Pawtucket – Zhou Weng, M.D., 93 of Roosevelt Avenue, died Sunday, October 17, 2021 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Li-Li Lin, who died August 12, 2021.    Born in China, a son of the late Huilan Weng and Shu Yuan Lin, he moved to the United States in 1992, settling in Pawtucket.    Dr. Weng was a general surgeon in China before retiring. He was a member of the Chinese Christian Church of Rhode...

Coventry - Kathy-Jo Collins, 72, of Coventry, Rhode Island passed away Thursday, October 14 at Kent County Hospital, Warwick, RI after a short illness. Born August 14, 1949, in Brookline, Massachusetts, she was the adopted daughter of the late Flora L. Snow and Edith I. Bassett. Kathy graduated from Gordon College with a degree in Social Work and was a social worker for many years before moving on to another passion of hers as a Special Education teacher’s aide for Bi-County...

Lincoln - George G. Scoggins, 81, of Old River Road, died Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket after a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Michele (Jarvis) Scoggins.  Mr. & Mrs. Scoggins had recently celebrated their forty-third wedding anniversary. Born in Brownsville, Texas, a son of the late Charles G. and Ella R. (Haile) Scoggins, he had lived in Lincoln for the past forty years. Mr. Scoggins was treasurer at Conrad-Jarvis...

Lincoln - Sheila F. (Fay) Lania, 54, of Elizabeth Drive, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Mass.  She was the beloved wife of Brian R. Lania.  Mr. & Mrs. Lania had been married for twenty years. Born in Weymouth, Mass., a daughter of Carol (Salenius) Fay of Bristol and the late Robert Fay, she had lived in Lincoln for the past twenty-one years. Mrs. Lania worked as a teacher in the Barrington School District before retiring.  She...

Warwick - Pauline H. Mantha, 83, of Warwick, died Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Avalon Nursing Home, Warwick. Born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Loretta B. (Gagnon) Mantha, she had lived in North Providence for many years before moving to Warwick twenty years ago. Pauline worked for Fleet Bank for twenty-seven years, retiring in 2000.  She was a graduate of the former Sacred Heart High School and Katharine Gibbs School. She traveled extensively throughout the...

Smithfield – Minoska B. Pena, 39, of Smithfield passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Ukoh “Charles” Usoro.    Born in the Dominican Republic, a loving daughter of Alcides David Pena of the Dominican Republic and Damaris (Carabello) Segura of North Providence, she had lived in North Providence before moving to Smithfield 3 years...

Cumberland – Brian J. Thibodeau, 44, of Cumberland passed away peacefully Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Kristen L. (Poirier) Thibodeau.    Born in Providence, a son of Robert C. and Paula E. (Marino) Thibodeau of Conway, South Carolina, he had lived in Cumberland all of his life.    Brian was a Senior Vice President of IT Recruiting for the Judge Group of Pennsylvania....

Shannon E. Daley, 39, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, after a battle with Covid-19.  She was born in Natick, Massachusetts, the daughter of Diane E. McAnulty of Providence and the late Paul T. Daley.   She was preceded in death by her father and her paternal grandparents, Joan M. Daley and Edward A. Daley. Besides her mother she is survived by her two cherished children, Ava Joan Brousseau of East Providence and Jaxon...

Cumberland – Shirley (Partington) Crossley, 87, of Cumberland passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Heritage Hills Nursing Center, Smithfield. She was predeceased by her husband, Willard S. Crossley. They were married 63 years.    Born in Pawtucket, the daughter of the late George and Annie (Hampson) Partington, she had lived in Cumberland for the past 64 years.    Shirley owned and operated Crossley Kennels for many years, having raised many a champion dog...

Lincoln – Yvette A. (L’Heureux) Bedard, 96, of Manville passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family and her faithful dog, Dover. She was the wife of the late Oscar F. “OB” Bedard. Mr. and Mrs. Bedard were married for over 45 years.    She was one of the former owners of B & L Landscaping Co., Inc., which was passed on successfully to Normand L. Lariviere.    A lifelong resident of Manville, she...