All Obituaries

DOWIOT, Jr., Joseph E., of West Warwick Manor, 62 Robert Street, West Warwick, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Kent Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Lorraine E. (Olney) Dowiot, they had been married for forty-seven years.  Born in Providence, a son of the late Joseph E. and Anna (Corsi) Dowiot. Joe was employed in the forestry department with the City of Providence Parks & Recreation for many years until retiring.  He was past president of the West Warwick...

FURMAN, Barbara A. (Edwardo), 71, of Seekonk, MA, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. She was the beloved wife of Benjamin A. Furman, they had been married for twenty-five years.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Santina “Connie” (Caserta) Edwardo.  Barbara graduated from St. Mary’s of the Visitation and immediately following...

DARCY, H. Patricia “Pat”, (Streker), 91, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at Victoria Court in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late William T. Darcy.  Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Joseph A. Streker, DDS and Susan D. (Casey) Streker.  She was a resident of Johnston for over forty years. Mrs. Darcy was an elementary school teacher at various schools within the Cranston School System for thirty-five years until...

KRUPA, Jeannette R., (Burton), 100, formerly of West Warwick, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Friday evening, November 1, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond M. Krupa.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eva (Goulet) Burton. Mrs. Krupa was a communicant of St. Mary Church, her enjoyments included sewing, gardening and baking. She is survived by two sons,...

BROWN, Daniel L., 76, of Richmond, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Born in Providence, a son of the late Louis D. and Alice D. (Segee) Brown.  He was a resident of Richmond for many years. Danny was employed at Avis Car Rental for thirty years until retiring many years ago.  He enjoyed spending time at The Middle of Nowhere Diner in Exeter. He is survived by two sons, David  D. Brown of Warwick and Steven J. Brown of West Warwick;...

FONTAINE, Charles A., 92, formerly of the West Warwick Manor, 62 Robert Street, West Warwick, passed away Tuesday morning, October 29, 2019 at Woodpecker Hill Health Center in Greene. He was the beloved husband of the late Constance H. (Theroux) Moreau-Fontaine who passed away in 2015 and the late Blanche (Vallier) Fontaine who passed away in 1990.  Born in Attleboro, MA, a son of the late Adelard and Florida (Riel) Fontaine.  He resided in West Warwick for most of his life. Mr....

Shawn J. Flanagan, 45, of Newark, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday October 24, 2019 at his home. Shawn was born on June 6, 1974 in Providence, beloved son of John J. “Jack” Flanagan of West Warwick and the late Kathleen M. “Kathy” (Burbank) Flanagan.  He attended St. James Elementary in West Warwick and Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick.  He was a student at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston and moved on to attend Roberts...

BOURESSA, Jeanne V. (Landry), 80, of Rosemary Street, Coventry, passed away Monday, October 21, 2019 at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late David H. Bouressa.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Viola R. (Lavallee) Landry.  She was a lifelong resident of Coventry. Jeanne was an office manager at Kent Hospital with the Home Care Department for twenty-five years until retiring in 1998.  Following Kent Hospital, she was the office...

LESPERANCE, Mary F., (Manton) 96, passed away Thursday evening, October 17, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Avalon Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul H. Lesperance, Sr.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late George and Rosanna (Eastham) Manton.  She lived in Pawtucket for many years before moving to Warwick. Mrs. Lesperance was an elementary school teacher in the Pawtucket School System for many years until retiring in 1982.  She was...

Sister Marie Horoho, RSM (formerly Sister Mary Charlita) 89, died on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Mount St. Rita Health Centre in Cumberland.  She was a Sister of Mercy for 72 years. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Leary) Horoho and sister of the late John Horoho Jr.  Sister Marie is survived by her sister-in-law, Catherine Horoho, nephews John III, Raymond, Paul, Mark, and her niece Jean (Horoho) Costantino. Sister taught in local parish schools during the first...