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Wayne Albert Stoner, 60, of Wyoming, RI, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. He was surrounded by his wife and children as he entered into Glory. He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Angela (Gengarella) Stoner. Born in Westerly, RI on May 15, 1961, he was the son of the late John Carle and Martha Eleanor (Hannuksela) Stoner. Wayne graduated from Chariho High School in 1979 and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Electronics in 1981. He was a Field...

Carl “Rick” Devin regretfully left his beloved family on January 21, 2022. He was loving husband of Robin Block Devin and the father of C. Eric Devin III (Jennifer Funk) and Darton Block Devin (Chris Gooch). He also is survived by four siblings: Diane Jervis (Paul) of Montclair, NJ, David Devin of St. Augustine, FL, Robert Devin of St. Augustine, FL, and Amy Bischoff (Bruce) of Pittsburgh, PA. He was predeceased by a sister, Judy Golden of Hampton Bays. He also leaves behind many...

Dr. Richard H. Bohning, 102, of Richmond, RI passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Before retiring Richard served as Dean of the College of Biological Sciences at The Ohio State University. He was appointed to that position on January 1, 1969. Previously Dr. Bohning had served as Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at Ohio State and as Assistant Director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center at Wooster, Ohio, from 1964 to 1969. Dr. Bohning...

Henry Howard Graham Jr. passed away on January 17, 2022 at his home in Wood River Jct. Rhode Island. Born January 26th, 1931 in East Greenwich, he was the beloved son of the late Henry and Anna (Miller) Graham. Henry was born and raised in East Greenwich, joined the Army National Guard in 1948 and was called into service during the Korean Conflict in 1950. He began his professional career as a draftsman in 1953 at Electric Boat in Groton, CT, the company where he subsequently worked for the...

Sara Ann Unkuri (Tefft), 35, of Westerly passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 17, 2022.  Born in Westerly, Sara was predeceased by her father, Kevin Tefft of Westerly and leaves behind her mother, Helen Morgan and step father, Scott Morgan of Bradford. Sara also leaves behind her two children, Logan Unkuri and Lillian Unkuri of Bradford, six sisters, Jamie Tefft of Pawcatuck, Amie Chicoria, Shelby Murray, Makayla Morgan, Kaycee Morgan, and Emily Morgan of Westerly. She also had many...

Marie Josephine (Denton) Palmer, 84, of Hope Valley, RI passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Westerly Hospital.  She was the wife of the late George Henry Palmer.  Born in Coventry, RI on April 9, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Earl L. and Maria A. (Paterno) Denton.   Marie worked  as a cooks helper for the State of Rhode Island, University Of Rhode Island Dining Services for over 20 years. She enjoyed Bingo, going to lunch with her friends, and spending time with...

Phyllis M. Woodmansee, 86, of Westerly passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Born in Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Byron and Elsie (Barber) Caswell. She was married to her late husband Everett T. Woodmansee, Jr. She leaves behind her 2 brothers Frank Caswell of Hope Valley and Charles Caswell of North Kingstown, her 2 children Cheryl L. Haines and her husband Kevin of Hope Valley and Gerald W. Woodmansee and his wife Cheryl of South Kingstown along with 5 grandchildren and...

Ronald James Jacobs 69, of Hopkinton, Rhode Island passed away after a battle with cancer on Friday, January 14, 2022.  He was the loving husband of Michaela (Landry) Jacobs. They shared over 39 years of marriage together.  Born in Worcester, MA on August 6, 1952, he was the son of the late Viola M. (Sasseville) Jacobs. Ronald served in the U.S Airforce during the Vietnam War. He was also an auto body mechanic for Lindbergh's Auto Body in Pawtucket R.I. He loved to...

Donald L. Lewis, 65, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. He was a sincere and dedicated believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and was the beloved husband of Brenda Kay (Snow) Lewis. Besides his loving and devoted wife, he will be sadly missed by his children Sherry M. Reed, Tara E. Loya, and Daniel L Lewis; 14 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren and 4 step-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Donald E. Lewis. Born in Westerly, RI on May 18, 1956...

Anariliz Vanaman , 64, left us unexpectedly on January 4, 2022 with her family by her side at her home. Anariliz was born in Jersey City, NJ on October 14, 1957. She was the loving wife of Scott L. Vanaman and the daughter of Ana Arroyo Moyeno and the late John F. Guzman. She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford Campus, with a BA in Psychology. Anariliz took the role of loving wife and homemaker for the love of her life, her husband. Her interest included family,...