Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries

Preserving Rhode Island's historic burial places

Cemetery Groups & Associations

Rhode Island organizations and contacts involved with cemetery preservation, historical research, and cemetery management

Local Cemetery Groups & Associations

Organization names with available websites are linked. Email addresses may be selected to contact the listed representative.

Town/Organization Type Contact Name Contact Email Contact Phone
Barrington Cemetery Commission Primary Sue Cherau suecherau@cox.net 401-480-6426
Block Island Historical Primary Michael Shea cemeteries@newshorehamri.gov 401-466-3203
Secondary Janet Dionis janetdionis@gmail.com
Bristol Historical & Preservation Society Primary Charlie Cavalconte Ccavalconte@yahoo.com 401-253-7000
Secondary Carol Gafford nebg02809@yahoo.com 401-207-6447
Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society Primary Betty Mencucci bmencucci@verizon.net 401-568-8449
Secondary Ron Lapierre rplapierre@aol.com 401-678-6251
Central Falls Primary George Boardman moshassuckcemetery@hotmail.com 401-723-1087
Charlestown Historical Society Primary Pam Lyons info@charlestownhistorical.org 401-641-1952
Secondary Susan Angelo susan1angelo@icloud.com
Hopkins Hollow Cemetery Corporation (Coventry) Primary Skip Mays, President SkipMays@outlook.com 401-397-3322
Cranston Historical Cemeteries Commission/ Primary John Hill jhchcc167@gmail.com 401-461-9371
Secondary Paul Tognetti mptog@protonmail.com 401-450-1739
Cumberland’s Historic District Commission Primary Joyce Hindle Koutsogiane jhindlekoutsogiane@gmail.com
Friends of East Greenwich Cemeteries Primary Deron Murphy murphyds8@yahoo.com 401-644-7518
Secondary Alan Clarke bozone@mac.com 401-663-6442
East Providence Historical Society Primary Sandra Turgeon info@ephist.org
Secondary Patrick Hanner Phanner@cityofeastprov.com  
Exeter Historical Association Primary Dory Wagner dorwagg@aol.com 401-480-8188
Foster Preservation Society Primary Ed Robinson fps181@gmail.com 401-397-5687
Glocester Heritage Society Primary Edna Kent heritagesociety1181@gmail.com 401-568-8967
Glocester Historical Cemeteries Committee Primary Bill Brown billbrown8686@gmail.com  
Hopkinton Historical Association Primary Jim Chabot jchabot4@gmail.com 401-315-5333
Jamestown Historical Society Primary Sue Maden suedmaden@gmail.com
Secondary Rosemary Enright rxenright@gmail.com
Johnston Historical Society Primary Steve Merolla SMerolla1@cox.net
Secondary Elise Carlson Giamarrco johnstonhistorical1825@gmail.com
Lincoln Primary Ken Postle Postle6@cox.net 401-524-4166
Little Compton Historical Society Primary Roger Guillmette roger.guillemette@gmail.com 401-935-6241
Middletown Historical Society Primary Chuck DiTucci chuck4home@yahoo.com 401-207-9182
Secondary Janice Hart j.m.hart@cox.net
Narragansett Historical Society Primary Debbie Suggs deb1832@gmail.com
R.I.P. Newport Primary Lew Keen keen1876@cox.net
Newport Historic District Commission Primary Pam Kelly info@islandcemeterynewport.com 401-845-5415
North Kingstown Primary Tim Cranston gcranston@northkingstownri.org 401-294-3331
North Providence Historic District Commission Primary Nicole Loranger nicole_loranger@hotmail.com
Secondary Tom Greene bgtg51@gmail.com
North Smithfield Heritage Association Primary Rich Keene rfkeene6@gmail.com, 401-447-6394
Secondary Denis Chamberland denis.p.chamberland@gmail.com 401-353-1161
Pawtucket/Pawtucket DPW Primary Gil Tavares gtavares@pawtucketri.com
Secondary Ken Postle postle6@cox.net
Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society
(Coventry/West Warwick) 		Primary Julie Nathanson jnathanson123@verizon.net  
Secondary Maureen Buffi coventrycemeteries@gmail.com
Portsmouth Historical Society Primary Steve Luce stephen_luce@uri.com
Providence Parks and Recreation Primary Annalisa Hepper aheppner@providenceri.gov
RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Primary Charlotte Taylor charlotte.taylor@preservation.ri.gov
RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery Primary James Bessel james.bessel@vets.ri.gov
Richmond Historical Society Primary Dory Wagner dorwagg@aol.com 401-480-8188
Scituate Preservation Society Primary William Frederickson scituatepreservation@gmail.com
Secondary Kimberly Smith
Smithfield/Friends of Smithfield Cemeteries Primary Don Burns friendsofsmithfieldcemeteries@gmail.com 401-231-8996
South Kingstown/South Kingstown Planning Department Primary Debbie Suggs deb1832@gmail.com
Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission Primary Eileen Costa eileen.thcc@gmail.com
Secondary Jim Spears jim.spears@cox.net
Warren Preservation Society Primary Judy Fardig Jaf1939@aol.com
Warwick Historical Cemetery Commission Primary Sue Cabeceiras susan.w.cabeceiras@warwickri.com 401-921-9687
Secondary Pegee Malcolm pmalcolm@cox.net  
West Greenwich Preservation and Heritage Commission Primary John W. Harrington wgphc1741@gmail.com 401-529-1618
Westerly Primary Larry Hunter Lphunter53@yahoo.com 860-485-6776
Secondary Bob Peacock Rap799@yahoo.com 401-932-4610
Woonsocket/Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery Primary Greg Duhamel authorgregoryduhamel@gmail.com
Woonsocket Historical Society Primary TBD
Secondary Irene Blais Woonhistsoc@gmail.com  
Barrington Cemetery Commission
Type Primary
Contact Sue Cherau
Email suecherau@cox.net
Phone 401-480-6426
Hopkins Hollow Cemetery Corporation (Coventry)
Type Primary
Contact Skip Mays, President
Email SkipMays@outlook.com
Phone 401-397-3322
Lincoln
Type Primary
Contact Ken Postle
Email Postle6@cox.net
Phone 401-524-4166
Pawtucket/Pawtucket DPW
Type Secondary
Contact Ken Postle
Email postle6@cox.net
Phone —
South Kingstown/South Kingstown Planning Department
Type Primary
Contact Debbie Suggs
Email deb1832@gmail.com
Phone —
Westerly
Type Secondary
Contact Bob Peacock
Email Rap799@yahoo.com
Phone 401-932-4610

Rhode Island Cemetery Association Members

Cemetery, association, service-provider, and related organizational contacts.

First name Last name Organization Address City State Zip Phone
Dianne Izzo Elm Grove Cemetery office@elmgrovecemeteryRI.com
Daniel Beckett Diocese of Providence 80 St. Mary’s Dr. Cranston RI 02920 (401) 944-8383
George Boardman Moshassuck Cemetery 978 Lonsdale Ave Central Falls RI 02863 (401) 723-1087
Nelson Bucher Notre Dame Cemetery 359 Daggett ve Pawtucket RI 02860 (401) 725-1333
Elizabeth Budny Riverside Cemetery Ass. 18 Linden Street Westerly RI 02891 (401) 207-9205
Ronald Bulk Bulk Cemetery Service 248 Vancluse Ave. Middletown RI 02842 (401) 847-2224
William Caldwell Swan Point Cemetery 585 Blackston Blvd. Providence RI 02906 (401) 272-1314
Dave Carpenter Norfolk Power Equipment Inc. 5 Cushing Dr. Wrentham MA 02093 (508) 384-0011
Anthony Carpinello Diocese of Providence 80 St. Mary’s Dr. Cranston RI 02920 (401) 944-8383
Dan Cassin Matthews International 1315 West Liberty Ave Pittsburgh PA 15226 (860) 471-0960
Joseph A Cavallaro Swan Point Cemetery 585 Blackston Blvd. Providence RI 02906 (401) 272-1314
Karin H Clancey Middletown Four Corners 350 East Main Rd. Middletown RI 02842 (401) 847-0009
Randy Coyle Atlantis International Box 95 Glen Ridge NJ 07028 (973) 714-0572
Thomas Daly Cemetery Helpful Solutions/CHS Consulting Group 65 Stanford Dr. Westwood MA 02090 (781) 255-9433
Bruce Delle Chiale Watertown Engineering PO Box 308 Whitman MA 02382 (800) 223-4396
Ted Dooling Boston Computer Scanning, Inc 274 Main St. Suite 202; PO Box 89 Reading MA 01867 (781) 944-3006
Mary Douglas Pawtuxet Memorial Park 100 Harrison Ave Warwick RI 02888 (401) 781-4600
Ed and Matt Equipment 27 Commerce St Greenville RI 02828 (401) 949-6850
Antonio W Faella The New Fernwood Cemetery 2391 Kingstown Rd Kingston RI 02881 (401) 783-2396
Christopher Gehrke Cooperative Funeral Fund 74 Boston Post Rd. Madison CT 06443 (203) 245-3660
Erik Hagenstein Allens Seed 693 S. County Trail Exeter RI 02822 (401) 294-2722
Herbert F Hall III Portsmouth Cemetery Corp. 559 Union Street Portsmouth RI 02871 (401) 847-7892
David Hanna D&G Marketing PO Box 237 North Scituate RI 02857 (401) 524-8511
Nicholas Harrison Quintal Burial Vault Co. 3425 Sharps Lot Rd Dighton MA 02715 (508) 669-5717
Paul F Hartley Quidnessett Memorial Cem 6365 Post Rd N. Kingston RI 02852 (401) 884-7691
Bill Hazeidine Gardner-Connell 125 Constitution Blvd Franklin MA 02038 (508) 838-9898
Joseph Healy VanLiew Trust Co 1 Regency Plaza Providence RI 02903 (401) 272-2510
Anthony Hollingshead Swan Point Cemetery 585 Blackston Blvd. Providence RI 02906 (401) 272-1314
John H Kenenski River Bend Cemetery Co 117 Beach St Westerly RI 02891 (401) 596-2724
John A Macintyre Jr Barrington Cem. Commision 283 County Rd Barrington RI 02806 (401) 247-1900
Linda Manuppelli Highland Memorial Park Cem One Rhode Island Ave Johnston RI 02919 (401) 231-9120
Wendy JW Marshall Middletown Four Corners 350 East Main Rd. Middletown RI 02842 (401) 847-0009
Bel McGowen Pocasset Cemetery 417 Dyer Ave Cranston RI 02920 (401) 944-2112
Rob Petrowski Norwalk Wilbert Vault Co 425 Harrat Ave Bridgeport CT 06604 (203) 366-5678
Enzly Ramsay North BurialGround PO Box 407 Bristol RI 02809 (401) 253-6426
David Raposa Diocese of Providence 80 St. Mary’s Dr. Cranston RI 02920 (401) 944-8383
Brian Ricciardi Means Precast Vault Co 151 Adams St Braintree MA 02184 (781) 843-1909
Bill Robertson American Columbarium 417 US Highway 202 Flemington NJ 08822 (877) 680-0858
Thomas Rogers Old St Mary’s 80 Everett St Pawtucket RI 01861 (401) 486-2487
Michael Seger Lakeside Cemetery Ass. PO Box 7971 Rumford RI 02916 (401) 434-2927
Dorothy Skirzenski St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 324 E. Main St. Portsmouth RI 02871 (401) 846-9700
Karin Sprague Karin Sprague Stone Carver 904 Tourtellot Hill Rd N. Situate RI 02857 (401) 934-3105
Polly Stiles Riverside Cemetery 724 Pleasant St. Pawtucket RI 02860 (401) 725-4344
Joseph Swift Highland Memorial Park Cem 1 Rhode Island Ave Johnston RI 02919 (401) 231-9120
Beth Veltri Lincoln Park Cem 1469 Post Rd Warwick RI 02888 (401) 737-5333
Evelyn Wheeler 314 McDonough Rd Fayetteville GA 30214
Diocese of Providence
Name Daniel Beckett
Address 80 St. Mary’s Dr.
City / State / ZIP Cranston, RI 02920
Phone (401) 944-8383
Moshassuck Cemetery
Name George Boardman
Address 978 Lonsdale Ave
City / State / ZIP Central Falls, RI 02863
Phone (401) 723-1087
Notre Dame Cemetery
Name Nelson Bucher
Address 359 Daggett ve
City / State / ZIP Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 725-1333
Riverside Cemetery Ass.
Name Elizabeth Budny
Address 18 Linden Street
City / State / ZIP Westerly, RI 02891
Phone (401) 207-9205
Bulk Cemetery Service
Name Ronald Bulk
Address 248 Vancluse Ave.
City / State / ZIP Middletown, RI 02842
Phone (401) 847-2224
Swan Point Cemetery
Name William Caldwell
Address 585 Blackston Blvd.
City / State / ZIP Providence, RI 02906
Phone (401) 272-1314
Norfolk Power Equipment Inc.
Name Dave Carpenter
Address 5 Cushing Dr.
City / State / ZIP Wrentham, MA 02093
Phone (508) 384-0011
Diocese of Providence
Name Anthony Carpinello
Address 80 St. Mary’s Dr.
City / State / ZIP Cranston, RI 02920
Phone (401) 944-8383
Matthews International
Name Dan Cassin
Address 1315 West Liberty Ave
City / State / ZIP Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Phone (860) 471-0960
Swan Point Cemetery
Name Joseph A Cavallaro
Address 585 Blackston Blvd.
City / State / ZIP Providence, RI 02906
Phone (401) 272-1314
Middletown Four Corners
Name Karin H Clancey
Address 350 East Main Rd.
City / State / ZIP Middletown, RI 02842
Phone (401) 847-0009
Atlantis International
Name Randy Coyle
Address Box 95
City / State / ZIP Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
Phone (973) 714-0572
Watertown Engineering
Name Bruce Delle Chiale
Address PO Box 308
City / State / ZIP Whitman, MA 02382
Phone (800) 223-4396
Boston Computer Scanning, Inc
Name Ted Dooling
Address 274 Main St. Suite 202; PO Box 89
City / State / ZIP Reading, MA 01867
Phone (781) 944-3006
Pawtuxet Memorial Park
Name Mary Douglas
Address 100 Harrison Ave
City / State / ZIP Warwick, RI 02888
Phone (401) 781-4600
Ed and Matt Equipment
Name —
Address 27 Commerce St
City / State / ZIP Greenville, RI 02828
Phone (401) 949-6850
The New Fernwood Cemetery
Name Antonio W Faella
Address 2391 Kingstown Rd
City / State / ZIP Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 783-2396
Cooperative Funeral Fund
Name Christopher Gehrke
Address 74 Boston Post Rd.
City / State / ZIP Madison, CT 06443
Phone (203) 245-3660
Allens Seed
Name Erik Hagenstein
Address 693 S. County Trail
City / State / ZIP Exeter, RI 02822
Phone (401) 294-2722
Portsmouth Cemetery Corp.
Name Herbert F Hall III
Address 559 Union Street
City / State / ZIP Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone (401) 847-7892
D&G Marketing
Name David Hanna
Address PO Box 237
City / State / ZIP North Scituate, RI 02857
Phone (401) 524-8511
Quintal Burial Vault Co.
Name Nicholas Harrison
Address 3425 Sharps Lot Rd
City / State / ZIP Dighton, MA 02715
Phone (508) 669-5717
Quidnessett Memorial Cem
Name Paul F Hartley
Address 6365 Post Rd
City / State / ZIP N. Kingston, RI 02852
Phone (401) 884-7691
Gardner-Connell
Name Bill Hazeidine
Address 125 Constitution Blvd
City / State / ZIP Franklin, MA 02038
Phone (508) 838-9898
VanLiew Trust Co
Name Joseph Healy
Address 1 Regency Plaza
City / State / ZIP Providence, RI 02903
Phone (401) 272-2510
Swan Point Cemetery
Name Anthony Hollingshead
Address 585 Blackston Blvd.
City / State / ZIP Providence, RI 02906
Phone (401) 272-1314
River Bend Cemetery Co
Name John H Kenenski
Address 117 Beach St
City / State / ZIP Westerly, RI 02891
Phone (401) 596-2724
Barrington Cem. Commision
Name John A Macintyre Jr
Address 283 County Rd
City / State / ZIP Barrington, RI 02806
Phone (401) 247-1900
Highland Memorial Park Cem
Name Linda Manuppelli
Address One Rhode Island Ave
City / State / ZIP Johnston, RI 02919
Phone (401) 231-9120
Middletown Four Corners
Name Wendy JW Marshall
Address 350 East Main Rd.
City / State / ZIP Middletown, RI 02842
Phone (401) 847-0009
Pocasset Cemetery
Name Bel McGowen
Address 417 Dyer Ave
City / State / ZIP Cranston, RI 02920
Phone (401) 944-2112
Norwalk Wilbert Vault Co
Name Rob Petrowski
Address 425 Harrat Ave
City / State / ZIP Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone (203) 366-5678
North BurialGround
Name Enzly Ramsay
Address PO Box 407
City / State / ZIP Bristol, RI 02809
Phone (401) 253-6426
Diocese of Providence
Name David Raposa
Address 80 St. Mary’s Dr.
City / State / ZIP Cranston, RI 02920
Phone (401) 944-8383
Means Precast Vault Co
Name Brian Ricciardi
Address 151 Adams St
City / State / ZIP Braintree, MA 02184
Phone (781) 843-1909
American Columbarium
Name Bill Robertson
Address 417 US Highway 202
City / State / ZIP Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone (877) 680-0858
Old St Mary’s
Name Thomas Rogers
Address 80 Everett St
City / State / ZIP Pawtucket, RI 01861
Phone (401) 486-2487
Lakeside Cemetery Ass.
Name Michael Seger
Address PO Box 7971
City / State / ZIP Rumford, RI 02916
Phone (401) 434-2927
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Name Dorothy Skirzenski
Address 324 E. Main St.
City / State / ZIP Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone (401) 846-9700
Karin Sprague Stone Carver
Name Karin Sprague
Address 904 Tourtellot Hill Rd
City / State / ZIP N. Situate, RI 02857
Phone (401) 934-3105
Riverside Cemetery
Name Polly Stiles
Address 724 Pleasant St.
City / State / ZIP Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 725-4344
Highland Memorial Park Cem
Name Joseph Swift
Address 1 Rhode Island Ave
City / State / ZIP Johnston, RI 02919
Phone (401) 231-9120
Lincoln Park Cem
Name Beth Veltri
Address 1469 Post Rd
City / State / ZIP Warwick, RI 02888
Phone (401) 737-5333
Organization not listed
Name Evelyn Wheeler
Address 314 McDonough Rd
City / State / ZIP Fayetteville, GA 30214
Phone —