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FERNANDE KAMINSKI
Fernande (Poulin) Kaminski, 84, of Westerly, a former Bristol, Conn., resident and widow of Charles J. Kaminski, died Friday Jan. 7, 2005 at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Fern was born in Waterville, Maine and was a daughter of the late Adolphe and Ernestine (Roy) Poulin. She lived in Canada before settling in Hartford, where she met and married her husband Charles.
She later moved to Bristol for 20 years, then to Wolcott, Conn., for 20 years, and most currently in Westerly for the past four years.
As a young woman, Fern traveled cross-country to visit her wartime husband. Fern was an avid line dancer who loved to perform as well as teach others. She could be found dancing at the Wolcott Senior Center, and later at the Westerly and Pawcatuck Senior Centers where she was a member. She also was a member of the A.A.R.P., and enjoyed playing billiards with her sister.
Fern has joined her husband Charles, with whom she shared 48 precious years and is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Leonard C. and Kathleen Kaminski of Westerly, a sister, Antoinette Caccomo of Fort Worth, Texas; two grandchildren and their spouses, Leonard C. Jr. and Marie Kaminski of Coventry, R.I. and Jennifer and Gary Grice of Westerly; nieces and nephews, Barbara Molusis of Old Saybrook, Conn., Patricia Laverio of Bristol, Robert Emonds of Harwinton, Conn., Christine Sims of Bristol, John Caccomo of Texas, Mark Caccomo of California, Shirley Machesney of East Windsor, Conn., Gloria Dockham of Colorado, and a very special "niece," Melissa Brown of Westerly; and several great nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by three brothers, Roger, Raymond, and Ernest Poulin and two sisters, Doris Emonds and Sr. Ernestine Marie.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at 9 a.m. from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, Conn., to St. Ann Church, Bristol, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 U.S. Highway #1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301.
ALEXANDER BROWN
Alexander Brown, 88, died in Newport Beach, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 7, 2005.
He formerly lived in Lord's Point, Conn., and was a member of Dunn's Corners Community Church.
He was the husband of the late Mary Margaret (Dink) Brown and the late Bertha (Cooper) Brown.
Alexander was born in Paisley, Scotland, on July 31, 1916, the son of the late David and Annie (Bryant) Brown. He came to this country with his family in 1927.
He was a graduate of Westerly High School, class of 1934. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Rhode Island State College in 1938, a master's degree from Middlebury College in 1940, and a doctorate from MIT in 1944.
He was captain of the cross-country team at Rhode Island State College in 1938 when they won the New England Championship.
During World War II, he worked at Harvard Medical School and MIT on research for massive sources for blood transfusion related to war casualties.
He worked as a research chemist for Union Carbide in West Virginia and New Jersey for 34 years. He developed new products such as "Super Blue" and "Wash and Wear Wool."
He is survived by four children and their spouses, Dr. David Brown and his wife Donna of Brea, Calif., Dr. Diana Brown (Dangel) and her husband Robert Dangel of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Alan Brown and his wife Marlene of Crestwood, Ill., and Donald Brown and his wife Sherry of Lake Forest, Calif.
He is also survived by four grandchildren, Christopher Brown, Adam Leive, Lisa Brown, and Elizabeth Dangel; and two sisters, Ann Brown and Margaret Donath, both of Pawcatuck.
He was an avid reader, tennis player, gardener, sailor, artist, bird watcher, chess player, piano player, and a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend.
Burial will be private in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home, 121 Main St., Westerly, is handling arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dunn's Corners Community Church, 221 Post Road, Westerly, RI 02891.
CARAWAN _ In Portsmouth, R.I., March 3, 2001,
Robert E. Carawan husband of Mary (McKenna) Carawan. Residence 136 Wapping Road, Portsmouth. Funeral from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth on Thursday at 9 a.m., Mass of Christian Burail in St. Barnabas Church, East Main Road, Portsmouth at 10 a.m. Calling hours Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. Donations may be made in his memory to St. Barnabas Church Building Fund, 1697 East Main Road, Portsmouth, R.I. 02871.
DUTILLY _ In Newport, R.I., March 2, 2001,
Leo G. Dutilly husband of the late Julia (Lawrence) Allan Dutilly. Residence 20 Walnut Street, Newport. Funeral from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway on Wednesday at 8 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Church, Broadway at 9 a.m. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday 5-8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited.
HAAS _ In Newport, R.I., March 1, 2001,
Gerald Haas, husband of Alice Helen (Silveira) Haas. Residence 26 Willow Avenue, Middletown. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2001 at 9 a.m. from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Jesus Saviour Church, corner of Broadway and Vernon Avenue, Newport. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Middletown Rescue Wagon Fund, 239 Wyatt Road, MIddletown, R.I. 02842.
ROMMEL _ In Newport, R.I. March 1, 2001,
Mary (Heins) Rommel, wife of Captain Herbert F. Rommel, USN ret. Residence 77 Bridge Street, Newport. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 11 a.m. in Trinity Church, Queen Anne Square, Newport. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours are omitted. Memorial donations may be made to Trinity Church, Queen Anne Square, Newport, R.I. 02840. Arrangements are by the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
ESCOBAR _ In Warren, RI, June 13, 2001,
Francisco Pereira Escobar, husband of Ana (Adelina) Escobar. Residence 7 Harbor View, Middletown.
CLARK _ In Newport, RI, August 8, 2001,
Hilda M. (Sidebotham) Clark, wife of the late Norman B. Clark. Residence 27 Fountain Avenue, Portsmouth. Memorial donations in her memory may be made to Holy Trinity Church, 1956 Main Road, Trinity, RI 02878.
GASIOROWSKI _ Unexpectedly in Salem, MA, August 8,
Patricia A. "Pat" Gasiorowski age 66, wife for 41 years of Chester A. Gasiorowski; daughter of the late Howard T. and Anna V. (Moroney) Riley; mother of Susan Marie and her husband Barry Zoll and Kevin Michael Gasiorowski, O.D. and his wife Ann Gasiorowski, O.D.
O'LEARY _ In Providence, RI, on August 7, 2001,
Siobhan O'Leary, beloved daughter of Barbara Gaudet O'Leary and David Joseph DeFanti. Donations in her memory can be made to the Phoenix House, P.O. Box 420, Exeter, RI 02822.
SULLIVAN _ In Montgomery Village, MD, August 6, 2001,
Helen (Greenfelder) Sullivan, wife of the late John J. "Mex" Sullivan. Residence formerly of 380 Paradise Avenue, Middletown, RI.
CONDRY - George W. November 30, 2001,
husband of Mary M. (McGovern) Condry and the late Gladys L. (Kindberg) Condry; father of Anne M. Naisbitt and Lynne Belforti; grandfather of Scott Condry. Residence Elm Street, Rehoboth, MA. Funeral service Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Rehoboth Congregational Church, Rehoboth Village, 139 Bay State Road, Rehoboth. Calling hours Monday 2-4 p.m. in the Juhlin-Pearson Funeral Home, 754 Broad Street, Providence. Should friends desire, Memorial Contributions in George's memory may be given to the Gladys L. Condry Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Leon Sibielski, Dighton Rehoboth Regional High School or to one's favorite charity.
HEDLY - In Newport, RI, on November 29, 2001,
Robert G. Hedly, husband of Nancy (Sargent) Hedly. Residence 11 Casey Drive, Middletown. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 3, 2001 at 11 a.m. in the United Baptist Church, 30 Spring Street, Newport. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to the Middletown Rescue Wagon Fund, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown, RI 02842.
MENDONCA _ In Newport, RI, on January 31, 2002,
Margaret L. Mendonca, daughter of the late Francisco L. and Maria (Perreira) Mendonca. Residence 258 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth. Funeral from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, on Monday at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Jesus Saviour Church, Broadway and Vernon Avenue, Newport. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours will be on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 in the Connors Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Portsmouth Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 806, Portsmouth, RI 02871 or to the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871.
