North Providence High Alumni Obituaries

Katherine M. "Kath" Gardella Hien 79 of Woonsocket died January 17 2026 in her home. She was the loving wife of Harris Hien whom she first met at 13 years old and later married February 17 1968 enjoying a long happy life together. Born in Woonsocket she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary ...

John B. Ashey Jr. 86 of Coventry passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning January 14 2026 at Kent Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Martha I. DiCarlo Ashey with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Coventry he was the son of the late John B. Ashey and Elizabeth Lyons Ashey and he re...

Roxanne Marion Howard 67 of Riverside Rhode Island passed away on January 23 2026. Born in Providence Rhode Island Roxanne was the daughter of the late George Howard Jr. and the late Joyce Griffin Howard. She was a graduate of Pilgrim High School class of 1976. In her younger years Roxanne worked as...

Lawrence Cephus Spivey age 76 passed away on January 8 2026 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was born on April 8 1949 in Wake County North Carolina and later made his home in Cranston Rhode Island. Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Mary Rivers Spivey his brothers Joseph J...

Thomas Lyman Walsh 84 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday January 24 2026. Born in Providence in 1941 Tom was most recently a resident of Warwick and grew up on Seaview Avenue in Edgewood. He attended Cranston High School East and later joined The United States Marine ...

SACCOCCIO MARCELLO J. 85 of Smithfield Rd. North Providence and formerly of Cranston and Coventry passed away at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital on Wednesday January 28 2026. Born in Providence and raised in Cranston he was a son of the late Marciello P. and Filomena C. Palumbo Saccoccio. Marcello was a...

DEMERS DANIEL J. 44 of North Kingstown passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence. Born in Warwick Daniel was a son of Maria Toni A. Cinotti Demers and the late Larry E. Demers. After graduating from Coventry High School Daniel earned two Degrees in Florida before he u...

Our sweet Eliza Ruth Pavia took her last breath on Monday January 5 2026 and is now with our Heavenly Father. On April 22 2005 a beautiful and strong Eliza Ruth Pavia was born to Jenny Cottle and Michael Pavia in Orem Utah. Eliza was pure sunshine. She was a spark of joy bringing light to everyone a...

In this spirit we celebrate the life of Johnetta Danielle Bennett a beloved daughter family member and friend whose life touched many hearts. Johnetta was born on March 30 1983 in Lumberton North Carolina to her loving parents Geraldine Simmons Bennett and Wilbert Bennett. Her journey reflected stre...

John Jack Carrington 74 of Brunswick ME passed away on Saturday September 27 2014 at Maine Medical Center in Portland ME. Jack was born August 4 1940 in Waterbury CT son of the late John Carrington and Hazel Cook Carrington. Jack graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury CT in 1959 and at...

BRUNSWICK John Stead McDonald of 137 McKeen Street Brunswick Maine passed away peacefully February 9 at Hawthorne House in Freeport Maine after a long illness. He was born to Catherine McKenna McDonald and James Thomas McDonald on May 8 1933 in Providence Rhode Island. John attended Rogers High Sch...

PORTLAND Robert A. Greenberg MD 76 of Portland beloved pediatrician and teacher died on July 2 2015 at the end of a long battle with nonHodgkins lymphoma. Born in Providence Rhode Island during the great hurricane of 1938 Bob lived up to the promise of his dramatic arrival. After successful undergr...

Blaine Thomas Schmidt 67 Anchorage Alaska passed away from heart failure on Sunday January 4 2026 in Anchorage. Blaines Celebration of Life Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday Feburary 6 2026 at Ladbury Funeral Service Dickinson. Interment will follow at Dickinson Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday...

Dorothy Dot Witcofsky Llewellyn 86 formerly of Frackville PA passed away Thursday November 13 2025 at Providence Place Pottsville. Born in Primrose August 11 1939 she was the daughter of the late Enoch and Mary Starzetski Witcofsky. Dot was a proud graduate of Cass Township High School Class of 1957...

The world lost a special woman on January 8 2026. Ann age 91 of Glen Mills Pa. was born on November 13 1934 in Philadelphia Pa. A love story like no other Ann as he endearingly referred to her has joined her late beloved husband of sixty five years Anthony Ton in heaven and we are convinced that the...

Louise Claire DeMichele Stedman age 87 passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at the Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Norwood Massachusetts peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Born in Walpole Massachusetts on January 21 1938 she was the daughter of Peter A. and Yolanda DiTomaso DeMichele....

With his familys love surrounding him Jeff Andrews 56 of North Dighton passed away after a courageous battle with multiple health challenges. Born in Taunton MA Jeff was the beloved son of Donna Rogers and the late Raymond Andrews. He leaves behind his "lil sis" Rhonda and her husband Aaron along wi...

Thomas Law Kemp III, 83, of Hayesville, NC, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at his home.Tom was born in Marion, IN. He grew up in Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina, but he considered Chapel Hill, NC as his hometown, where he graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1960. Tom enrolle...

Cumberland Patricia M. Higgins Flanagan 86 of West Earle Street died Friday January 9 2026 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of the late James E. Flanagan Jr. Born in Pawtucket a daughter of the late Michael J. and Mary Kaplan Higgins she had resided in Cumberland for...

John A. Baglini Esquire 88 of Cumberland RI passed away peacefully on Thursday morning January 22 2026. Born January 311937 in Providence RI he was the son of the late Louis and Angelina Santangelo Baglini and predeceased by his beloved siblings Antonetta Sardelli Joseph Paul Edward and Robert Bagli...

PIGEON ROBERT W. 60 a lifelong resident of Warwick passed away unexpectedly at The Miriam Hospital in Providence on Wednesday January 14 2026. Robert was the loving husband of 34 years to Carol A. Melfi Pigeon and a supportive father to Ashley L. Trenholme and her husband Jeffrey of Swansea MA. Meli...

Franklin DelanoBlackmanwas born on September 23 1941 to the late Rev. Neely KatherineBlackmanin Brenham Texas. He was the second child of nine children. At an early age he professed his hope in Christ and united with Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Brenham. After graduating from Jack Yates ...