All Obituaries

DOIRON, Henry R. “Hank”, 85, of Chandler Drive, Coventry, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Greenwood Center, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (L’Heureux) Jamieson Doiron. They were married for 39 years.  Born in West Warwick, he was the son of the late Aime and Jeannette (Vallee) Doiron. Mr. Doiron was a music educator and performed at many venues across the region as the proprietor of Hank Doiron Music & Entertainment and The School...

RUZZO, Armando, 91, of Tower Road, West Warwick, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on Thursday evening, July 11, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Domenica (Petrarca) Ruzzo, who passed away in 2003.  Born in Fornelli, Italy, he was the son of the late Felicio and Elisabetta (Padula) Ruzzo. Mr. Ruzzo was employed by the State of Rhode Island with the Eleanor Slater Hospital for thirty five years until retiring in 2008.  His most enjoyable...

LANGLAIS, Dolores C. “Dolly” (Lariviere), 84, of Coventry, passed away peacefully in Warwick on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.   She was the beloved wife of the late Geffrey G. Langlais.  Born in Central Falls on April 18, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Prospere and Alida (Lapiere) Lariviere. She is survived by her family of five children, Irene and her husband Don, Paul and his wife Kim, John, Dennis and his wife Andrea, and Jim; seven grandchildren; three...

SENERCHIA, Antoinetta M., 90, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, July 10, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. Born in West Warwick, a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Rose (Ferrucci) Senerchia.  She was a lifelong resident of West Warwick. Antoinetta was employed at the Eleanor Slater Hospital for many years until retiring.  She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. She is survived by three brothers, Vincenzo “Jimmy”...

BEDARD, Florence L., (Bates), 89, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Bedard, Sr.  Born in Providence, a daughter of the late James J. and Ellen M. (Collins) Bates. Mrs. Bedard was a sewer in the textile industry for many years and retired from School House Candy Co. in 1992.  She was a communicant of SS. John and James Parish...

GEARY, Frances L. (Lytle), 91, of Cranston, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, July 7, 2019 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late William E. Geary.  Born in Providence, the daughter of the late William J. and Mary “Molly” (Reynolds) Lytle.  She was a resident of Cranston for many years. Fran was a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy of the Visitation and began working at Brown & Sharpe at the age of 18 as a...

HAWKINS, Rose L. (Wills), 76, of West Greenwich, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, July 5, 2019. She was the beloved wife of James E. Hawkins, they were married for thirty two years and the late Charles W. Kelly.  Born in Warwick, a daughter of the late Charles and Hazel (Phillips) Wills.  She was a resident of West Greenwich for fifty three years. Rose loved country style interior decorating, was an avid yardsaler and enjoyed gardening and...

McCABE, Constance C. “Connie” (Malloy), 85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, July 3, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul J. McCabe, Sr.  Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mary C. (Pearson) Malloy.  She was a lifelong resident of Cranston. She was a graduate of St Francis Xavier’s Academy and Johnson & Wales Business School. Connie enjoyed painting, needle point, knitting and ceramics. She always...

CORDEIRO, Yolanda C., (Petrangelo), 95, of Warwick, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Elmhurst Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late George J. Cordeiro and mother of the late George J. Cordeiro, Jr.  A lifelong resident of Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Julian and Mary (Facente) Petrangelo. Mrs. Cordeiro was an assembler for forty five years at Leviton Manufacturing Co. before retiring in 1990.  She leaves...

Roy E. Malinowski, 93, Captain United States Army, Retired died peacefully after a short illness, June 28, 2019 in Ventura, California. He was a 41 year resident of Ventura, after moving from Potomac, Maryland. A decorated Veteran of the United States Army seeing action in both WWII and Korea, in addition to other awards, Mr. Malinowski was the recipient of The Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster for heroism, The Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds suffered in Action, and The Silver...