David Langdon Raish, 75, of Little Compton, RI passed away at home on September 29, 2022 surrounded by family, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.   David was born on March 12, 1947 to Roslyn Skeels and John Raish.  He grew up in Willoughby, Ohio with his parents and sister, Jocelyn, and graduated from the Hawken School in 1965. He then attended Yale University, where he sang with...

SUSAN LINDA (MANNOLINI) CORBETT Susan L. Corbett, age 72, of 65 Cleveland Street, Norfolk, MA, died peacefully with her loving husband, William, by her side on September 9, 2022. Born in Providence, RI on February 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Aldo Mannolini and Amelia (Sartini) Mannolini. She attended the Newport Hospital School of Nursing and later received her Bachelors Degree of Nursing from Salve Regina University. She then went on to receive her MBA. Her nursing career...

George J. Crowther (77) passed away peacefully at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, RI on July 1, 2022, after a long illness. He was born to George and Evelyn (Gagnon) Crowther in Westport, MA where he grew up.    He graduated from Westport High School in 1964 and married his high school sweet heart Barbara (Peckham) that fall. They lived in their home town of Westport, MA for a...

Anne P. (McDonnell) Rocha 79, of Little Compton, RI passed away peacefully at home on June 29th, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late James J. Rocha. Born in County Clare, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late James McDonnell and Mary (Burke) McDonnell. Anne moved to the United States when she was 18, eventually becoming a proud US citizen. Anne always had a home away from home in Moyhill, Ireland where her mother Mary and Brother Michael lived on the...

Robert R. Venusti (Bob) of Little Compton, RI passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022.  He leaves his beloved wife of 58 years, Caroline Corwin Burke Venusti, his children John and Liane and their families, including John’s wife Mardi and daughters Mia and Ally and Liane’s husband Nathan and their children Caroline, Thomas, and Sally.  He also leaves his beloved sister Marie Venusti Dilluvio, her husband Anthony, and his nephews Rocky and Lance Faccioli,...

On the evening of May 20, 2022, Helena N. (Bessette) Brousseau passed away peacefully in her home in Little Compton, RI at the spirited age of 103. Helena was born on March 20, 1919, in Pawtucket, RI to the late Edouard and Noelia Bessette. In 1939, she married her belated love, Leo J. Brousseau, and moved to Little Compton, where they built their home and began their family with the birth of their son, J. Edward Brousseau. As they grew older together, she enjoyed traveling with Leo,...

Janet B. Bonner, 90, of Little Compton, passed away at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence on Monday April 11, 2022, after a short illness. Janet was predeceased by her beloved husband Roy in 2021 after nearly 67 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Blythe) Burl. Janet was a graduate of Centenary Junior College in Hackettstown, NJ. Mrs. Bonner worked for the General Electric Company prior to starting her family and has...

Timothy Maloney, 84, of Little Compton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday March 20, 2022. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Bolster) Maloney and father of Courtney Maloney. Tim was born and raised in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. His parents were the late Roland V. Maloney and Gertrude (Cullen) Maloney. He played high school football for the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers, and years later rigged a radio antenna so that he could listen to their Thanksgiving Day games against...

Germani, Therese (Emond) 98, of Little Compton, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 18th 2022. Terry was born to the late Joseph and Therese (Gauthier) Emond. She attended St. Jean Baptiste High School in Pawtucket where she was Salutatorian and later received her B.A from Rhode Island College. She taught elementary school for 25 years. In between school jobs she lived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast where she worked part time with the U.S Information Service. She married Renato Germani...

Erwin Hultsch, MD (Ophthalmologist), 77, of Boston, MA and Little Compton, RI passed away December 29, 2021, at his home in Rhode Island. Born in Immenstadt, Germany, son of the late Paul and Erika (Kroening) Hultsch. Erwin attended medical school at University of Tuebingen, Germany (1964-1970), completed his Doctoral Thesis in biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany (1970), and was recipient of the Goedecke Research Award in Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Freiburg Medical...