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JOANN BERNICE (CARLSON) SARACENO - Middletown
JOANN BERNICE (CARLSON) SARACENO, 47, of 33 Beacon St., died Sunday at Newport Hospital.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 6, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Herbert and Dorothy Ann (Merone) Carlson.
Ms. Saraceno was a waitress at Aquidneck Pizza. She was a communicant of Jesus Saviour Church and a volunteer with Hospice Care of Rhode Island.
She leaves one son, Lawrence Saraceno, and one daughter, Joann Saraceno, both of Middletown; one brother, Arthur H. Carlson Jr. of Staten Island, N.Y.; one sister, Ruth Ann Young of Middletown; and four granddaughters. She also leaves her friend Manuel Simas of Middletown.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columba cemetery, Brown's Lane, Middletown.
(Dated December 11, 2001)
Former Rep. Mary Levesque, focused on family, health issues
JAMESTOWN -- Former state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Levesque, 49, of 1 Sail St., died Monday at Newport Hospital.
Born in Portsmouth, where she lived until moving to Jamestown in 1980, she was the daughter of Anna Doyle Levesque and the late Thomas H. Levesque and the first of three in her family to win election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
From 1988-96, she represented House District 98, which covers Jamestown and part of Newport, serving at different times on the House Health, Education and Welfare Commitee, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Labor Committee.
Of the bills she sponsored that became law, her brother, state Rep. Charles J. Levesque, D-Portsmouth, said she took particular pride in legislation requiring health insurers to cover the cost of in-vitro fertilization to help "hundreds of Rhode Islanders create families."
She argued strenuously against budget cuts in programs aimed at the poor, telling colleagues during a June 1994 debate: "If we can't take care of the least among us, I'm not sure why we bother to come here."
She received a "Civil Libertarian of the Year" award from the American Civil Liberties Union in 1996 and later served on its board of directors.
A lawyer, admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1978, she spent one year as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA), seven years as an assistant public defender and 15 years in private practice.
A 1970 graduate of Portsmouth High School, she graduated from Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, in 1974 and Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Mo., in 1977.
Besides her mother and brother Charles, she is survived by her brothers Thomas H. Levesque of Portsouth, Ernest J. Levesque of Portsmouth, former state Rep. George Levesque of Jamestown, and a niece and nephew.
The funeral will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Barnabas Church, 1697 East Main Rd., Portsmouth. Burial will be in Trinity cemetery, Portsmouth.
(Dated September 19, 2001)
BARBARA A. CLARK - Cranston
BARBARA A. CLARK, 67, of 106 Ferncrest Ave., a secretary, died Friday at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.
She was the wife of the late John Norman Clark. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Leonard and Julia (Chahutski) McHugh, she had lived in Cranston for 31 years. Mrs. Clark was a secretary at St. Rose of Lima School, Warwick, for 12 years, and had previously worked for the Diocese of Providence.
She leaves two sons, Paul M. Clark of Warwick and Michael J. Clark of Cranston; three daughters, Kathleen M. Clark of Narragansett, Jeanne M. Clark of Fall River and Mary Beth Clark of Cranston; and a brother, Leonard "Buddy" McHugh of Orange, Calif.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. from Frank P. Trainor & Sons Funeral Home, 982 Warwick Ave., Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 in St. Paul Church, One St. Paul Place. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven cemetery, East Providence.
(Dated March 5, 2001)
JOHN R. KELLY - North Kingstown
JOHN R. KELLY, 87, of Chestnut Road, a former telecommunications repairman, died yesterday at South County Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy H. (Russell) Kelly. Born in Providence, a son of the late Malachy and Mary (O'Neil) Kelly, he had resided in Warwick before moving to North Kingstown in 1978.
Mr. Kelly was a central-office equipment repairman for the former New England Telephone Co., now Verizon, for 35 years before retiring in 1979, and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America
A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion.
He was a communicant of St. Francis de Sales Church.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, John M. Kelly of Westford, Mass., and Robert R. Kelly of West Byfleet, Surrey, England; a daughter, Ellen H. Biondi of Chelmsford, Mass.; and 10 grandchildren. He was the brother of the late William Kelly and Alice Cummings.
The funeral will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. from the Hill Funeral Home, 822 Main St., East Greenwich, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 in St. Francis de Sales Church, School Street, North Kingstown. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery, Pawtucket.
(Dated January 23, 2001)
RUSSELL HOWES BAKER SR. - North Attleboro
RUSSELL HOWES BAKER SR., 77, of Broadway, a former vice president of sales, died yesterday at home.
He was the husband of Ruth (Howard) Baker. Born in Attleboro, he lived there until moving to North Attleboro, where he lived for 60 years. He also had a home on Clark Road, in Sagamore Beach, Mass., for many years.
After graduating from Attleboro High School in 1941, he attended preparatory school in Kents Hill, Maine, and attended the University of Maine.
Mr. Baker was vice president of sales for Acryline Inc. of North Attleboro, his son's company, for 10 years before retiring in 1993. He previously had worked as vice president of sales at the former Homer-Alden Co., for many years. He was a member of the Manufacturers, Jewelers and Suppliers Association, Providence.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
An avid fisherman, and a former member of the Attleboro Power Squadron, he was a former scoutmaster in North Attleboro.
He was a member of Second Congregational Church, in Attleboro, for many years.
In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Russell H. Baker Jr. of North Attleboro; a daughter, Andrea Baker Rowley of New Canaan, Conn.; a sister, Hersilia Enz of South Yarmouth, Mass.; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Charles Reed Baker.
The funeral services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. in the Commonwealth Chapel of Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro. A private burial is planned, in the Massachusetts National cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
(Dated January 23, 2001)
AMY ALTHEA (HOWARD) HALLENCRUTZ - Middletown
AMY ALTHEA (HOWARD) HALLENCRUTZ, 94, of 66 Smythe St., died Friday at John Clarke Nursing Center, Valley Road. She was the wife of the late Rolfe Hallencrutz. Born in New London, Conn., on Feb. 12, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mattie (DeWolfe) Howard.
Mrs. Hallencrutz was a member of United Baptist Church, in Newport. She was a member of the former Current Topics Club.
She leaves two daughters, Gretta Crombie of Middletown and Althea Gordon of Groton, Conn.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Faith Clay.
A memorial service will be held at the United Baptist Church, Spring Street, Newport, at a date and time to be announced. A private funeral service was planned for today. Burial was in Trinity cemetery, Portsmouth.
(Dated January 23, 2001)
LEO CAYA - Lincoln
LEO CAYA, 68, of Old River Road, Manville, a former automobile salesman, mechanic and assembly worker, died yesterday at Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket. He was the husband of Anita T. (Noiseaux) Caya. Born in Woonsocket, a son of Aurore (Moyen) Caya of Woonsocket and the late Napoleon Caya, he lived in the Manville section of Lincoln since 1951.
Mr. Caya had worked on an assembly line for General Motors Corp., before retiring in 1982. He had also worked as an assistant manager of the used-car department at R.H. Long, in Framingham, Mass., and as a mechanic at Regine Pontiac. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Caya was a communicant of St. James Church, and a member of its union of prayer.
Besides his wife and mother, he leaves a son, Robert L. Caya of Woonsocket; two daughters, Diane Menard of North Smithfield and Susan O'Grady of Manville; a sister, Doris Fontaine of Woonsocket; and three grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Gerald Caya.
The funeral will be held on Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Roy Funeral Home, One Bouvier Ave., Manville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 in St. James Church, Division Street, Manville. Burial with military honors will be in St. James cemetery, Manville.
(Dated January 23, 2001)
