Obituaries

Gerald J. Mailhot Sr., 81, a resident of Greenville for 45 years and Safety Harbor, Fla., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family; his five-year battle with cancer ended Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at his home in Greenville.   continue


Mariette A. Giguere, 84, of Gaskill Street, Woonsocket, died Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Philip Hulitar Center in Providence.   continue


Muriel (Desrosiers) Desmarais, 84, of Daytona Beach, Fla., formerly of Woonsocket, died June 1, 2009, in the Bridgeview Health Care Center in Florida.   continue


Rick Arel, 50, was taken from us suddenly in a tragic traffic accident in San Antonio, Texas, October 22, 2009.   continue


David J. London, 57, of Mapleville Road, Greenville, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Miriam Hospital after an 18-month battle with colon cancer.   continue


Jeanne L. (Levesque) Fortin, 66, of Sunnycrest Avenue, North Smithfield, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket.   continue


Jessie Anastacia (Rock) Kindeforski, 93, of Woonsocket died Nov. 10, 2009, at the Oakland Grove Nursing Home in Woonsocket.   continue


Minnie Alberta Doeg, a resident of Emerald Bay Manor in Cumberland for a few years, died peacefully there Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.   continue


John W. Hall, 81, of North Smithfield, formerly of Cumberland, died Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the St. Antoine Residence.   continue


Carol E. Dumouchel, 72, of Cumberland died Sunday, Nov. 15 at Cortland Place in Greenville after an illness.   continue


Sandra M. (Larson) Brush, 70, of Harmony died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at home.   continue


Patricia Louise Colafrancesco, age 76, of Williamsburg, Va., formerly of North Providence, died at Sentara Hospital Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, after battling pulmonary fibrosis for almost two years.   continue


Mary M. DiRobbio, 86, of Coolridge Avenue, Greenville, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Village at Waterman Lake.   continue


Viola R. (Notarangelo) Plouffe, 86, of West Street, Woonsocket, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at the St. Antoine Residence with her family by her side.   continue


Steven W. Graham, 51, of Greenville, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.   continue


Francis R. Taylor, 84, of Coolridge Avenue, Smithfield, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital.   continue


Thomas F. McCaffrey Jr., 62, of Marshall Avenue, Cumberland, passed away Monday, Nov. 9 surrounded by his loving family at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.   continue


Joseph “Gus” LaSalle, 74, of Cumberland Hill Road, Woonsocket, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket.   continue


Daniel J. McCarthy, 69, of Pinecrest Drive, Harmony, died Friday, Nov. 6, at Fatima Hospital in North Providence.   continue


Dolores F. (Koslowski) Langlois, 79, of Greenville died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.   continue


Mrs. Dorothy B. (Quinn) Jarvis, age 79, of Mendon Road, Cumberland, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, at the Miriam Hospital.   continue


Arnold C. "Arnie" Franz Jr. of Cumberland died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at Landmark Medical Center.   continue


Francis L. Lanctot, 76, of Mendon Road died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield.   continue


Gerald N. Girard, 69, of Woonsocket Hill Road died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, after a sudden illness at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.   continue


Constance L. (Rivet) Aubin, 86, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at The Friendly Home in Woonsocket.   continue


Mr. John William DeStefano, 70, of Charlotte, N.C., died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.   continue


Mary A. (Fitzpatrick) Chamberlin, 91, formerly of Cumberland, passed away Oct. 19, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Maureen F. Plumleigh in Old Lyme, Conn.   continue


Lucia Tellier, 94, formerly of Pond Street, Woonsocket, died Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Friendly Home.   continue


Michael E. Hopton, Glocester Police Department, Smithfield Police Department, captain, retired, 47, of Joe Sweet Road, Glocester died Oct. 12, 2009.   continue


Lucille Louise Picard, 87, of Church Street, Greenville, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Fatima Hospital.   continue


MaryJane Schrader, 77, of Village Drive, Smithfield, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.   continue


David F. Adamonis, 62, passed away peacefully Oct. 10, 2009, surrounded by his loving family at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.   continue


Rita M. (Choiniere) Marcil, 85, of Old Great Road, North Smithfield, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at Landmark Medical Center.   continue


Marjorie M. Miller, 72, of Wade Drive, Smithfield, died Friday, Oct. 9 at her home.   continue


Robert Walsh Wigsten, 48, passed away at his Charlestown home Sept. 23, 2009, with his wife, Lori and his daughters Clarice and Chloe by his side.   continue


Catherine E. (Lawson) Pickett, 86, of Smithfield passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.   continue


MaryJane Schrader, 77, of Village Drive, Smithfield, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.   continue


George T. Underwood, 95, of Cranston died Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Kent Regency Center in Warwick.   continue


Julien Hebert, 75, of Mt. Pleasant Road, Harrisville, died Friday, Sept. 25 at The Miriam Hospital in Providence.   continue


Dorothy (Webster) Cooney, 93, the widow of John T. Cooney, died Sept. 21, 2009, after a brief illness.   continue


Alice M. (Lare) Moore, 80, of Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Mount St. Rita’s Health Centre in Cumberland.   continue