Candida Encarnacion, 76, of Pawtucket, passed away January 10th after an illness. She was born in Santo Domingo a daughter of the late Gaspar Encarnacion and Ceferina Mota. She had lived in the Central Falls-Pawtucket area for several years before her illness. She had been emplyed at New England Linen & Towel Supply  Co. for many years. She leaves a daughter Modesta Arizmandi, her principal care giver, of Pawtucket and six other siblings all in the Dominican Republic.She also...

Dorothy H. Fay, 87, formerly of Riverside, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. Dorothy was born in Rhode Island and was a lifelong resident of the state. She was a daughter of the late William J. and Betty A. (Doonan) Fay.  She had been emplyed as a social worker at DCYF of the state of RI for many years before retiring. Her Funeral was private and burial was in her family lot at St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.

Silvio Giraldo Montoya, 75 years old, formerly of Central Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 5th at The Oak Hill Center, after a long illness. He was born in Pereira, Colombia, a son of the late Martiniano Giraldo and Teresa Montoya. He had resided in Central Falls several years prior to his illness. He had been employed as a machine operator at Mars Custom Plastics for several years. He is survived by a brother, Augusto Giraldo of Central Falls, nieces and nephews. He also...

Barbara A. Taylor, 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday at the Pawtucket Center, after a long illness. She was born in Pawtucket and lived in the city most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Catherine V. (Brophe) Coyle. Barbara had worked at  the former Bennys in So. Attleboro and also at Simpson's Pharmacy for several years. She leaves a son John Taylor Jr. of Pawtucket and two daughters, Kelly Erinakes of Coventry and Joann M. Aspeel of No.....

Mary K. Vess, 66, of Central Falls, passed away peacefully at RI Hospital on Monday after being stricken at home, 5 days previouly. She was born in Logan, Ohio and has lived in Central Falls several years. She was the daughter of the late Robyn Flynn. She leaves two sons, Michael Brown of Woonsocket and Dennis Barone with whom she lived, of Central Falls, two daughters, Katrina Brown of Central Falls, and Regina Alfred of Bristol. 7 Grandchildren and 3 Great Grandchildren.  She was the...

Heliane Jeannette Beaulieu, 89  of Central Falls, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Albert Beaulieu. She was born in Central Falls a daughter of the late Leon and Lilly (Chretian) Brodeur and had been a lifelong resident of the city. She had been employed in retail sales in local businesse for several years, She leaves three daughters, Diane E. Corneau, her principal...

Diana Maria Fernandez Rivera, 35 years old, of Pawtucket, passed into eternal rest on Friday at the Hospice Inpatient Center in Providenve, surrounded by her loving family. Diana was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a daughter of Maria Margarita Rivera Ramos, with whom she resided and the late Israel Fernandez Jaime. Diana had been a cashier in a major Super Market in Puerto Rico several years before moving to Rhode Island. She was a member of Light of The World Pentecostal Church in Lincoln,...

Elaine E. Derosiers  76, of Grand Avenue and formerly of Attleboro, passed away Saturday after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George H. Derosiers. She was born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Esther (Welch) Vassar. She lived in Pawtucket for 30 years and previously lived in Attleboro for nearly 20 years. Elaine had been a school bus monitor for First Student Bus Co. for several years. She loved the ocean and enjoyed spending time at the...

William R. Dufresne, 72, of  No. Woodstock, New Hampshire and formerly of the Blackstone Valley, passed away December 20th surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Anna Marie (Long) Dufresne. He had been employed as an automobile mechanic for several years at A & R Auto, before retiring and moving to New Hampshire six years ago. Besides his wife he leaves a daughter, Nicole M. Long of Pawtucket, a sister Joanne Dufresne also of Pawtucket. He was the grandfather of Ryan,...

Infant baby Jocelyn Veliz, 2 hours old, entered into eternal rest on the 17th of December at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence.  She was the beloved daughter of Vivian Cabrera and William Veliz of Central Falls and the beloved Granddaughter of Haroldo and Iris Alvizures and Mario and Maria Cabrera. Visitation in the Funeral Home will be Saturday December 22nd from 9 until 10:30 AM. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery, Pawtucket.