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Arthur Pelchat Jr., 64, of Church St. Wood River Jct. died peacefully on February 8, 2020. Born in Westerly, RI on November 5, 1955 he was the son of the Gertrude (Palmer) Pelchat and the late Arthur Pelchat Sr. Mr. Pelchat was a School Bus Driver for Ocean State Transport and he had also worked at the former Bradford Dyeing Association. He was an avid Fisherman and Red Skins Fan. Besides his loving mother he will be sadly missed by his two daughters, Caitlin Pelchat of Wood River Jct. and...

Loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather Richard “Dick” Johanson died unexpectedly February 8, 2020 surrounded by his family. Born March 8, 1939 to Theodore and Edna Johanson in Providence, RI. Dick lived in Rhode Island all his life. After graduating from Bryant College, he went on to work at Merrill Lynch as a commodities broker. Dick was a member of multiple fraternal organizations and boards including the Free Masons and Rotary Club. Dick is survived by his wife...

Dorothy (Kenyon) Palmer, 91, of North Kingstown, RI died peacefully on Wednesday February 5, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Richard G. Palmer. Born in Hopkinton, RI on November 16, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Lawrence W. and Sarah M Kenyon. Mrs. Palmer was a 1947 graduate of Westerly High School and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1953. She went on to work as the dietician for the North Kingstown School System for over 30 years until retiring in 1983. In...

Barbara A. (Dutcher) Brown, 84 of Wakefield, RI died peacefully on February 4, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Roger H. Brown. Born in Providence, RI on November 13, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Phyllis (Robie) Dutcher. Barbara will be sadly missed by her children; Richard H. Brown of Goodman, MI, Davis C. Brown of Tucson, AZ, William B. Brown, of Columbus, OH, Liane Fleury of Riverside, RI, James E. Brown of Laconia, NH and Robert C. Brown of Richmond, RI. ...

Meredith T. Anderson, 81, of Hope Valley, RI died peacefully on Tuesday February 4, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Joseph E. Anderson. Born in Providence, RI on July 30, 1938 she was the daughter of the late James and Mabel (Robinson) Hall. Mrs. Anderson received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in accounting from the University of Rhode Island. She went on to work at the U.R.I for several years and later at the Green Chimneys School in Brewster NY and retired as the...

Catherine A. Cassidy, 77, of Charlestown, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020. She was the wife of Robert H. Cassidy. Born in Hope Valley, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Briggs and Madeline (Ritter) Briggs. Catherine worked at URI for 40 years, first in dining services and then in janitorial services/seamstress. She loved to socialize and anything to do with animals. She was a special person who endeared herself to all she met. She is survived by her daughter, Robin Kipp of...

John Allen Card, Sr. 85, of Rockville, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2020 at South Kingston Nursing and Rehab. He was the beloved husband of June E. (Gillan) Card and together they shared 56 years of marriage. John served honorably in the US Army, he worked as a young adult at Wests Bakery before becoming a supervisor at Greene Plastics in Hope Valley until his retirement. John loved trapping, hunting, fishing, cooking and his camp in Maine. He loved spending time with his family...

Nancy Elizabeth Nobert, 73 of 417 Spring St, Rockville RI, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 26th at Kent County Hospital of a heart attack. She was the daughter of Doris and Leo Nobert of Newport, RI. She leaves her partner and loyal friend of 30 years, Mary J. McGrail with whom she lived in Rockville, RI. Nancy and Mary shared so many friends who gave their life a richness like no other. We will be eternally grateful for these friendships. She also leaves her three adopted nieces...

Matthew “Max” J. Surkont, 70, of Ashaway Road, Bradford, RI and formerly of Vermont died peacefully on Thursday January 16, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Marcia (Wright) Surkont. Born in Chicago, Ill on September 9, 1949 he was the son of professional baseball pitcher Max Surkont and the late Jean (Hall) Surkont. Max worked for Cox Communications for many years and was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. Besides his wife he leaves his children; Peter Lemoi of Warren, RI, Denisa...

Stella S. (Koczkodan) Novak, 97, of Hope Valley, RI died peacefully on Thursday January 16, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late William P. Novak. Born in North Bellingham, MA on February 18, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Helena (Rucz) Koczkodan. Stella had a strong work ethic throughout her long life and she had been employed at the former Bradford Dyeing Association and retired from Kenyon Piece and Dye. She was a life- long...