All Obituaries

Gaudreau, RSM, Sister Phylis, (formerly Sister Denise Marie), 79, a Sister of Mercy for 57 years, died on Wednesday, September 28, at Mount St. Rita Health Centre. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Muriel (Depot) Gaudreau.  She is survived by a brother Denis and his wife Barbara, a nephew, Jason, his wife, Colleen, their children, Michayla, Joseph, and Jacob, her niece Elizabeth and wife, Rosemary. Sister Phylis was a creative person who used her gifts and talents for very...

PETRARCA, Angelina A. “Babe” (Marsocci), 89, of Warwick, passed away Tuesday evening, September 27, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo J. “Buzzy” Petrarca.  Born in Warwick, a daughter of the late Augusto and Maria (Gallo) Marsocci.  She was a lifelong resident of Warwick. Mrs. Petrarca was a postal employee with the U.S. Postal Service for many years before retiring as a...

AGUIAR, Maria V., 77, of West Warwick, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Edwardo Periare and Maria Louisa da Pont (Leite) Aguiar. She was a machine operator for Concordia Manufacturing for many years before retiring.  She enjoyed spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. Maria is survived by three children, Maria N. Hattoy and her husband Michael, Jose Barroso...

KENNEDY, Phyllis A. (Hill), 89, of Warwick, formerly of Cranston, passed away Friday evening, September 23, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward F. Kennedy.  Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Cecil and Violet R. (Preston) Hill.  She resided in Cranston and Florida before moving to Warwick. Mrs. Kennedy was a sales representative with AAA Automobile Club for many years before retiring.  She was immensely dedicated to family,...

ROCH, Paul D., 92, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022 in Coventry at the home of his daughter, Jeannine. He was born on January 19, 1930 in West Warwick to the late Ludovic and Martha (Levesque) Roch.  He married the love of his life Frances (Begos) Roch on October 10, 1953 and they shared sixty-seven years of marriage, until her passing on May 7, 2021. Paul proudly served his country in the Army as an interpreter.  A third generation tailor,...

PANCAROWICZ, Barbara E. (Brown), 91, of Coventry, formerly of Warwick, passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 19, 2022 at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Pancarowicz.  Born in West Warwick, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mayola (Handy) Brown. Barbara was a clerk with A&P Supermarket and Jerry’s Supermarket for many years before retiring.  She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed reading. She is survived by a daughter,...

Thomas Joseph Doyle, 83, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 18, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was the adored husband of Clare (Tamboe) Doyle for 57 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John H. Doyle Jr. and Margaret E. (Rodgers) Doyle.  He was a resident of West Warwick and Bartlett, New Hampshire. Tom graduated from LaSalle Academy in 1956 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  He was honorably discharged in 1960 and joined...

BUSHEY, Cheryl L. (Flinkfelt), 55, of North Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 17, 2022. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Flinkfelt and Lyndene C. (Schilling) Dionne. She was a resident of Rhode Island for most of her life. Cheryl loved spending time with family and friends. She also had a deep passion for horses. She is survived by five children, Elizabeth Jewell, Emily Jewell, Angel Chasse, Anna Lynn Baron and Michael Stahler; three...

DOWIOT, JoAnn C., 79, of Davie, FL, formerly of Providence, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 at Vitas Inpatient Hospice, Sunrise, FL. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Anna (Corsi) Dowiot. JoAnn was executive secretary to the Registrar at Brown University from 1968 to 1996, physically mapping out all class settings by hand before the launch of the computer age.  Upon her move to Florida, she began work at Broward College in the honors program,...

Vincent J. Terracciano (1931-2022) Vincent passed away peacefully on September 6 at the age of 91. He was the fourth and youngest child of Domenico and Giuseppina (D’Elia) Terracciano, who came to the U.S. from the Naples region of southern Italy.   He was born and lived his entire life in West Warwick.  He graduated from West Warwick High School in 1950 and enlisted as a private in the Army in 1952.  He served in the Korean War (34th Infantry), was decorated with four...