All Obituaries

Jean R. DuPont passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 87 years of age. He was born on January 13, 1935 in the Central Falls home of his parents, Thomas L. DuPont and Bertha (Doyon) DuPont, the second child of five. Jean graduated from LaSalle Academy and Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Business Administration. He was drafted into the United States Army and proudly served from 1958 to 1960 as a Chaplain’s Assistant at the US Army Base in Muenchweiler, Germany....

John A. Lawson, Jr. (Jack) 83, of Rumford, RI, passed away on June 20, 2022, after battling numerous health issues for many years.  He grew up in Rumford where he resided at the time of his passing. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Shirley A. (Manchester) Lawson, his son, John A. Lawson III and his wife Jennifer, his daughter, Cynthia Whitaker and her husband Jason, and his granddaughter, Samantha.  He was preceded in death by his twin granddaughters, Hannah and Ashley...

Donald W. Carlson  81,  of Riverside, RI passed away after a lengthy illness. Born in Providence, RI to Walter and Ruth (Paine) Carlson, Don lived in Riverside, RI his entire life. He spent his entire 30 + year career working for Kallaher Oil Co., a division of Texaco. Don loved Duck Pin Bowling, Golf, Baseball, Basketball and Football, especially his NE Patriots.    Don and Linda were known to throw one heck of a Superbowl  Party.   Don was a true...

William Gillheeney of Riverside, RI passed away peacefully on Saturday June 4, 2022 at Berkshire Place Providence, RI. William was the beloved son of the late Edward F. and Mary Louise (Burke) Gillheeney  and beloved brother to the late Edward F. Gillheeney Jr. and the late Patricia Gillheeney. William was a veteran of the United States Navy where he worked as an electrician’s mate on the USS MYLES. He received the Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star and National Defense...

Richard “Dick” Carolan of Barrington and Narragansett, RI was born in Boston, MA.  Dick attended Brookline Public Schools and was a proud graduate of the Class of 1953. While at Brookline he made lifelong friends, was a 3 sport athlete and captained both the football and basketball teams. He was a Boston Globe All State football player and was inducted into the Brookline High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Upon graduation from BHS, he took a postgraduate year at Kimball...

Timothy M. O'Neil of Rumford, passed on May 13, 2022.  Survived by his wife of 25 years, Tricia (Scardino) O’Neil, Tim was born December 11, 1949, the youngest child of the late Clara M. “Bobbie” (Bream) and William J. O’Neil. Tim was the brother of Constance M. (the late Henry) Voss and William (Judy) J. O’Neil, Jr.  He was predeceased by his sister, Deborah A. (the late Justin) Smith. After growing up in Barrington, Tim worked around the...

Judith Ann (Medeiros) Cole Saraiva, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2022 at home in Warwick, surrounded by love. She grew up in East Providence and was the daughter of the late Alfred and Cecilia (Linhares) Medeiros and sister of the late Kenneth Medeiros. She is survived by her daughters, Dawn Piers and Robin Marx (spouse Ronald Marx) and her step-daughter Annette Rose-Fry (spouse Timothy Fry). She was a devoted and loving grandmother to Emily Piers, Shane Marx, Alex and...

Carol (Manzie) Mahlstedt Fournier, 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her three children, Chrystine M. Heier, spouse Michael Heier and children Zachary and Matthew of Needham, MA, Curt J. Mahlstedt and spouse Karen Molinaroli of Nokomis, FL, and Carl M. Mahlstedt, spouse Cynthia Mahlstedt and children Calvin and Corynne of Tolland, CT. She also leaves four step-children, Amy Leighton, spouse Timothy Leighton and...

Susan F. Abel (Mignone) 76, of Warwick, RI died on Wednesday April 6, 2022. A Barrington RI resident, born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late T. Raymond  and  Ann (Perazzola) Mignone. Susan graduated on the Dean’s List from URI.  She was a Real Estate agent for DeFelice Realtors for many years as well as a member of the National Association of Realtors. She was an avid reader, loved to travel. During her lifetime, Susan traveled to Europe four...

  William M. Kirby, 63, died March 9, 2022 at Miriam Hospital. Bill, the son of Maxfield and Gloria Kirby was a lifelong Barrington resident. He graduated from Barrington High School in 1977 and from the University of Rhode Island in 1981. He was a good brother and a dear friend to many. Bill is survived by his two sisters, Alison Fagundes of Barrington and Sue Hirst of West Kingston as well as nieces Meghan Schmidt of Maryland and Katharine Psaras of Middletown and two grandnieces...