All Obituaries

STASIOWSKI, Marie A, (Lombardi), 90, of Pinewood Drive, West Warwick, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Kent Hospital. She was the wife of the late Eugene S. Stasiowski.  Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Adelina (Ferretti) Lombardi. Mrs. Stasiowski was a sales associate at JCPenney in Warwick for over twenty five years before retiring.  She was a communicant of Our Lady of Czenstochowa Church and loved spending time with her...

KERCHNER, Catherine A., 90, of West Warwick, RI, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at Briarcliffe Gardens. She was the beloved wife of Leonard A. Kerchner, they were married for 60 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the only daughter of the late Michael J. and Sophie (Theobald) Brennan.  She attended Bishop McDonnell H.S. and graduated from St. Johns University in 1951.  She devoted her life to helping people beginning as an elementary school teacher at Queen of All Saints in...

PETRARCA, Mary Frances “Frannie” (Petrarca), 83, of West Warwick, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at Kent Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of the late Michael R. Petrarca, Sr.  Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Louis A. and Rosella (Gesperry) Petrarca.  She was a resident of West Warwick for most of her life. Frannie, along with her husband, were the proprietors of the former Shamrock Café in Warwick for forty years.  Previously she...

BOBOLA, Beatrice E. “Bea”, (O’Connell) 91, of Wildberry Apartments, Archambault Avenue, West Warwick, passed away Friday evening, April 5, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Stanley A. Bobola, Sr.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late James J. and Stella (Matteson) O’Connell.   Mrs. Bobola was employed at Royal Mill and Kenney Manufacturing for many years until her...

HOLDEN, Elizabeth H. “Betty”, (Whalley), 85, of Colonial Way, West Warwick, passed away Monday evening, April 1, 2019 at Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the wife of Robert F. Holden, they had been married for sixty four years.  Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Irene (Limner) Whalley.  She was a resident of West Warwick since 1965. Mrs. Holden was a Licensed Practical Nurse at Kent Hospital for twenty three years before...

FRANCIS, William E., Jr., 65, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late William E. Francis, Sr. and Madeline (Andrews) Francis. Mr. Francis was employed as a compounder in the chemical industry with various companies for many years before retiring.  William was a base guitarist and played in various bands and was a rock music fan.  His enjoyments included, fishing, bowling and billiards. He...

GIGUERE, Florence, (Morin), 93, of Esmond Street, West Warwick, passed away Sunday evening, March 24, 2019 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was predeceased by her husband Lionel C. Giguere, upon his passing they were married for over fifty years.  Born in Biddeford, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Ida M. (Skelling) Boulais and George H. Boulais.  She was a resident of West Warwick for most of her life. She is survived by five children, James...

MACCARONE, Angela D. (DiChiara), passed peacefully with one of her daughter’s by her side at the Kent Regency Center in Warwick on Friday, March 22, 2019. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Mary (Aceto) DiChiara.  Lee, as she was known to family and friends, spent most of her adult life in Cranston, RI and was politically active/involved in the early ’70s running for a city office position as well as managing Senator Claiborne Pell’s...

Crowley, RSM, Sister Christine M., 89, a Sister of Mercy for 71 years, died on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Mount Saint Rita Health Center. She was the daughter of the late Alice (Smith) Crowley and George R. Crowley and the sister of the late Mary L. Durkin, Catherine Norton, George R. Crowley Jr., Joseph H. Crowley, Margaret H. Muir, Alice T. Green, and Daniel F. Crowley.  Sister Christine is survived by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.  She will be missed...

SOUSA, Emanuel D., 51, of Church Street, West Warwick, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 18, 2019. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Edmundo and Ines (Correia) Sousa. Emanuel was associated with the Construction and General Laborers Union Local 271 for thirty years and the past ten years employed with AGI Construction Company.  He served in the military in the Azores, was an avid fan of Benfica, a member of the Holy Ghost Society and loved...