All Obituaries

Helen Jean (Tucker) Usenia, 97, of Barrington, Rhode Island died peacefully at home on Friday, April 19, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 7, 1927. She was raised in Riverside, Rhode Island by the late Robert and Mary (Dart) Tucker alongside her seven siblings – Betty, Elsie, Laura, Maggie, Robert, Lennie, and Lucille. Upon graduating from East Providence High School in 1945, Helen worked in downtown Providence for 15 years as an...

Koula J. Fotis passed away peacefully on April 17, 2024, at The Hattie Ide Chaffee Home in Rumford, RI. She was 102 years and 2 weeks old. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. Fotis. They were married for 57 years, a partnership that was a love story for the ages. Koula was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on April 3, 1922, to John and Matina (Pallos) Constantine. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School, Fort Dodge Community College and then attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial...

Patricia “Trish” Nugent Trish was born in northern New Jersey, living in Nutley before spending 5th and 6th grade in Paris, France. Her dad worked for the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of post war Europe.  We think she was a precocious preteen because one of her favorite stories from her French years was entering the Moulin Rouge nightclub, early one afternoon with a friend from school and ordering Cherry Cokes while seated at the bar. All was not nightclubbing in...

 Jean Anthony, 81 of Riverside, RI passed away on April 6, 2024 at Miriam Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a long courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Jean married the love of her life Dick Anthony. The two spent 50 wonderful years together. Jean and Dick enjoyed boating on the Narragansett Bay, bike riding on the East Bay Bike Path along with cruises to Bermuda. Jean’s favorite places to visit were Cape Cod and Plymouth, Massachusetts. She loved...

Sally B. Withington, 75, of Riverside and formerly of Barrington, passed peacefully on Wednesday, April 3 in the care of Hope Health Hospice with her children by her side. Born in Attleboro, MA on December 26, 1948, Sally was the daughter of the late Jean (Haywood) and George E. Withington III.  Sally is survived by her children, Sarah W. Delekta and Peter A. Delekta.  She is also survived by her sisters, Lynne W. Fernandes, and Anne W. Kesner.  She is predeceased by her...

Mary Margaret Levasseur, 87 of Seekonk, MA passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, surrounded by her children at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Massachusetts.  Mary was born on August 23, 1936, in Mt. Vernon, NY to John and Mary (Leonard) Foley.  They eventually moved to Fall River, MA.  Mary was one of three siblings, her brother John (pre-deceased) and Patrick.  Mary and her siblings were very close through childhood and into adulthood.  Her...

Beverly Ann (Milstone) Migliore of Barrington, Rhode Island passed away on March 18, 2024 after a battle with cancer. She was 68 years old.She was the treasured wife of Joseph Migliore, and loving mother of Matthew Migliore.  She was predeceased by her parents John and Josephine Milstone, and survived by her brothers Mark Milstone, Jeffrey Milstone, and James Milstone.  Bev spent her early years in Plainview, New York, where she attended St. Pius X School and Holy Trinity High...

Helen (Merambelis) Buco died peacefully at Evergreen House Health Center in East Providence RI on March 15, 2024 at the age of 97. She was the daughter of the late Sophia (Gianpolou) Merambelis & Mathew Merambelis. She was pre-deceased by her late sisters Anne Dillion, Catherine Paolino and Mary Coderre. Helen worked for many years as a Hostess at the RI Country Club in Barrington, RI as well as part-time caterer for many members affiliated within the Club. She was a graduate of The...

Carol A. DeSousa, 79, of Barrington, RI passed away peacefully on February 21, 2024 after an eleven month battle with leukemia. She was the wife of the late Antonio (Tony) DeSousa. Born August 5,1944, she was the daughter of the late Herbert (Lester) and Estelle (Rushlow) Montgomery and was predeceased by her sister Faye Pratt and brother Ronald Montgomery. Carol leaves behind her daughters Karen DeSousa of Barrington, RI, Doreen Silva and her husband Kevin of Riverside, RI, grandchildren...

James H. D’Onofrio 91, of East Providence, RI was born on March 11, 1932 and died at Hope Health Hulitar Health Center on January 25, 2024. He was the son of Mildred  V. Johnson and Anthont D’ Onofrio. He was the husband of the late Dolores (Lewis)  D’Onofrio with whom he shared a wonderful life until her passing. He is predeceased by his son, James A D’Onofrio. He is also survived by his cats, Whiskers and Dana. A U.S. Army Veteran, Jim served stateside...