All Obituaries

George W. Brown, 94, of Riverside, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Frances E. (Cost) Brown. He is survived by one daughter, Adria English or Riverside, two sons, George W. Brown, Jr. of Coventry and Richard A. Brown of Warwick, 6 Grandchildren. 13 Great Grandchildren and 8 Great- Great Grandchildren. George also leaves behind a sister, Elenore Peterson of Coventry, RI and three deceased sister's, Grace Kaiser, Mary Coutcher and...

  Barbara Elizabeth (Voss) Parillo of Barrington  RI, died on May 14, 2018 at Hope Hospice in Providence surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph C. Parillo for 35 years.  She was also the wife of the late William H. Allen. Born in Staten Island, NY, daughter of the late Henry A. Voss and Sylvia Thoresen (Voss) Barrows, she resided in Barrington for 68 years. Barbara was a graduate of the Lincoln School,...

Jack Thomas, age 82, passed away on May 6, 2018 after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his daughter, Stacey Rodehorst, of North Kingstown, RI and son, Tim Thomas of Randolph, NJ. Jack, a long-time resident of The Ocean State, lived in Barrington, RI since 1971, after several years in Massachusetts. He was born in Lakewood, Ohio, the son of the late Marietta Teevans Thomas, and Richard Joseph Thomas. He had two siblings, Patricia Thomas, and the late Richard Thomas. Jack was a...

Albert J. Girard, 91, passed away on May 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Providence, the son of Anna M. (Donovan) and Albert Girard.  He is survived by Madelyn M. Girard of Wakefield, RI, and their children Patricia A. McGowan and her husband James of Matunuck, RI, Geraldine and her husband Judge Michael Higgins also of Matunuck, Albert J. Girard, Jr. and his wife Katarina of Newport, RI, his best friend Callie Smith, ten grandchildren and five...

Garrido, Elizabeth, 93, of East Providence, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was the wife of the late Anthony Garrido. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Maria "Mary" (Ribiero) O'Connell. She is survived by two sons, Arthur and Robert O'Connell, two daughters, Sandra Shah and Shirley Garrido, a sister, Ann Gaylor. She also leaves 7 grandchildren, 6 great- grandchildren and several nieces and...

Stanley Zimmering, 94, a 55 year resident of Barrington, RI, passed away at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center on Monday, April 23, 2018. Born on April 14, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, he attended Brooklyn College and then earned a Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Missouri.  After holding several research and teaching positions at universities in the East and Midwest he joined the faculty of Brown University where, as a professor in the Biological and Medical Sciences Division, he...

Readyhough, Marilyn P., 77, of Barrington died peacefully Friday morning, accompanied by her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Peter A. Readyhough of Barrington. Professionally, she was an executive assistant for the regional District Superintendent of the Methodist Church for many years before retiring. She was also a long standing member of the Hameho Garden Club and the Barrington Garden club. She leaves two daughters, Rebecca Reilly of Barrington and Alice...

Ruth Spanjer Leland of Pine Hill Assisted Living, WIndham, NH died April 14, 2018 at the age of 99 1/2.  She was born on October 17,1918 in Hillside, New Jersey.  She was the daughter of the late Tillie and William Spanjer of Morristown, NJ and St. Petersburg, FL. She lived in Riverside for 20 years, before moving to Barrington, RI.  She was the wife of the late Forrest B. Leland.  She leaves two daughters, Susan Quinn of Vero Beach, FL and Kathryn Luther of...

Crowell, Joseph F Joseph F Crowell 92, of Riverside RI passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on April 8, 2018.  He is survived by his Beloved Wife Jane of 67 wonderful years. Joe was born in Central Falls on December 23, 1925. He graduated from URI and from Rhode Island College with a Masters in Secondary Education. He is survived by his daughter Carolyn Muller (Michael) of Deerfield Beach, FL, son Peter Crowell and his wife (Brenda) of Centerville,...