. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Victoria (Betancourt) Flowers and the sister of the late Laurence, Dennis, Ernest and Constance. She is survived by her brother Lloyd, sisters Mildred, Hazel, Primilene, Diana, and her grandniece, Cheryl. Sister ministered as a teacher in Belize and Honduras, Central America, and at St....