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Ruth Van Slyck, 77
Ruth "Mali" Van Slyck, 77, of Middletown, died peacefully at home on Aug. 28, 2007, after a long illness, which she fought courageously every step of the way.
Born on October 27, 1929, in Plymouth, Mass., she developed a wildly creative imagination and dreamed of world travel. She spent years living in Asia studying their traditions and embracing Buddhism, but ultimately she was happiest in Newport and considered it home.
She is survived by five children, Toby White, Alex White, Kate Van Slyck, Ashley Schofield and Nick Van Slyck, as well as 10 grandchildren, all of whom will miss her. She also leaves behind her close friend and companion, Connie Heird.
Because of Ruth's interest in international issues and her compassion for those in need, the family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to Doctors Without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders. org).
A memorial service will follow at a later date.
Arrangements were by Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
Robin E. D'Abrosca, 54
Robin E. D'Abrosca, 54, of Jamestown, died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Louis D'Abrosca for nine years.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Isabel (Patton) Spinney. Mrs. D'Abrosca was a waitress at Cowesett Inn in West Warwick for five years before her retirement. She volunteered for the Jamestown Medical Fund and was active in many civic functions. Mrs. D'Abrosca was an avid gardener, enjoyed flowers and animals, especially her two cats Bianco and Fellini.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one brother, Robert Spinney of Cranston and three sisters, Linda Welsh of Pawtucket, Lori Miskiv of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Debra Spinney of Cranston. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be from the Nardolillo Funeral Home, South County Chapel, 1111 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, Route 1A, on Friday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Marks Church, 60 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. Burial will be in Cedar Cemetery, Jamestown.
Calling hours are tonight, Thursday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Jamestown Medical Fund, P.O. Box 236, Jamestown, RI 02835.
Dr. Nathan Feigelman, 92
Dr. Nathan Feigelman, 92, of 143 Columbia Lane, died Monday, September 10, 2007, at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Mary (McCauley) Feigelman.
Born in Newport on March 14, 1915, he was the son of the late Samuel and Rose (Ettinger) Feigelman.
Dr. Feigelman was a captain for three years in the United States Army. He was a 1934 graduate of Rogers High School. He attended URI and dental school at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in the top 10 of his class. In 1962 he married Mary, after knowing each other their whole lives. Dr. Feigelman worked in Newport as a dentist his whole career, retiring in 1986. He also worked in real estate development, building the former A & P shopping center on Bellevue Avenue and also helped in building 52 houses in Newport over his career. Dr. Feigelman was a member of the American Dental Association.
Besides his wife of 45 years, he is survived by his son, Keith Mayes, and his wife Susan of Middletown, his sister in-law Marguerite McCauley of Jamestown, his grandson Keith J. Mayes, II and his granddaughter Kristie R. Borges, and his great granddaughter Bethany Borges.
He was the brother of the late Harry Feigelman and Ida Rudolph.
His services are private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 222 Richmond Street, Suite 108, Providence, RI 02903.
Funeral arrangements were by Memorial Funeral Home, Newport.
Marty Albaugh, 36
Marty Albaugh, 36, of North Kingstown died Monday, September 10, 2007. He was the husband of Heidi Albaugh.
He grew up in Jamestown and North Kingstown and was a 1989 graduate of North Kingstown High School. He received a degree from New England Tech and was employed through the Department of Defense as a logistics specialist in Newport.
Marty loved music, science fiction, classic TV and movies. He rode a skateboard; sometimes to one of his hundred jobs he had over the years, and many simultaneously. Marty loved collectables and was always willing to shop for the things that he knew the people in his life loved. He was smart and quick-witted. His quirky sense of humor and laugh will be remembered by everyone who knew him.
He is survived by his father Richard Albaugh, his mother, Patricia O'Connor, two brothers, Sam and Nick, and his step-children, Ryan and Sadie. Funeral services were private.
Beverly Lubold, 84
Beverly M. (Rosa) Lubold, 84, of Wayland Trail, Narragansett, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at home. She was the wife of James A. Lubold for 43 years.
Born in Jamestown, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Freida) Rosa.
Mrs. Lubold worked for the Joseph H. Ladd School for 20 years before retiring. She was an avid gardener.
Besides her husband she leaves two sisters, Margaret Ball of Newport and Sr. Mary Annuciata of New York; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Joseph Rosa.
Her funeral and burial will be private. Arrangements were by Fagan-Quinn Funeral Home.
Edward R. Comerford, 64
Edward (Ted) Comerford, 64, of 12 Green Lane, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
Born in Boston, Mass., he was the son of Gertrude and Edward Comerford. He is survived by his wife Jeanne (Elson) Comerford, son Teddy, daughter Michelle Grenier, and granddaughter Alicia Grenier. He was not a fixture anywhere but was known by many for his love of good music, good food, good drink, and most of all, good conversation. He will not be forgotten. Memorial services were private.
Mary L. Merritt, 94
Mary L. (Lopes) Merritt, 94, of Titusville, Fla., and formerly of Jamestown, died Aug. 21, 2007 at the Titusville Rehab and Nursing center. She was the wife of the late Louis B. Merritt.
Born in Middletown, she was a daughter of the late Manuel P. and Julia (Martin) Merritt.
She was the mother of Elizabeth J. Mills of Florida, Joseph R. Brazil of Wisconsin, Benjamin Merritt of Texas. She was the sister of Joseph P. Lopes and Rose Amaral of Florida, the grandmother of eleven and the greatgrandmother of eleven. She was the mother of the late Mary S. Mischeli.
Relatives and friends are invited to a graveside service to be held, Friday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. in St. Mark Cemetery, in Jamestown.
Arrangements are by Cranston Murphy Funeral Home of Wickford.
Norman E. Lawrence Sr., 78
Norman E. Lawrence Sr., 78, of Beacon Avenue, passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007 at Newport Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of the late Lucille K. (Avery) Lawrence for 60 years.
Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Walter and Minnie (Rogers) Lawrence.
Mr. Lawrence served in the US Navy for 23 years before retiring. He later worked for the carpenters union local 1293.
He was an active member and served as deacon for many years at the Central Baptist Church. He was an active force in the creation of an office site named the Lawrence Building for the American Baptist Churches of RI at Camp Canonicus in Exeter. He assisted in the reconstruction of a church in Mississippi after hurricane Katrina. Mr. Lawrence loved sharing his experiences in the Navy and the various projects he worked on.
He leaves six children, Norman E. Lawrence, Jr. in Pennsylvania, George S. Lawrence of Washington, William A. Lawrence of New Bedford, Mass., Timothy S. Lawrence of Providence, Patricia S. Nascimento of Coventry and Janice C. Ryng-Dutton of Jamestown; three brothers, Francis Lawrence of Virginia, Everett Lawrence of Mississippi, and Walter Lawrence of Cranston; a sister, Nancy Briggs of Scituate; eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held yesterday in the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at 1 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church, 99 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Camp Canonicus, PO Box 330, Exeter, RI 02822 will be appreciated.
Lily C. Costa, 83
Lily C. (Cabral) Costa, 83, of Dewey Lane, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at home. She was the beloved wife of Francis Costa for 55 years.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Gloria (Medeiros) Cabral.
Mrs. Costa and her husband co-owned and operated the Jamestown Country Club for over 40 years before retiring. She was a communicant of St. Mark Church.
Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Cynthia Wolfe of Jamestown; a brother, Charles Cabral of Jamestown; three grandchildren, Richard, Daniel and Tiffany Wolfe; a great-granddaughter, Scarlet Rose Wolfe; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Richard D. and Mark J. Costa.
Her funeral will be held today, Nov. 15, at 8:45 a.m. at the Fagan- Quinn Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Road, North Kingstown, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Mark Church, 60 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown. Burial will be in St. Mark Cemetery.
Roger C. Vaughn, 90
Roger C. Vaughn, 90, died Nov. 16, 2007 of renal failure. He was the husband of Mary Frances "Friday" Lyons. Born in Cuba, Mo., he was retired Navy commander and former college math instructor.
A 1935 graduate of Cuba High School, he attended the University of Missouri and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1940.
He served in World War II and the Korean War and retired from the Navy.
He spent his summers in Jamestown and will be buried in St. Matthew's Memorial Garden.
He is survived by his son, Roger Vaughn Jr., sisters, Gwen Bauer, Marjorie Bleckman, a brother, Douglas Vaughn, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Florence Elva Wirth, 89
Florence Elva Buffinton) Wirth, 89, of Cranston, died at Brentwood Nursing Home on Nov. 13, 2007.
She was the wife of the late William S. Wirth.
She was a 10th generation descendent of Roger Williams. She had been a longtime employee of the City of Cranston and previously served as secretary at Woodridge Congregational Church in Cranston. She was a member and past regent of the Pettasquamscutt Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a member of the Roger Williams Family Association and former treasurer of both the 1918 Club and Cranston Veterans Scholarship Fund.
She is survived by her son, Stephen B. Wirth, and wife, Marcia (Pierce), of Jamestown, daughter, Linda J. Fiocchi, and husband Richard, of Coventry, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Lucille Parson and Helen Morris.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. in St. David's on the Hill Episcopal Church, Cranston.
Janet Davis Callahan, 87
Janet Davis Callahan, 87, of Jupiter, Fla. and Jamestown, died Nov. 5, 2007 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Hospice following a brief illness.
Born on July 22, 1920 in Springfield, Mass., she moved to the Jupiter area in 1985. She was a former resident of West Hartford, Conn.
She was a member of the Jupiter First Church and the Wellesley Club of the Palm Beaches. She was a lifelong Republican party activist and was a philanthropist, giving her time and energy, politically, socially and economically. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger E. Callahan. She was a longtime summer resident of Jamestown, living in the Fairview Street cottage originally purchased by her grandfather in the 1880s.
Survivors include three children, Joan C. Beaulieu and Davis Callahan, both of Florida, and Bruce W. Callahan of New Hampshire, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private family services were held in Jupiter. Memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 530 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL33407, or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 4700 North Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL33407.
Hugh A. Bucher
Hugh A. Bucher, 71, of Little Egg Harbor died on November 20, 2007 at Southern Ocean County Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lima, Ohio on Feb. 13, 1936 to the late Marvin and Julia (McNett) Bucher.
Hugh joined the Navy in 1954 and served 24 years, retiring in 1978 as a Chief Aerographer W-4, a weather forecaster. He was proud to have been a "Cold War Warrior" who, to some degree, helped to free millions of people from the tyrannical oppression of Marxist- Leninist governments. During his Naval career he was stationed at Navy Weather Units in Yokosuka, Japan; Kodiak, Alaska; Guam; Rota, Spain; Suitland, Md.; Quonset Point, R.I.; Lakehurst, N.J.; and served on the USS Lexington; USS Norton Sound; and Project SHAD aboard USS Granville S. Hall.
Hugh was honored to have served as the first president of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association in Jamestown, R.I.
At the time of his death he was president of the Airship Chapter (Lakehurst, N.J.) of the Naval Weather Service Association.
Hugh was a longtime avid fan of the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns. He enjoyed reading, walking, and trips to the lighthouses.
Hugh is survived by his loving wife, Anna; daughter Kathryn and her husband, Burke Greene of Pleasantville; brother Carl and his wife, Penny of Lima, Ohio; and sister Beverly and her husband Edwin Rhoades of Painesville, Ohio; many nieces and nephews and granddaughter Amy and her husband, Michael Page, and their children of Newport, R.I.
'Papa-san' was a marvelous, mischievous, thoughtful, incredibly amusing man whose wit will long be remembered and he will be dearly missed. God speed! In lieu of flowers please send donations in his memory to: Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, P.O. Box 83, Jamestown, R.I. 02835.
Elizabeth Houlihan, 28
Elizabeth Houlihan, 28, of Jamestown passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 at Roger Williams Medical Center. She is survived by her daughter, Sophia Patricia.
Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia, Pa. She was the daughter of Edward Jack Houlihan of Warwick and the late Patricia Mary (Flaherty) Houlihan.
Besides her daughter and father, she is survived by her paternal grandparents, Arlene and Stanley Reitman of Jamestown, her maternal grandparents, Vera and Joseph Flaherty of Riverside and four uncles; David Houlihan, Joseph, Matthew and Mark Flaherty. Her funeral and burial will be private. Donations in her memory may be made to the charity of your choice.
Richmond Lee Walton memorial service
A memorial service will be held for Richmond Lee Walton, 83, who died Feb. 4, 2007 and his wife, Barbara Clarke Walton, 82, who passed away on July 6, 2007. The couple lived in Marion, Indiana.
The service will be at St. Matthew's church on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m.
Barbara Clarke Walton was born in Jamestown, to the late Arthur S. and Nellie (Hoyle) Clarke. In 1950, she married R. Lee Walton, M.D. She was a graduate of Newport High School and the Rhode Island State Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at Rhode Island State Hospital from 1946 to 1950.
Friends and family are invited.
