Denise (Corley) McWilliams passed away on the morning of January 22, 2016 after a courageous 6 year battle with cancer. She joins her beloved son William in eternal rest. She is survived by her loving husband Clifford McWilliams. She is also survived by her children and their families. Clifford Jr., April and their son Lucian. Deziray and her daughter Londie. Denise worked for years lovingly caring for the elderly at Nancy Ann Convalescent home. She had resided in Foster, RI for many years and had many ties to family and friends in Coventry, RI.
Right now the family asks for privacy in dealing with the loss of a beautiful woman. Services will be private for family and close friends.

"Death is nothing else than going home to God; the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity." - Mother Teresa

On January 16, 2016 Jeffrey Barnes went home to God at the age of 66. In Seattle, WA, September of 1949, William Barnes and his wife Patricia (Farrell) Barnes welcomed the eldest of their five children to this world. His gentle soul and devotion to his family is the legacy that he leaves with those who had the great pleasure of knowing him.

Jeff married the love of his life and soul mate Debra (Tiwanak) in Honolulu, HI on August 16, 1975 and they would remain faithfully at each other's side for the next 40 years. If you asked Jeffy, as he was lovingly referred to by his wife, what his greatest achievement was, he would say without hesitation, "My family". If you asked him what his biggest frustration was, he would say again without hesitation, "Fox News". His sense of humor and crazy nicknames for his loved ones, his love of music and stupid comedy, his cursing while watching political talk shows, and stories of his younger years are just a tiny fraction of the many things that will be missed. His love for us and whether or not we made him proud was never in question, and our family has a bond so strong that it can't be described in words. There's also no tribute that we could ever write to truly show how much he was loved and appreciated.

Jeff was preceded in death by his parents William Clarence and Patricia Lorraine. He is survived by his 'Punkin' Debra; their four children Nicole 'Booboosquirt' (35), Lindsey 'Dink-Dink / Captain Bucky O'Hare' (32), Jonathan 'GG Boy' (30), and Patrick 'Little Big' (29); Son in laws Arthur Belarde (36), Chad Phillips (39) and Frank Belarde (33); Daughter in laws Marilyn Ocasio (34) and Merielle Tomas (31); grandchildren Aidan 'Buggy Boy' (9), his little 'Chunky Butt' Stella (5 mo), Kaylie (18), Jonah (14) and Aiden 'A.P.' (10); his four siblings Linda Harlow (Renton, WA), Michael Barnes (Seattle, WA), William Barnes (Falcon, CO), JoAnn Anderson (Renton, WA); and his four-legged grandchildren Ruby 'Willie', George 'Georgie-George', Jack 'Don Ameche', Kitty, Gretchen Weiners, Lily and his homie Rambo.

To have known him was a gift, and he touched the lives of more people than he may have realized with his sense of humor and kind heart. We will always hear his voice quoting The Birdcage and yelling "Tannins?!" every time we pour a glass of wine; we will see him raising the roof anytime something with a beat plays; and maybe we will finally take his fashion advice and start wearing bedroom slippers as our daily footwear.

"To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." - Albus Dumbledore

Paul Frederick Steele (72 years old) passed away at home in Zephyrhills, Florida, on 11 January 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. He was the first of 6 children born to Raymond Hughes and Ruth Leona nee McGraw Steele at Cottonwood Point, Missouri, on 30 July 1943.
He graduated from High School in Middletown, Ohio in 1961, and was a man of many talents.
Paul leaves behind his wife, Patricia nee Gaylord Kaspi; brother, Jon Steele; sister, Elizabeth nee Steele Craig; sons: Robert Eric, Paul Thomas, Jeremiah Watson, Andrew Watson; a daughter, Stephanie Michelle Steele; and several step-children, grandchildren, nephews

Phillip William Unti, 79, of Clearwater, Florida, passed away on January, 14, 2016, peacefully at rest with his wife and family members by his side.

Phillip was born at home in West Allis, Wisconsin, on May 16, 1936 to Phillip and Eleanor Unti. He had three sisters. He was predeceased by Betty and Yvonne, and is survived by Janet Grabarkiewicz. He graduated from West Allis Central High School and continued on to receive an Associate Degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Phillip was married to Barbara Unti (nee Brucks) on February 1, 1986; they were married 30 years. Phillip worked for the Wisconsin Electric Power Company for 32 years. He was a volunteer fireman and served as an American Legion Post Commander for Post 449 in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He also served as a member of the Largo Elks Lodge 2159 and was a fourth degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus, Council Number 7109. He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958 as an atomic energy fusing system specialist. He received the National Defense Service Medal and Airforce Outstanding Unit Award. Phillip loved life, good food, travel, family and friends. He also enjoyed cooking (which he learned from his Italian Nonna), gardening, and was a master story and joke teller.

Phillip was a loving father of five children from his first marriage to Patricia Unti: Phillip Unti, Jr., Eileen Wagner, Michelle Henke (Allen), Allyn Lahti (Daniel), and Sheryl Helmkamp (Kevin).

He had 11 grandchildren: Brittany Schmidtke (Eric), Jenny Aberin (Frances), Shannon Wagner, Amber Konop (Joseph), Megan Henke, Erin Chastain (Terry), Danny Lahti (Lacey), Justin Helmkamp, Jordan Helmkamp, Hannah Tezak , and Ellie Unti, as well as 9 great-grandchildren, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

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Michelle was a lovely, fun, happy young lady who loved to travel and help people. Michelle had three beautiful children, and a wonderful husband. She volunteered at local kitchen to support the homeless, and regularly donated clothes and food. We unfortunately lost Michelle to a very tragic accident. She was in a cr accident, and taken into intensive care when she was found, and passed away 2 days after. She will be missed among many, and very loved.

Charles C. Hawley
October 23, 1929 to January 14, 2016
On January 14, 2016, Alaska lost a great. Charles (Chuck) C. Hawley was a loving husband, father, geologist, musician, pilot, historian, teacher, author, and, for decades, leader of Alaskan policy and development.

Chuck was born in Evansville, Indiana to William McKinley Hawley, a Presbyterian minister, and Evelyn Barnes nee Caldwell, a dedicated minister’s wife and accomplished artist. He enjoyed football in high school and college, but the trumpet would be a lifelong love, second only to Jenny Lind, whom Chuck met while studying geology at Hanover College in Indiana. The two married in 1951. They had three sons - David, Ted, and Andrew, and alas (for Jenny), no daughters.

Chuck began his geology career with the US Geological Survey in Colorado where he worked on Uranium exploration and geophysical support for the Nevada Test Site. After completing his PhD in economic geology at the University of Colorado Boulder, he won an assignment to the USGS Heavy Metals program in Alaska in 1966 where the family spent the next two field seasons. By 1969, he’d fallen for the North; and left the USGS to make the move to Anchorage. There, he and his family built their home and Chuck began his first mineral exploration business.

Geology may have been his calling, but for Chuck, geology was always more than rock science. Over the next 45 years, Chuck became familiar with not only nearly every mineral prospect but nearly every prospector or miner in Alaska. He made life long friends in towns and villages across the state. His business concerns never came at the expense of others, and he and Jenny worked with state, federal, and native communities to ground the designation of lands for development or preservation in Alaska’s geological and societal realities, playing a pivotal role in the implementation of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Never slowing, Chuck resurrected the Alaska Miners Association as a volunteer and, in the eighties, formed the Coronado Mining Company, which operated Independence / Willow Creek mines and brought the Golden Zone Mine from a neglected property to a pre-development project. Only in 2014 did Parkinson's disease force Chuck to "retire". That same year, he published his second book, A Kennecott Story, which earned him the Alaska Historical Society’s award for Historian of the Year in 2015. Parkinson's would eventually take his life at his home with Chuck comforted by his family and faith.

Amidst his wide-ranging accomplishments, Chuck will be remembered for his ability to see and, more importantly, bring out the best in people. He gave chances to many whom others overlooked and and they were endlessly rewarded. Experienced miners and cooks were recruited from Anchorage dives, inexperienced school students got first jobs, both natives and hippie bush exiles as well as experienced geologists were employed. Children and adults alike will remember him for his ability to explain difficult concepts - from science, to politics, to religion, to music theory. His legacy lives on through the hundreds of young men and women he mentored and made into extended family, Charles Caldwell Hawley was a true Alaskan legend.

He is survived by his two siblings, Frances Sims (of Arkansas) and John Hawley (of New Mexico), his wife Jenny and their three sons, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made out in his name to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research here: https://www.michaeljfox.org/tribute/tribute-page.php?id=19133.