All Obituaries

Ralph C. Lee, 70, of Burrillville, RI passed away on September 24, 2022, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the son of the late Charles and Ruth (Thorpe) Lee.  He was the loving husband of Nancy (Love) Lee. He worked for the State of Rhode Island for many years, serving in different departments and finishing his career at the Department of Corrections in Cranston as an Assistant Director for Facilities and Maintenance. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Marine...

Gertrude “Betty” Cooke-Keefe, 89, passed away at the Village at Waterman Lake on September 10, 2022. She was the last surviving child of 11 children, born to the late Manuel and Rose Duarte. Betty was a strong woman, full of personality. She was born in East Providence, RI where she attended East Providence High School graduating as valedictorian of her class. She later attended Bryant College, graduating magna cum laude in 1983, while raising her family and working full time at...

John R. Jerominek “Johnny,” 30, of Woonsocket, RI passed away unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital on September 11, 2022. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of John Jerominek, Jr. and the late Cynthia (Fontaine) Jerominek. Johnny worked extremely hard furthering his education. He received an associate degree in Science for Building and Construction Design Technology from the New England Institute of Technology. He then continued his education at New England Institute of...

Florence “Penny” (Duval) Dwyer ,93, a longtime resident of Woonsocket, RI passed away peacefully at the Holiday Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Manville on September 8, 2022. She has also lived at Atria independent Living in Lincoln for 6 years and Stillwater in Greenville for 2 years. She was the daughter of the late Raoul and Julienne (Cote) Duval. She was the loving and devoted wife of 59 years of Vincent “Vin” Dwyer prior to his passing. She...

Kenneth J. Rathier, 67, of Glendale, RI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30th, in his home on Spring Lake surrounded by his loving family. He was son of the late Wilfred and Shirley (Desmarais) Rathier in Woonsocket, RI on December 28th, 1954. Ken was a man of many interests and held professional licenses in Oversized Load Hauling, Crane Operation and was a Master Captain for a rescue boat company. As a young man, you could find Ken on his Harley or in his Buick making his...

Donna M. Trahan, 71, of North Smithfield, RI passed away peacefully on August 31, 2022 at the Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late William and Rita (Duval) DiScuillo. She was the loving wife of the late Lionel Trahan. Donna was the owner and operator of the Upper Tier Cake Store from 1987-1990, She worked as the store manager for Homestead Gardens from 1992 – 2006 and also worked...

A beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend, Samantha Rose Stacilauskas left this world unexpectedly at the young age of 27 on August 27th, 2022. Samantha was born on July 28th, 1995 to Connie (Stacilauskas) Joyal and Brian LaSalle in Burrillville, Rhode Island. Samantha endured the death of her father Brian in 2015, as well as her father-in-spirit Ryan Heon in 2008. Samantha leaves behind her beloved mother Connie; her sister, Amelia Heon, her paternal...

Duane Jeffery Schnorr, 68, of Pascoag, RI was welcomed to a heavenly reunion on August 27, 2022.  He was the husband of Monique (Jacques) Schnorr 34 Years. He was born January 24, 1954 in North Smithfield, RI. Duane spent much of his time at his family camp in Pascoag prior to moving there full-time, where he and Monique made their home.  He came up through the family business, Schnorr Construction, Inc., and took over operations in the 1980’s until his...

Kenneth Theodore Rothrock, age 53, of Millville, MA. passed away on August 25, 2022, at Milford Regional Hospital with his loving family by his side. Born in Blackstone, MA. he was the son of Kenneth Thurston Rothrock and Charleen (Bibeault) Rothrock.   Kenneth was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force for 23 years. He served nearly a dozen tours as Special Operations during Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom as both a Boom Operator and Navigator. He was an avid...

John E. Kenney, IV, 67, of Harrisville, RI passed away on June 29, 2022 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. He was the son of Judith (Pires) Benevides and the late John E. Kenney, III.  He formerly lived in Warwick, RI. John was the husband of Loreen (Lori) Angelo Kenney  John worked for Estes Trucking as both a local and over-the-road truck driver prior to his retirement in December of 2021. He was also a New England Teamster for many...