All Obituaries

Raymond J. Grant, 82, a 55 year resident of Seekonk, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Miriam Hospital.  He was the loving husband of Barbara J. (Litterer) Grant for 60 years.  Born in Oswego, NY, he was the son of the late Raymond A. Grant & Monica M. (Schickling) Grant.  Mr. Grant was a graduate...

Celeste Francis Griffin, 98, of East Providence, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at Hattie Ide Chaffee Home. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Ira S. Griffin & Myrtie (Feltham) Griffin. Miss Griffin was a 1941 graduate of Pembroke College where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a 1965 graduate of...

Agnes E. O’Brien (Tullson), aged 99, wife of the late John F. O’Brien, died on April 24, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Christian and Alma (Quist) Tullson. Agnes retired as a file clerk from Zietz, Mittleman...

Gerald E. Hunter, 70, of Rehoboth, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, April 23, 2018. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Clifford D. Hunter & Rita D. (Vincent) Hunter. Gerald was a self-employed painter and avid gardener who had a “green...

Private graveside service was held at Thomas Cemetery, North Swansea.  

James I. Howell, 83, of Riverside, died peacefully on April 9, 2018 at Hattie Ide Chaffee Home. He was the loving husband of Ina C. (Thoresen) Howell. Born in Waycross, GA, he was a son of the late Ivey Howell & Effie M. (Strickland) Howell. Mr. Howell served honorably as a career Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy for...

Jean S. Hemingway of Rumford, RI and Waldoboro, ME died in Providence, RI on April 19, 2018.   Born on February 19, 1925 in Syracuse, NY, the daughter of Madeline (Cooney) and Stuart C. Hemingway. Miss Hemingway was a member of the Christian Science Mother Church in Boston. She graduated from the Goodyear Burlingame School in Syracuse and Bradford College in MA where she was in many advanced choral groups. After studying...

Amanda Victoria (Reis) Ali, 66, of Harvard Drive, East Falmouth died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Falmouth Hospital. Born July 27, 1951 in Providence, Rhode Island she was the daughter of the late Amario and Irene (Roderick) Reis. Growing up in East Providence, Rhode Island, Amanda attended the East Providence...

Guy J. Lemieux, 63, of Seekonk, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Life Care Center of Attleboro. Born in Seattle, WA, he was a son of the late Earl J. Lemieux & Evelyn J. (Morrell) Lemieux. Guy was employed with the Auget Co. as a computer chip manufacturer for many years until his retirement. He proudly served in the National Guard Reserves for eight years. He leaves his loving siblings: Steven E. Lemieux & his wife Kathy of Seekonk, Melody A. Rupert...

Todd A. Garvin, 46, of Johnston, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of Diane L. (Sampson) Garvin & the late James F. Garvin, Sr. Todd worked as a fabricator with Symmextrix Composite Tooling for the past eight years....