All Obituaries

Margaret M. Cole, formerly of Pawtucket and Barrington, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020.  She was 100 years old.   Margaret was the wife of the late Everett B. Cole of Barrington, RI.  She was born in Central Falls, RI, the daughter of Richard Metcalf and Margaret Lang Metcalf, born in Preston, England, and Paisley, Scotland, respectively.  Margaret was a lifelong RI resident. Margaret was a bookkeeper at Hemphill Company in Central...

George B. Tinyk, 79, passed away on Saturday, August 8 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, with his loving wife of 55 years, Sandra A. Tinyk, and devoted son, Michael David Tinyk of Rockville, MD at his side. Born on May 21, 1941 in Katowice, Poland to Michael and Helena Tinyk, he spent his early childhood in Wangen im Allgau and Munich, Germany before emigrating to the United States with his family in 1949.  He graduated from Norwich Free Academy and the University of...

Bettencourt, Mildred  A., 94, of Port Charlotte, FL;  formerly  a long time resident of Barrington, RI, passed away on Saturday August 8, 2020 at the Consulate Health Care of Port Charlotte. She was the wife of the late Frank Bettencourt. Born in Central Falls, RI she was a daughter of the late Emma Hurtubise.  Mildred worked as the Head Cook for the Barrington School Department. She also was the State President of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and a former...

John Tallman Turn of Riverside, RI and formerly of Barrington, 56, died unexpectedly on March 15, 2020. John was born November 27, 1963 in Framingham , Massachusetts to Kenneth E. Turn, Jr. and the late Joyce A. Turn. He is survived by his father Kenneth E. Turn, Jr of Riverside, formerly of Barrington, his sister,  Laure (Christopher) Mulrooney and his nieces Erin Rose and Katie Joyce Mulrooney, of Tallahassee, FL, his brother, Kenneth E.(Raequel) Turn III ,his niece Kelsie K. Turn...

Williams, Ellen D., 92, long-time resident of Barrington, RI, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 18, 2020, at her home surrounded by family.  She was the wife of the late Robert A. Williams (long-time reporter and photographer for the Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin.)  Born in Providence, RI, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Shepardson) Douglas. She leaves her children Douglas, Richard, David, and Dorinda; and her grandchildren, Kate, Jen, Tori and Cam...

On Wednesday, July 15th, 2020, Douglas Matthew Vartanian, beloved son of April Vartanian, passed away in Providence at the age of 31. Douglas “Dougie” was born on July 14th, 1989, in Woonsocket, RI.  He graduated from Barrington High School in 2008.  Dougie was talented in carpentry, mechanics and construction and had his own business, “Dougie’s Handyman Services”.  He loved fixing up late 20th century American-made cars and was an excellent...

David Randall “Randy” Greene, 55, of Seekonk, MA passed away surrounded by family on July 12, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Randy will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend Christina (Cassidento) Greene and their children Kaila and John, his mother Joyce, his brothers Toby (Evie) and Dan (Sheila), brother-in-law John Cassidento (Jen) as well as his cherished nieces and nephews, Addison, Owen, Ben, Maggie, Nora, Anna and Sophie and his extended family, dear...

Maria "Marie" V. (Nardolillo) Jelinek, 91, passed away on June 30, 2020 at Evergreen House Health Center. She was the daughter of Pasquale and Carmela (Papa) Nardolillo. Funeral and burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marie V. Jelinek Memorial Scholarship administered through: Scholarship Foundation of East Providence Inc. PO Box 15-4438 Riverside, RI 02915.

84, of East Providence, formerly of Barrington, passed away on Monday June 29, 2020 at HopeHealth. She was the wife of John M. Faulhaber , whom she was married to for 62 years. Born in Hays, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Chester Hanson and Irma (Gilbert) Hanson.   Carolyn grew up in Nutley, NJ and graduated from Middlebury College in 1958. She was a long time science teacher in the Barrington Junior High and High Schools. She loved to travel to Europe and the US, especially...

Elizabeth A. Molvig, 96, of Barrington, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Grace Barker Health, Warren. She was the beloved wife of the late Ib Molvig.  Born in Rochester, New York, she was the daughter of the late William and Annie (Lamb) Williamson.   Elizabeth was a graduate of Milton High School and Fisher Business College.  She was a long time volunteer docent for Roger Williams Zoo.  She was an avid reader, enjoyed boating, swimming, and riding...