All Obituaries

KUMES, THOMAS J., 79, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. He was the devoted husband of 59 years to the love of his life, Pauline C. (Blanchette) Kumes.    Born in Camden, New Jersey, he was a son of the late John M. and Edith V. (Schrapper) Kumes.    Thomas served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War on the USS Northampton CC-1. He was an electrician at...

COVENTRY- Irene E. (Copice) Dugdale, 68, of Coventry, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, after a three week stay at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the devoted wife to the love of her life, Robert E. Dugdale, who passed away on May 19, 2006.  Born on July 24, 1953, in Providence, Irene was the youngest of four children born to the late Louie and Helen (Sylvestre) Copice. She grew up in Coventry and was a graduate of Coventry High...

GIUSTI, SAVERIO D. “SAV” 79, of Wakefield St., and formerly of Phenix Avenue, West Warwick, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at the Kent Hospital. Sav was the loving husband of Barbaramae (Allegretto) Giusti for 48 years. He leaves his angel of a daughter Concetta M. Piekos and her husband Nathan of West Warwick.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, he was a son of the late George J. and Antonetta (Petrarca) Giusti. Sav was the brother of George L. Giusti and his...

  ROY, ROLAND JOSEPH NORMAND, 93, of Ethel Ave., West Warwick, passed away at Kent Hospital on Monday, November 29, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Eilene P. (Hurry) Roy for 70 years. A lifelong resident of West Warwick, he was a son of the late Oscar and Jeanne Roy.   After graduating from West Warwick High School, Roland served in the United States Marine Corps in both WWII and the Korean Wars. He was honorably discharged attaining the rank of Sergeant. Roland was employed...

DICARLO, PATRICIA J., 58, of Highview Drive, West Warwick passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, November 26, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Wolfgang Neumann for 18 years. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Anthony A. and Doris J. (Cotnoir) DiCarlo.    Patricia graduated from West Warwick High School in 1981. She was employed at General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown for several years before working for over ten years as a materials...

HAWKINS, JAMES A., 88, of Belmont, MA and formerly of Ocean Springs, MS and Coventry, passed away at home on Monday, November 29, 2021. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Sims) Hawkins; and later, the companion of the late Helen DeFosse. Born in Johnston, RI, he was a son of the late William and Gladys (Grenier) Hawkins.   James graduated from LaSalle Academy in 1951. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. After an honorable discharge, under the GI Bill, he received a...

MICHALSKI, MARY A. (Zemba), 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday November 26, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Michalski.    Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Ludovic and Catherine (Gierula) Zemba.     Mary was a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Czenstochowa Church in Coventry. Mary and her husband Daniel were award winning polka and square dancers.  Mary was a ward clerk at the...

COVENTRY- Albert M. Bettencourt, 73, of Coventry, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the devoted husband to the love of his life, Deborah K. (Essig) Bettencourt. Born on May 9, 1948, in Providence, he was the son of the late Edward and Arline M. (Pearson) Bettencourt.  A man with a strong work ethic, Albert was the owner and operator of A + D  Taxi Cab Company. He was also a proud member of the Board of Directors for the...

WARWICK- Richard J. Begones, Jr., 50, of Warwick, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.  Born on April 1, 1971, in Providence, Richard was one of two children born to Richard J. Begones, Sr. and the late Alberta R. (Sharbuno) Begones.  For many years, Richard worked as an Appliance Technician for Private Appliance Service in Johnston. With the ability to problem solve and troubleshoot, Richard was excellent as his job and took great...

CONSTANTINE, LEONARD PATRICK, 84, of Clearwater, Florida, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021. He was the husband Catherine A. (Ferraro) Constantine.   Military honors at the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter will be private for the family. Arrangements are with the Iannotti Funeral Funeral Home at MAPLE ROOT in Coventry.