CUMBERLAND – Mercy Sister Althea Marie Margeson, 86, formerly Sister M. Irenes, a retired educator, physical therapist and advocate for the poor, died Nov. 30 at Mount St. Rita Health Centre. more

PORTSMOUTH — Reverend Kevin J. Brassil, 86, Pastor Emeritus of St. Barnabas Parish, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Born in Providence to the late Patrick and Mary (Crowley) Brassil, he … more

CUMBERLAND — Dominican Father Joseph Daniel Cassidy, 82, died on Palm Sunday, March 28, at Mount St. Rita Health Care Center. more

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – St. Anne Sister Ernestine Barrett, 95, formerly known as Sister Mary Edward, died Nov. 1 at Marie Esther Health Center. She was in the 74th year of religious life. more

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Franciscan Missionary of Mary Sister Monica Mary Hartmann, 91, of the Ein Karim Community, died Oct. 26 at St. Antoine Residence. more

TIVERTON — Claudia B. Dunbar, a lifelong resident of Stafford Road in Tiverton died on January 26, 2019. She was the wife of Permanent Deacon James N. Dunbar of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — Rev. Jude P. McGeough, 82, Pastor Emeritus of Saint Martha Church, East Providence, died January 6, 2016. Born in Providence, son of the late James P. and Margaret (Sullivan) … more

WARREN – Missionary Society of St. Columban Father Howard Patrick Eisel, 82, died Aug. 31 at Crestwood Care Center, Warren. He was a former resident of St. Columban’s Retirement Home, Bristol. more

LEOMINSTER, Mass. — Sister Mary Laurita Hand, 84, known in secular life as Lucille Hand, died April 8, 2019, at Presentation Convent. Sister was born July 26, 1934 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, … more

PROVIDENCE — Father Vincent Joseph Youngkamp, 86, a Catholic priest with a heart for the people of Japan, his family and friends, died April 4, 2019, in Providence, Rhode Island. Born in Smithton, … more