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William “Bill” Rayhill, Sr., 91, of West Kingston, passed away peacefully at the Kingston Center on Thursday, June 2. He was the husband of the late Norma June (Carpenter) Rayhill. Born in Warwick, RI, on November 9, 1930, he was the son of the late Millard and Emma (Straight) Rayhill. Bill served his country proudly as a Sergeant in the Army during the Korean War. Following his time in the service, he raised his family alongside his loving wife June while working at...

Russell Edward Creegan, 58, of West Kingston, passed away at home surrounded by the love of his family on Monday, May 30, 2022.  He was the loving husband of Melissa Rae (Ackroyd) Creegan.  Born in Waterbury, CT on November 14, 1963, he was the son of the late Edward and Alice (Edward) Creegan. Russell worked as a Manager for Save-A-Lot for the past 13 years. He was an avid sports fan and loved playing them. He loved watching The Mets, Raiders and Nets but he especially loved...

Donna M. Angell, 59 of Carolina, RI died at her home on May 26, 2021 at her home. She was the beloved wife of James C. Angell. Born in Providence, RI July 7, 1962 she was the daughter of Donald R. Hughes of Swansea, MA and the late Corrine May Venezia . Donna was a devoted homemaker and loved her Cats. Besides her husband and father she will be sadly missed by her two sisters, Debbie Hughes and JoAnne Vandenberg and her brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Donna Angell. Funeral services...

Sonia Lee Sisson, 39, of Charlestown, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Born in Westerly, RI, she was the daughter of Denise E. (Stone) Sisson and the late Lance T. Sisson. Sonia loved listening to music and the company that would come with it. She was working with and learning Gemology and working it into jewelry. She worked off and on for a decade in a half in the restaurant industry. She loved being in nature, gardening, a bonfire and the beach. Fond of owls, an athletic...

Donald Browning Lewis, Jr., 42, born March 12th, 1980, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 16, 2022. He was the loving son of Judy Tefft, late Donald Browning Lewis and stepfather Jeffrey Tefft. Donnie had worked as a foreman for Carl Johnson Design for years and was currently employed by DJB Construction. His Hobbies included watching football and baseball, favorites obviously were New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox, going to the beach and the zoo. He leaves behind two...

Ruby M. Kreyssig, 85, died peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Riverview Nursing Home in Coventry, RI. She was the beloved wife of Robert I. Kreyssig born on August 6, 1936 to Warren H. and Alice M. (Burdick) Salisbury. Ruby grew up in Hope Valley, were she met her best friend and future husband Bob. She graduated Westerly High School in 1954 then went on to attend Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing. She married in 1956 and traveled with her husband and family to many Air Bases...

Paul D. “Cass” Casady, 72, of Exeter, RI passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family after fighting a valiant battle with cancer for seven months. Born in Unionville, Missouri, Cass was predeceased by his father and mother, Lauren and Florence (Locke) Casady of Shannock. He was the cherished husband of Rita (Cuevas) Casady for 28 years. Cass was the loving father of Tonya L. Casady, Shane (Carolyn) Casady and Jamie Casady. He was the...

Robert I. Kreyssig, 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Riverview Nursing Home in Coventry, RI. He was the beloved husband of Ruby (Salisbury) Kreyssig. Born on May 8, 1935 to Frank and Lucille (Taylor) Kreyssig at the South County Hospital in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Bob grew up in Hope Valley, met his wife Ruby in the fifth grade and never looked further for a lifelong companion. He graduated from Westerly high school in 1953 and joined the Air Force. He is a graduate...

Kelli Rose Andrews, 35, passed away surrounded by her family on April 26, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital.  Born in South County on July 12, 1986, she was the beloved daughter of Lewell Andrews Jr. and Eleanor Dumas. Kelli was a licensed Real Estate Agent with REMAX working in RI and CT, but was also known by her various other full and part time positions she held elsewhere. Besides her mother and father, she will be sadly missed by her best friends and siblings, Lewell Andrews III, Levi...

Norman E. Tougas, 88, of Charlestown, passed away on April 26, 2022. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Garlick) Tougas and together they shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Charlestown, RI on October 19, 1933 he was the son of the late Victor and Marie (Michaud) Tougas. After an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1954, Norman worked in construction until he was hired at Electric Boat where he worked for 25 years, retiring in 1999. After retiring he worked at the UBS in Richmond for...