All Obituaries

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...

SOULIERE, Colette J., 68, a lifelong resident of West Warwick, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Kent Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Mariette (Maynard) Souliere. Colette was an employment counselor with the RI Department of Labor and Training for her entire career before retiring in 2004.  She loved and took great care of her dogs, Buddy and Maggie. She is survived by a brother, Robert W. Souliere and his wife Carole of Elk...

PETRARCA, Andre M., 62, of Burlingame Road, West Warwick, passed away Thursday evening, July 26, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Levon M. (Lambert) Petrarca.  Born in Sermoneta, Italy, he was the son of the late Pietro and Angela (Barbona) Petrarca.  He was a resident of West Warwick for most of his life. Andre was a self-employed auto mechanic for many years before retiring.  His enjoyments included,...

CHABOT, Virginia L., (Geissman), 66, of Dawley Street, Coventry, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was the beloved wife for 39 years to Raymond L. Chabot. Born in Norwich, CT, she was the daughter of Alberta (Bissonnette) Geissman and the late Theodore Geissman. Virginia was a self-employed housekeeper for nearly twenty-five years.  She enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. ...

PANKOWICZ, Thomas W., 68, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Hebert Health & Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Walter and Olga F. (Kawa) Pankowicz. Thomas was a US Navy Seabee and veteran of the Vietnam Era. He was also a social member of the Korean War Veterans Association.  He is survived by two daughters, Joyce M. Pankowicz of Washington, D.C. and Janelle M. Pankowicz of New Orleans; a sister, Paula Defalco and her husband...

HARDY, Roberta Lee, (Bruner), 57, of Harbour Avenue, West Warwick, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Gary V. Hardy, they had been married for nearly 25 years.  Born in Picher, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Raymond M. Bruner, Sr. and Diner (Gleen) Bruner.  She resided in West Warwick for many years. Roberta was a loving wife, mother and grandmother to her family and throughout her life she touched...

SZYDLO, Henry, 100, a lifelong resident of West Warwick, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn C. (Watling) Szydlo, who was the true love of his life and adored very much.  Born in West Warwick, he was the son of the late Frank and Magdalina (Betley) Szydlo. Mr. Szydlo was a carpenter in the home construction industry for many years before retiring.  He was a communicant of St....