All Tributes - Westerly, RI

Carol J. Hall, 72, of Westerly, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Westerly Hospital. Born on July 19, 1947 in Westerly, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Doris L. (Field) Hall. Carol was a hardworking and dedicated teacher for the Chariho and Ashaway School Districts from 1969 to 2003. During her 34 years, she focused on helping the special education students along with teaching first grade in the later part of her career. Along with teaching, she kept...

Ida Ruth McClure, age 87 of Bradford, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Ida was born on November 11, 1931, in Denmark, South Carolina, the daughter of Vance May and Maggie Gatison. Her parents then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Ida grew up. She often talked about spending many summers on the shore of neighboring New Jersey enjoying time at Wildwood and Atlantic City. Ida loved children and for the last 26 years before retiring in 2012, she was...

Susanne “Susie” Day, 91, of Rossini, Road, Shelter Harbor, RI, died peacefully on October 27, 2019 after a brief Illness. Born in Springfield, IL. On September 5, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Eugene G. and Esther (Whipple) Day. She was also predeceased by her brother Eugene “Tony” Day Jr. She entered Springfield Highs School in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Ferry Hall School in Lake Forest, Illinois. Susanne attended Pembroke College/Brown University and...

Sylvia (Davis) Pierce, 91, passed away Oct. 25, 2019. Born in Ellsworth, Maine, Sept. 28, 1928, she was the daughter of William and Mabel (Giles) Davis. Sylvia grew up in Ellsworth, Maine. She graduated from the Ellsworth High School in 1945, and the New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Boston in 1949. She worked at the Westerly Hospital for 18 years, and also for the Obstetrical and Gynecological Association before retiring in 1990. She married Harrison Pierce in Ellsworth in...

Annie M. (Morton) Mitchell, 88, of Garden St. Pawcatuck, CT died peacefully on Thursday October 24, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Maurice Mitchell. Born in Maysville, N.C. on March 23, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Carrie (Ramsey) Morton. Anne worked at the former American Velvet for many years before retiring. She was a member of the Evangelist Temple Church in Pawcatuck. She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking and playing the slot machines at the casino. Beside...

Mildred “Millie” (Tattersall) Bates, 90, of Westerly, passed away surrounded by her loving family at L&M Hospital on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. She and her late husband Lyle enjoyed 51 years together. Born on October 26,1928, she was the youngest daughter of the late William and Clara (Crandall) Tattersall's 16 children.   Millie worked as a telephone operator for Cottrell's before marrying Lyle in 1950. Her greatest joys were her children and grandchildren, cooking for her...

Susanne Stamm Knisley, 83, a long-time Westerly, RI resident, died on Monday, October 21, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Pottstown, Pa, in 1936, she graduated from Pennsylvania State University, where she was an active member and president of the Pennsylvania Ellison chapter of Pi Beta Phi, in the spring of 1958. That summer, she married a fellow Pennsylvanian, Robert E. Knisley, beginning a 61-year long marriage that included a move from Ft. Knox, KY, where Bob was a commissioned...

Olga Maria (Botelho) Pancrazio, 77, of Charlestown, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at RI Hospital. She was the wife of Charles Anthony Pancrazio and together they shared 46 years of marriage. Born in the Azores, Portugal on August 3, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Antonio da Silva and Maria (Machado) Botelho. Olga was the epitome of the American dream. She came from humble beginnings and was fortunate enough to be able to make it to...

Louise Vuono Card of Ashaway, R.I. and Lower Argyle, Nova Scotia passed away peacefully at The Royal Nursing Home on Saturday, October 12, 2019.  Born ninety-two years ago on November 30,1926 in Bradford, RI, Louise was the daughter of the late Nattale and Rose (Capalbo) Vuono. In August 1946 she married the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Card. They enjoyed a wonderful life together for 44 years until his death in September 1990.  In addition to raising a family, they were the proud...

Albert “Al” Joseph Russo, former Rhode Island State Senator and businessman, died at home on October 9, 2019. He was born exactly ninety years prior on October 9, 1929 in Edgewood, New Jersey to Joseph and Anna Russo. In 1933, his family moved to Woodville, Rhode Island where his father started Chickadee Farms, Inc., a small family business with 200 chickens. Al received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Rhode Island (’51) and Master of Science from University of New...