All Obituaries

MIMNAUGH, Thomas P., 107, of Cranston, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Sunny View Nursing Home, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Matilda M. (Medvetz) Mimnaugh. Born in Providence, a son of the late Thomas and Mary (McQuade) Mimnaugh. Mr. Mimnaugh was an insurance agent with John Hancock Life Insurance Co. for many years until retiring.  We thought he was the Gin Rummy Champion of the World. He is survived by his eight children, John Mimnaugh, Mary Ann...

CIUMMO, Dina E. (Petrocelli), 88, of Harris Street, Coventry, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday afternoon, April 2, 2020 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Benigno Ciummo.  Born in West Warwick, a daughter of the late Angelo and Christina (Romano) Petrocelli.  She was a lifelong resident of the Pawtuxet Valley area. Dina was the proprietor of Dina’s House of Beauty for over thirty years and also worked at Riverview Healthcare Community as a...

MARZILLI, Joanne M., (Marsocci), 72, formerly of West Warwick, passed away Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Valentina (Ferreira) Marsocci.  She was a resident of West Warwick for many years. Joanne enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. She is survived by a son, Joseph A. Marzilli and his wife Stacy of West Warwick; a daughter,...

Andreozzi, Pauline P. (Prata), 66, of Sagamore Street, Warwick, passed away Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020 at Kent Regency Nursing Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of Stephan J. Andreozzi, they had been married for forty-seven years.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel G. and Rose (McGrail) Prata.  She lived in Providence until moving to Warwick in 1989. Pauline was employed at Elmwood Sensor for twenty-five years until retiring in 2000. ...

GAGNE, Patricia C., 77, of Dogwood Drive, West Warwick, formerly of Coventry, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 surrounded by loved ones at home. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Roland and Blanche I. (Kowalik) Gagne. Patricia was an entrepreneur in the Biometrics industry for many years.  She was a United States Navy Veteran serving during the Vietnam era and was a communicant of Our Lady of Czenstochowa Church. She is survived by two uncles, Raymond Gagne of West...

Jeffrey Paul Morehead, USNR, CPO Jeffrey P. Morehead, 60, born on Flag Day June 14, 1959, as we always reminded him, passed away 24 March 2020 of cancer. Jeff was the son of the late James B. Morehead, and Jeff is survived by his mother, Shirlee Lombardo of Warwick and her husband Ron Messier (with whom he lived), 3 brothers, James (Cynthia) Morehead, of Coventry, Scott (Jill) Morehead, of Edmonds, Washington and Mark (Caryn) Morehead, of Melbourne, Florida, and his favorite sister, Shellee...

FISCHER, Monnia L. (Henkins), 84, of West Warwick Manor, 62 Roberts Street, West Warwick, passed away, Monday morning, March 23, 2020 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard L. Fischer, who passed away in August of 2011.  Born in Waynesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Myrtle I. (Burge) Henkins.  She resided in Harmony, PA before moving to West Warwick in 2003. She is survived by two daughters, Dianna M....

Quirk, RSM, Sister Mary Rosanne (formerly Julia C. Quirk) 98, a Sister of Mercy for 80 years, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center.  She was the daughter of the late Charles and Julia (McPhillips) Quirk. She was predeceased by three sisters, Mary Hughes, Irene Clow, and Elizabeth Clancy and three brothers, Reverend Charles Quirk, OP, William Quirk and Robert Quirk.  She leaves behind 23 nieces and nephews, 52 grand-nieces and nephews, and 32...

VINACCO, Edward J., 70, of Warwick, passed away Saturday evening, March 21, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Djelcia M. “Jel” (Furtado) Vinacco, and they had been married for twenty years.  Previously, he was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Isherwood) Vinacco.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Louis and Elizabeth A. (Berry) Vinacco.  He resided in Warwick for the past twenty...

FONTES, Dorothy A. (Brochu), 78, of Fiskeville, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020. She was the wife of the late John M. Fontes, who passed away in September of 2004.  Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Raymond J. and Mary G. (Perriera) Brochu.  She resided in the village of Fiskeville for most of her life. Mrs. Fontes was employed at School House Candy for twenty years until retiring.  She was a sweet lady who loved spending time with her family,...