All Obituaries

TYLER, William H. “Bill”, 85, of Coventry, passed away Thursday morning, January 23, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Annette T. (Flamand) Tyler.  Born in Providence, a son of the late Claude and Virginia Tyler.  Father of William H. Tyler, Jr. and his wife Joann, Jane B. Tyler and her husband Jim and John M. Tyler and his wife Kelsey. Grandfather of Brayden and Kaylie.  He was the father of the late Timothy Peter Tyler and Robert Tyler...

PETRARCA, Celestina A. (Marsocci), “Sal", 89, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, January 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at Kent Regency Nursing Center in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael D. Petrarca, they were married for 53 years.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Josephine (Mancini) Marsocci. Mrs. Petrarca was a 1948 graduate of West Warwick High School.  She was...

BENOIT, Alderic J., “Dick”, 94, of Cecile Avenue, Coventry, passed away Saturday, afternoon, January 18, 2020 at Alpine Nursing Home, Coventry. He was the beloved husband of Eileen M. (Theroux) Benoit, they had been married for sixty-four years.  A lifelong resident of Coventry, he was a son of the late Geoffroy J. and Florida (Levesque) Benoit. Mr. Benoit was a manager at Jerry’s Market’s for many years until retiring.  He was a World War II Army Veteran...

DIONNE, Lyndene C. (Schilling), 70, of Warwick, formerly of East Providence, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday afternoon, January 17, 2020 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Anthony Bolos and Gene (DeLaurier) Sherman. Lyndene’s most enjoyable time spent with her grandchildren. She was an active member/employee of East Providence Elks 2337. Her hobbies were collecting antique treasures and...

Sister Eleanor Little, RSM, 76, (formerly Sister Mary Paul Francis) died peacefully Friday, January 17, 2020.  She was a Sister of Mercy for 58 years.  She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Sullivan) Little. She leaves behind a brother, Raymond Paul Little. Among her many ministries she served as nurse, teacher, and archivist.  Eleanor spent three years living in Dublin, Ireland during which time she traveled to nearby parts of Ireland. Sister lived by her...

REALI, Vittorio "Victor" Emmanuel Georges, 76, formerly of West Warwick, passed away Sunday evening, January 12, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. Victor was born on October 8, 1943, a son of the late Frank F. and Mariette A. (Gregoire) Reali from West Warwick, Rl.  He was a life-long resident of the Natick village in West Warwick, Rl until moving to Tamarisk Assisted Living in Warwick in October 2018. In October of 2019 he moved to the Rhode lsland Veterans Home in Bristol. He...

BOMLEY, Anna A. (Ruzzo), 95, of Clyde Tower, 1021 Main Street, West Warwick, passed away Saturday morning, January 11, 2020 at West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph H. Bomley.  Born in Coventry, she was a daughter of the late Gelardo and Antonetta (Lancellotta) Ruzzo. She resided in Coventry until moving to West Warwick in 1979. Mrs. Bomley was head cashier at the former Berman’s Meat Market for twenty-five years until...

ARCHAMBAULT, George W., 83, of Coventry, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Kent Hospital. Born in West Warwick, a son of the late Talbot C. and Marie A. (Tetreault) Archambault.  He was a resident of Coventry since 1961. Mr. Archambault was an outside machinist with General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division in Groton, CT for thirty-eight years until retiring in 1996.  He was a Korean War Army Veteran, an avid outdoorsman and loved his hunting trips to his home in Maine. He...

CHAGNON, Helen S. (Podgurski), 95, of Indian Land, South Carolina, formerly of West Warwick, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles E. Chagnon, Capt. West Warwick Police Dept. (Ret.). Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Magiera) Podgurski. Mrs. Chagnon was employed as an assembler at Amtrol for many years until retiring. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Czenstochowa...

Daniel D. "Coach" Sylvester, 87, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of family Wednesday evening, January 8, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years Dillia (Lucero) Sylvester, his two sisters, Anna and Margaret (S. Marianna) and was the son of the late John & Lucinda (Benevides) Sylvester.  He was a devoted father to Daniel, Helen Irene & partner Bill, Ann Marie & fiancé Mark, Mary Elizabeth (Liz) & husband...