All Obituaries

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...

Yolande T. (Moreau) Martin 87, of Barrington, RI passed away Friday February, 18, 2022.  She was the wife of the late Robert C. Martin.  She was the daughter of the late Theophile and Antoinette (Lamoureux) Moreau  She was the beloved mother of five sons; the late Wayne R. Martin, Richard, Paul, Kevin, and Craig.  She is also survived by twelve Grandchildren and eight great grand children. Yolande retired from Head Start in East Providence and was very involved with...

Arthur F. Logan  80 of Barrington passed away peacefully on Sunday February 6, 2022.  A resident of Barrington for close to 50 years.  Arthur graduate from East Providence High School.Arthur was the beloved husband of Elaine E Logan (Johnson) for over 53 years.  He is survived by his son Scott C Logan (wife Cheri) of North Scituate.  Also, his grandson Killian C Logan. Arthur worked for the phone company for over 30 years retiring in 1998.    Spending...

Phyllis Ann (Guild) McDevitt, 92, of Barrington, passed away peacefully in East Providence on Monday, January 24, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. A resident of Barrington for close to 60 years, Phyllis was a parishioner of St. Luke’s Church and a member of Young at Heart Seniors. Born in Brighton, MA, Phyllis was the only child of Charles and Helen (Coakley) Guild. Phyllis graduated from St. John’s High School in Cambridge, MA and attended Emmanuel College in Boston,...

On Tuesday January 18, 2022, Patricia Anne Preskitt passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the age of 99.   Patricia was born on June 6, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the late Melvin and Geneivieve Chrisjohn (Chance). Patricia was raised in Ottumwa, Iowa and graduated from Ottumwa Iowa High School in 1940.   Patricia met her late husband Miles Warren Preskitt in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he was training to be a navel pilot, they married...

C. Diane Robertson, 89, died peacefully on January 2, 2022 Raised in Braintree, MA., she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred Murray. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Gordon H. Robertson and lived in Barrington most of her life. She leaves her two children, Russell Robertson (Joanne) and Jeffery Robertson (Betsey). She was the grandmother to Caroline Kelly, Matt Robertson and one great grandchild, Dean Robertson. She was preceded in death by her sister, Donna...