All Obituaries

GINGELL III, ROLAND W., 64 of Richmond, passed on Thursday, June 14, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Pat A. (Cirilo) Gingell. Born in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Roland W. Gingell Jr. and Rochelle V. (Scott) Gingell. Roland was the stepson of Claire Gingell.  He was the father of Brenda L. Fonseca and her husband Vincent and Alicia J. Maxey. He was the brother of Michelle Mercer, Alan Gingell, and stepbrother of Darlene Saraiva and Donna...

PALAZZO, WILLIAM B., 75, of Coventry, RI quietly passed away at home with his loving wife of 48 years Sharon (Balcom) Palazzo by his side on Friday, June 15, 2018. Mr. Palazzo was born April 13, 1943, in Providence to the late Biagio V. and Florence E. (Saccoccia) Palazzo. He is survived by his wife Sharon, daughter Maria Lynn Mann of Michigan, her husband Joshua and their daughter Leah; his brother, CDR Alan Palazzo, USN Ret, his spouse, Norma Jean, and their son LT Giancarlo Palazzo,...

JOHNSON, ROBERT J., 62, of West Warwick, passed away on June 9, 2018.    Visiting hours will be Monday, June 18, 2018 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at the Iannotti Funeral Home, 415 Washington St., (Rte. 117) Coventry. 

BEAUDREAU, EDGAR L., 71, of Gilles St., Coventry, passed on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Kent Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband Suzanne E. (Olivier) Beaudreau with whom he would have celebrated their 50thWedding Anniversary in September. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward and Julia (Pancarowicz) Beaudreau. Edgar was the father of Michelle M. McNeil and her husband Adam, and David E, Beaudreau and his wife Nancy. He was the...

BRAILEY, SHIRLEY A., (HUNT), 69, of Coventry, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Kent Hospital. She was the wife of the late George E. Brailey Jr. Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of the late Francis J. and Stephania (Pianowski) Hunt. Shirley was the mother of George E. Brailey III (Billie-Jo), Brenda L. Cunningham, Michelle M. Aladem (Imad), Christina F. Taylor (Patrick Healey). She loved spending time with her 19 grandchildren and her 2 great-grandchildren. Sister of...

BARTON, DAVID E., 88, of Coventry, passed on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Cedar Crest Nursing Home. He was predeceased by his loving wife Mavis M. (Ramsey) Barton in 2013. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Buell Barton Sr. and Miriam (Stafford) Barton.   David graduated from LaSalle Academy and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Brown University in 1953. He was a Sergeant in the US Army during the Korean War. David was employed at IDS...

FONTAINE SR., JOSEPH J. “BOOMERANG”, 67, of Murray St., Coventry, passed at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was the husband of Lynn M. (Bell) Fontaine for 46 years. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Harry G. and Jeannette A. (Arcand) Fontaine.    Joseph had been a supervisor at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Quonset Point for 20 years before retiring in 2015, he had previously was an auto mechanic for 20...

REGNAIERE, Linda C., 62, passed away peacefully at home in Westerly on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Emery and Lillian (Kivisto) Regnaiere. Linda went...

HUX, William J., 80, of Coventry, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2018 at the Coventry Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in New York, NY, he was a son of the late Henry and Mary (Novak) Foster. Bill served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 - 1962 and was well-traveled. He lived for some time on both the East and West Coasts in New York, Washington, California, and most recently in Rhode Island. He made many close friends along the...

DEL BARONE, EDMUND R., (BMCA USN, ret.) 97, of Coventry, and formerly of Inverness, Florida passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at the Alpine Nursing Home in Coventry. He was the husband of the late Roberta E. (Keefe) Del Barone. Born in Providence, RI he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Del Barone. Edmund was the father of Diane R. Frey and her husband William of Wakefield, Antoinette E. Oszajca and her husband Matthew of Vermont, Edmund R....