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Kathleen L. Towne-Nichols (Kathy), 77, of Pendleton Hill Road, North Stonington, CT and a longtime resident of Shannock, RI, died peacefully on Saturday September 24, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of the late William C. Towne and Jonathan F. Nichols. Born in New York City on February 18, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Frederick D. Nasse and Edna L. (Ribstein) Nasse. Kathy had a long history with the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Red Hat...

Robin B.Wright, 82, of Carolina, RI, passed away on September 24, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Alice F. (DePerry) Wright, his wife of 59 years. Robin was born on March 10, 1940 to the late Norman J. Wright and Helen M. (Cherry) Wright. After graduating from Westerly High School in 1958, he went on to graduate from the Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, MA in 1960. After graduation Robin was employed at the family business, Wright’s Garage in Carolina, RI, DeMarco Auto...

Peter F. Zegarzewski, 80, of Charlestown, passed away on September 1, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Leola “Cookie” Zegarzewski. They would have been married 60 years in October. Born in Westerly, RI on December 14, 1941, he was the son of the late Stephan J. Zegarzewski and the late Dorothy Ouellette Zegarzewski. He was predeceased by his son, Peter S. Zegarzewski in June of 2021 and his late brother Ronald Zegarzewski. He leaves his family who he was immensely proud of and...

Robert W. (Bob) Kenyon of Carolina, RI, husband of Patricia A. Valliere Kenyon, (Ret. Richmond Town Clerk) passed away on August 25, 2022. At the age of 87. Bob was the son of the late Mary A. (Walsh) Kenyon and Russell E. Kenyon, Sr. In addition to his wife, Patricia, Bob is survived by his daughters, Sharon Kenyon Blackmar (Michael) of Richmond, Sara Walsh Kenyon of South Kingstown, and Susan (Gilman) Gardner of Richmond, and Patricia’s children, Edward Valliere of West Greenwich,...

Joanne (Smith) Pierce passed away on August 17th at South County Hospital. Joanne was the wife of Irwin “Chappy” Pierce of Carolina, RI for 58 years. She was the mother of Thomas Pierce and his partner Jennifer Diggin of Hingham, MA, Keith Pierce of North Kingstown and Melissa (Pierce) Mitchell and her husband John Mitchell of Cranston. She is predeceased by her step daughter Wendy (Pierce) Stewart and her husband Scott Stewart of Massachusetts. Joanne also had 10 grandchildren...

George Furtado, 89, of Hope Valley, RI, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2022 at the Wyndmoor of Castleton, Indianapolis, IN. Born in Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late George and Mary (Carmel) Furtado. He leaves his children George Furtado, Robert Furtado (Kathleen Fix), Daniel Furtado, Patricia Furtado, Anna Jablon; grandchildren Joseph, Olivia, Dominic, Christopher, Danny, Elijah, Raena, Danielle, Bonnie, Jessica and Lucas; sister Rose and niece Lenora and several nieces and...

Arthur Joseph Bergeron, 87, of Richmond, RI and formerly of Pawtucket, RI, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on July 21, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary F. (Marchi) Bergeron. Born in Attleboro, MA on June 26, 1935 he was the son of the late Antonio and Bernadette (Martel) Bergeron. Mr. Bergeron served his country proudly in the United States Army. He later attended Providence College and was a Computer Programmer for Kidde- Fenwal in Ashland, MA., before...

Gordon S. Wright,73, of Bradford, RI died peacefully on July 12, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Lynda (Griffin) Wright. Born in Westerly, RI on December 4, 1948 he was the son of the late Lloyd “Bucky” Wright and Phyllis (Hopkins) Miner. Gordon was a Machinists at Electric Boat in Groton, CT. He enjoyed working around his home, traveling with his wife and working on his antique cars. Besides his loving and devoted wife, he is survived by his son; Brandon Wright (Tiffany) of...

Bertram J. Sullivan, Jr., age 89, of Hope Valley, RI passed away on July 10, 2022 at the Westerly Health Center in Westerly, RI after a long illness. He was the husband of Barbara (Carreiro) Sullivan. Born in Providence, RI to the late Bertram J. and Mary B. (McKinnon) Sullivan, Bertram grew up in Cranston, RI and graduated from Cranston High School. Bert apprenticed in machine toolmaking at Brown and Sharpe in Providence. He served in the Coast Guard from 1955-1959, spent time aboard an...

Dennis W. Denton, 69, of Red Oak Dr. Richmond, RI passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 1, 2022. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Cathy R. (Burdick) Denton. Born in Warwick, RI on August 9, 1952, he was the son of the late Richard D. and Cecelia L. (Parenty) Denton. Dennis had been employed at Star City Glass, Coventry, RI and was a grinder at Electric Boat, Groton, CT. His interests and hobbies were going to the shooting range,...