All Obituaries

KIRWIN, RICHARD A., 64, of Merino Street, Johnston, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the Woodpecker Hill Nursing Home in Coventry. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Walter and Elvira (Ruggiero) Kirwin.   Richard was employed as a jewelry caster in the RI jewelry manufacturing industry his whole life. He loved Rock & Roll music and was a lifelong fan of the New England Patriots. He loved a good party and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was...

GIACHERI, KATHLEEN B. (KANAPLE), 66, of Coventry, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. She was the loving wife of 41 years to Michael Giacheri. Born in New Britain, CT, she was a daughter of Lois (Paulson) Lagasse and the late Rudolph Kanaple.    Kathleen was a lifelong racing fan, having garnered the nickname, “Miss Modified”. It was at the race track where she met “Mr. Modified”,  her husband of 41 years, Michael. And...

MALES, Bernice F. “Babe” (Howard), 73, of Tower Rd., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia.  She was the wife of the late Robert F. Males. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Francis E. and Bernice (Warman) Howard. Babe loved spending time with family and friends, reading books by Danielle Steel, cooking, decorating, singing and...

DENTON, Jason Scott, 47, of Paige Dr., Coventry, passed away unexpectedly from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Friday, February 14, 2020.  He was the fiancé of Crystal L. Ferrucci. Born in Warwick, he was a son of Roland D. Denton Sr. of Coventry and the late Laureen A. (Cary) Denton. Jason, known by most as Jay was a hardworking, fun-loving man who was a master pipe fitter for Noremac Sprinkler Corporation.   He had previously worked in the...

YLITALO, RONALD E., 70, of Freedom Way, Coventry, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Riverview Healthcare facility. Born in Hancock, Michigan, he was a son of the late Francis and Laila (Kanniainen) Ylitalo.   Ron was employed as a heavy equipment operator with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local #324 for many years before retiring. He was a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps serving in the Vietnam War. For over 10 years, Ron was proud to...

ROWE, Janis E. (Pinard), 88, formerly of Northfield, VT, passed away February 16, 2020 at the Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Coventry, RI.  Janis was born in New London, NH December 20, 1931, the daughter of Earl Reuben Rowe and Mae Little Rowe.  Janis graduated in 1949 from Stevens High School, Claremont, NH. After high school, Janis married Robert D. Pinard of Claremont, NH on July 10, 1952. They were together 22 years, raised a family of seven children in...

ROONEY, Mabel J. (Fawe), 86, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 after a long illness.  She was the beloved wife of 45 years to the late Donald J. Rooney. Born in Coventry, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred and Mary (Coynoyer) Fawe. Mabel attended and graduated Coventry High School in 1951.  She went on to work 34 years at New England Telephone, where she was known as “Ma-Bell”, before retiring.  She and her late husband loved their...

HAJEC, Jeannette M. (Verrier), 82, of Windsor Park Dr., passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at West View Nursing Home.  She was the beloved wife of 62 years to Albert J. Hajec.  Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Leondore and Beatrice (Gadoury) Verrier. Jeannette worked for many years in the Credit Department at former Sears & Roebuck Company.  She also worked at Cranston Print Works and Master & Servant Insurance...

VALLIERE, CRAIG ROBERT, 29, a resident of Minot, North Dakota for the last five years, and formerly of West Warwick, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. He was the son of Deborah A. (Brown) Valliere- Lavoie and Neal Brian Lavoie of West Warwick, and the late Paul R. Valliere.   Craig graduated from West Warwick High School in 2008. He went on to earn an Electrical Degree from New England Institute of Technology. More recently, he enjoyed working as a cook at...

MORIN, STEPHEN CARTER II, 40, passed away in his mother’s arms unexpectedly on January 16, 2020 surrounded by loving family at JFK Hospital, FL.    He was the son of Joyce Szczsponik-Petrarca and the late Stephen “Boingy” Morin; Step son of Steven Petrarca. He was a grandson of the late Walter and Philomena Szczsponik, and Dr. Alfred F. & Norma Q. Morin; step-grandson of the late Guido & Elizabeth Petrarca. Great grandson of former Rhode Island Governor...