Obituaries

Oct 31, 2023

Seekonk – Anita M. (Haberstroh) MacPherson, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Paul A. MacPherson for fifty-two years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Karolina (Stutzinger) Haberstroh.  Anita was a bookkeeper for PRM Concrete for many years until retiring. She was an avid reader and loved...

Oct 29, 2023

Cranston – Kenneth I.

Read, 96, of Cranston and formerly of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

He was the beloved husband of the late Mary C. (Lanois) Read.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Thomas I.

B. and Sarah A....

Oct 28, 2023

Providence – Dorothy “Dot” “Dottie” M.

Hannaford, 88, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023.

Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Paul F. and Eliza C. (Andrews) Hannaford.

Dottie grew up in Pawtucket and worked at the former FRAM, Rumford, for many years.

She was a longtime...

Oct 26, 2023

Claire Yvonne (Juaire) Gosselin – 1929-2023 Claire was born to George (Jewett) Juaire and Yvonne (Bourgeois) Juaire in Attleboro, MA in April of 1929 (right before the “great crash” she would say).

Later in life her parents, George and Yvonne, became known to their grandchildren as Pépère and Mémère George, which was started by Claire’s eldest daughter,...

Oct 25, 2023

Riverside – Judith A. (Sahlin) Durowoju, 78, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. She was the former wife of the late Ronald B. Carini.  Born in Revere, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Widar Sahlin and Claire (Boland) Taylor. Judith resided in Whitman, Massachusetts before moving to Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1988, she settled in Riverside earlier...

Oct 23, 2023

Seekonk - Barrington – Jane W. (Dunlap) Snape, 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2023.

She was the beloved wife of the late William Snape.

Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Hugh A., Sr. and Margie (Forsythe) Dunlap, she resided in Seekonk over seventy years before moving to Barrington five years...

Oct 22, 2023

Figueiredo Fernandes, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023 surrounded by his family.

He was the beloved husband of Jane A. (Bronco) Fernandes for twenty-three years.

Born in Viseu, Portugal, he was the son of Eduardo "Eddy" and Maria Luisa (Figueiredo) Fernandes.

Ari immigrated to the United States in 1960 and...

Oct 21, 2023

Pawtucket – Kenneth E.

Jackson, Jr., 57, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at RI Hospital.

He was the beloved fiancé of Tammy L.

Born in Pawtucket, Ken resided in Jensen Beach, Florida for over twenty happy years, raising his son Kyle there in life by the ocean.

He moved...

Oct 21, 2023

Poirier, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2023 in Woonsocket, RI among loving family after a long and fulfilling life.

Ralph was born in Pawtucket, RI on October 18, 1939.

He was raised by his mom and aunt, working to support his family from a young age.

With a certain knack...

Oct 15, 2023

Attleboro – Anne E. (Crocker) Slater, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

She was the beloved wife of the late Norman R.

Slater, Attleboro Fire Department., Ret.

Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, Anne resided in Seekonk much of her life and lived in Attleboro.

She was a daughter of...

Oct 10, 2023

Charlotte, NC – Elizabeth “Libby” Jane McLaughlin, 78, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away following a long illness, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Martha M. (Stiles) McLaughlin.

Libby was a graduate of St Mary Academy Bay View.

She went on to...

Oct 9, 2023

Blake, 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 9, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

He was the beloved husband of the late Constance “Connie” (Roy) Blake for sixty-three years.

Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late William and Mary (Tully) Blake.

A decorated athlete, John graduated from Tolman High...

Oct 8, 2023

South Attleboro - Bradley O’M.

Marshall, 74, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 8, 2023 while vacationing in Spain.

He was the beloved husband of James “Jimmy” B.

Kelly, Jr., the couple had been together for forty-three years.

They married on June 23, 2012.

Born in Alameda, California, he...

Oct 6, 2023

Pawtucket – Catherine “Rena” F. (Gookin) Clarkson, 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 6, 2023.

She was the beloved wife of the late George T.

A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Catherine C. (Devlin) Gookin.

Rena was a loving mother, grandmother, and homemaker,...

Oct 5, 2023

Vero Beach, FL – Silvio S.

Penza, 96, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

He was the beloved husband of the late Anne “Dolly” (Romano) Penza for sixty-one years.

Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Rose (Coletta) Penza.

Penza proudly...

Oct 3, 2023

Elon, NC – Pauline B. (Gendron) Formisano, 90, formerly of Rumford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

She was the beloved wife of the late Ciro M.

Formisano for forty-seven years.

Born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Aime J. and Marion A. (Grenier) Gendron.

...

Oct 1, 2023

Devlin, 70, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Brian was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on November 1, 1952, a son of the late Louis S. and Mary A. (Stenson) Devlin.

Brian attended the former St.

Michael's School in Northampton and graduated in 1969.

He then went on to attend UMass...

Oct 1, 2023

Ausra Moller of Seekonk passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 1, 2023 at the age of 67.

She was the daughter of the late Birute and Al Skabeikis of Carver, beloved wife of Rick Moller, devoted mother of Christina Abair and her husband Josh of Middleboro, Alycia Johnson and her husband Millard "MJ" Johnson of Seekonk, much...

Oct 1, 2023

South Attleboro - Carolyn M. (McCormick) Hornig, 80, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

She was the wife of the late John P.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Frederick B., Sr. and Florence M. (Harris) McCormick.

Carolyn resided in Lincoln for the past three years, she previously...

Sep 30, 2023

Fernandes, 41, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023, after a brief illness.

Paul was born in Providence on Valentine’s Day in 1982, a son of the late Paul A.

Fernandes, who passed away this past February.

Paul resided with his aunt and uncle in North Carolina for fifteen years before moving back...