All Obituaries

Barbara J. Crocker, 97, of Riverside, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2023, surrounded by members of her extended family and the caring and compassionate staff at Crestwood Nursing Home in Warren. She was the beloved wife of her soulmate and best friend, the late Roland F. Crocker. Barbara was a proud native of Bethel, Maine, born on May 3, 1925 to the late Wallace and Lilias Coolidge and was sister to the late Edgar A. Coolidge (his late wife, Mina). Barbara is survived by her nephew,...

Shirley M. Savory, 88, of Warwick passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, March 23, 2023.  Born in Pomham Terrace, East Providence she was the daughter of the late Howarth and Mabel (Armitage) Gregory. She served as a special needs bus monitor for the Warwick School Department for many years.  She loved watching the Red Sox and had a thorough knowledge of the game and all the players.  Music was always an important part of her life.  In her early...

Craig Edward Cooke, 46 of Seekonk, MA. passed away on March 11, 2023 surrounded by his loving family at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Michelle A. (Goudreau) Cooke  and was the adoring father of Ava E. Castino both of Seekonk, MA. Born in Providence on July 28th,1976 his was the beloved son of Edward S. and Kathy J. (Fairbrother) Cooke of Rehoboth, MA. He leaves a beloved brother, Michael V. Cooke and his wife Lacey and neices, Sadie and Sawyer of...

Anita G. (Gamble) Goff,  96, of Barrington RI passed peacefully on March 5, 2023.  She was lovingly cared for the last two years by the dedicated staff at the Life Care Center of Attleboro MA.  A longtime resident of Barrington, RI, she was married for 53 years to her beloved husband Richard E. Goff Jr. (2001).  Born July 25, 1926 in Woodbury, NJ, Anita was the daughter of Edward H. and M. Gladys (Thornton) Gamble.  Anita is survived by her sons Richard E. Goff...

David D. Peterson 68,  of Riverside, R.I. passed away on Monday,  February 27, 2023 at the Brentwood Nursing home, Warwick,  R.I. David was born in Providence, R.I. in 1954 to Rudolph, E and Gloria (Newhall) Peterson. He was a graduate of East Providence High School class of 1972. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1976 followed by a masters degree in accounting, both from Providence College. David spent the majority of his career working for the State of Rhode Island...

Wendell Helms Fleming   Wendell Fleming passed away on February 18th at home in Bristol, RI in the loving presence of family and cherished friends. He was born March 7, 1928 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, always at heart a Midwest boy, an only child of farmer-teacher parents with deep roots in rural Indiana. Wendell spent most of his childhood in southern Indiana, surely with little notion of his potential, though he told of a high school teacher who gave him advanced mathematical problems...

Ernest “Skip” Trahan Jr., age 77, of Bluffton, South Carolina died January 27th after falling suddenly ill in late November. Skip was born in 1945 to Ernest and Anne (Clark) Trahan and was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island.   A graduate of Barrington High School, he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rhode Island College and was a teacher at Barrington Middle School the entirety of his career. He was an avid sailor and angler for many years...

Flora N. Fairfield 95, formerly of Barrington, RI died January 16, 2023.  She was the wife of the late Richard T. Fairfield.  They were married 66 years prior to his death in 2016.  She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Bertha (Lewis) Maddocks.   Flora was born and grew up in Millinocket, Maine and graduated from the University of Maine.   She later continued her education at Rhode Island College receiving her master’s degree.  She lived in...

Manfred Steiner M.D. Ph.D. passed away Saturday January 7, 2023 at the age of 91 at Rhode Island hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was born November 23, 1931 in Vienna, Austria and is survived by his beloved wife Sheila Steiner M.D. in Riverside Rhode Island and son Manfred Steiner and daughter Gabrielle Uri. He has six grandchildren:  Sarah, Heidi, Madeline, Allison, Tallie and John Peter. At the age of 89, Manfred Steiner was finally what he always wanted to be: a physicist....

Elizabeth Rose (Brady) Platt 94, wife of the late Gerald J. Platt. Elizabeth was the first child of James and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Brady. She lived a young and happy life in East Providence, attending Sacred Heart School and then St. Francis Xavier Academy in Providence. Upon her graduation, she was offered a job at American Emery Wheel Works in Providence where she worked for over 30 years, while raising her children. She also worked at Phil’s Donut Shop, the Smith-Mason Funeral...