All Obituaries

LANTAGNE, Andre O., 90, of West Shore Road, Warwick, passed away Thursday morning, November 8, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Leona J. (Gadoury) Lantagne, they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this past June 26th.  Born in West Warwick, he was the son of the late Wilfred and Elodia (St. Martin) Lantagne.  He resided in West Warwick and Warwick. Mr. Lantagne was a chemical batch maker at Ciba Geigy Chemical Company in Cranston for many years...

BETLEY, Beatrice (Tavares), was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 26, 1954.  She passed away in Corona, California on October 27, 2018, due to complications from diabetes and congestive heart failure. During her life, Beatrice lived a life full of joy, adventure, helping others, being a leader and a mentor, and just being a truly nice person.  She was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and Godmother.  Everyone who came into contact with...

HART, Adele E. (Perry), 96, of North Scituate, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Alverda G. Hart. Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late William D. and Nellie I. (Johnson) Perry. Mrs. Hart was a dedicated homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family.   She is survived by a son, Leslie J. Hart of North Scituate; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and...

RILEY, Norman A., 86, of West Warwick, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the loving companion of the late Mary Gloria Venezia for over forty years. Born in Scituate, he was the son of the late John G. and Gladys M. (Patnode) Riley. Norman lived most of his life in West Warwick. A 1949 graduate of West Warwick High School, Mr. Riley worked as a sales representative for TYCO SimplexGrinnell, covering the Northeast region...

MARTIN, Marie E. (Bowman), 81, of Charlestown, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, October 8, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Martin, Lieut. RISP, (Ret.).  Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late John W. Bowman, Sr. and Helen (Brochu) Bowman.  She has resided in Charlestown since 1977. Marie retired from South County Hospital where she was a Team Leader in the Medical Records Department.  She enjoyed traveling,...

MARTIN, Norma G. (Hopkins), 95, formerly of Howard Avenue, Coventry, passed away Tuesday morning, September 25, 2018 at West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Martin.  Born in the Fiskeville section of Scituate, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Azilda (Lemery) Hopkins.  She resided in the Pawtuxet Valley area for most of her life. Mrs. Martin was a fabric winder at Thies Dye for forty years before retiring in...

AVELLA, John J., 63, of Main Street, West Warwick, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Kent Hospital. Born in Providence, he was the son of Mary (Tetreault) Avella of Jacksonville, Florida and the late Alfred Avella.  He resided in Warwick and West Warwick for many years. John was employed at Regal Plating and was also a self-employed electrician and handyman for many years.  He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 2 West Warwick, loved playing the guitar...

BENOIT, M. Doris (Provost), 87, of the West Warwick Manor, 62 Roberts Street, West Warwick, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late Eugene L. “Gene” Benoit.  Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Ledea (Robillard) Provost.  She lived in Vermont for 15 years before returning to West Warwick in 1996. Mrs. Benoit was employed at Leviton Manufacturing for several years before retiring.  She was a...

MASSE, Ernest N., 83, of Alden Drive, West Warwick, passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Florence G. (Snow) Masse, they had been married for sixty one years.  Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Ernest L. and Alice B. (Saucier) Masse.  He was a lifelong resident of West Warwick. Mr. Masse was employed in the textile industry for many years before retiring as a foreman from Concordia Manufacturing.  He was a...

VANASSE, Pauline E., (Belleville), 84, a resident of West Warwick, passed away Friday evening, August 24, 2018 at Riverview Health Care Community. She was the beloved wife of Henry L. Vanasse, they had been married for fifty four years.  Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Henri and Emma (Boisvert) Belleville.  She resided in West Warwick for most of her life. Mrs. Vanasse was employed in the business office at Kent County Hospital and later at the West Warwick...