All Obituaries

LABRIE, PATRICIA S. (BALL), 70, of Gardiner Rd., Richmond, passed away at Kent Hospital on Sunday, October 13, 2019. She was the wife of the late Alvin C. Labrie. Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of Eileen (Therrien) Ball of Coventry, and the late Herbert I. Ball.   Patricia had been employed as an assembler at the former Stanley- Bostitich in East Greenwich and at the former Cherry Semiconductor before retiring. She enjoyed arts & crafts, participating in Civil War...

CUMMISKEY, Joseph T., 90, of Austin Ave, Greenville, passed away with his loving wife of 42 years, Shirley A. (Smith) Cummiskey by his side holding his hand as he took his last breath on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Cortland Place in Greenville.  Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Francis William Sr. and Marie Florina (Lussier) Cummiskey. Joseph was a US Army veteran serving with the 503d Airborne Infantry Regiment in Alaska during the Korean War.  He worked as a...

FRASER, Roderick J. “Rod”, 92, of Centre of New England Bld., passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 11, 2019.  He was the beloved husband of Priscilla B. (Sprague) Fraser. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Kenneth F. and Lucy M. (Knight) Fraser. A resident of the Pawtuxet Valley all his life, Rod was the manager of the former J.J. Newbury Company in West Warwick for over 36 years before retiring in 1987.  He was a...

VENDITTI, AURELIO, 53, of West Warwick, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. Born in Fornelli, Italy, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Maria (Zullo) Venditti.    Before his illness, Aurelio worked as a Concrete Finisher for Cherokee Construction. He was the past president of the PIC Club, West Warwick, and a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys- where Aurelio never lost hope in seeing them make the Super Bowl...

LESNIAK, RICHARD T. “DICKY” 86, of Centre St., Coventry, a retired US Postal Service mail carrier, passed away at the Riverview Healthcare Community on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 with his son Tad R. Lesniak by his side. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Jacqueline T. (DesGranges) Lesniak in 2015. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Tadeus J. and Viola (Millette) Lesniak. Richard was the brother of Jeanne L. Petrarca and her husband Vincent of West Warwick. He...

GONZALEZ, Heraldo J., 91, of Matteson Rd., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and friends on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.  He was the husband of the late Trinidad C. “Trini” (Ortiz) Gonzalez. Born in Cuba, he was a son of the late Jose M. and Marie T. (Sanchez) Gonzalez. He is survived by two children, Herald J. Gonzalez and Isel M. Gonzalez, both of Coventry and four siblings, Humberto, Homero...

MANNING, BRIAN H., 76, of Coventry, passed away at Kent Hospital surrounded by his loving family on September 26, 2019. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 22 years, Dianne E. Manning. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Harold Alson and Esther (Bourne) Manning.   Brian worked as a security guard for Victor Electric. He was an active member of the Coventry Historical Society and was a board member of the Pawtuxet River Authority and Watershed Council. Brian received a...

HARRINGTON, LYNN M., 61, formerly of Coventry, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Providence.  Brimming with life, Lynn made everyone around her feel loved. She had a strong affinity for both people and animals. Before her illness, she worked for many years as a Social Worker for the State of Rhode Island. No matter the shape or size, Lynn loved all animals, especially her two cats...

BARBER, MICHAEL K., 63, of Coventry, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his loving family on October 2, 2019. He was the beloved husband of 40 years to Kim (Fraser) Barber.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Philip H. Sr. and Barbara J. (Moore) Barber.  In his working years, Mike was a Letter Sorter for the United States Post Office in Providence. Among being an avid collector of autographs, coins, and books, Mike was also a lifelong fan of The New...

FISH, Dereck Jay, 45, of Harkney Hill Rd., passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019 with his loyal dog Jaiden.  Born in Warwick, he was the beloved son of Barbara M. Flagg of North Kingstown and Lloyd S. Fish and his fiancé Lorie Vieira of Coventry. Dereck was mechanically skilled, self-motivated, out of the box thinker.  He was a free spirited loving, caring son, brother, friend and he adored his two nephews.  Dereck will be missed by us...