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c John H. Johnson (Usn, Ret)
Jun 11, 2020
MSC John H. Johnson (USN., Ret.), 87, passed away on June 9, 2020, in Brooklyn, NY. He was the husband of Azalea B. (Jennings) Johnson. Born in Winsboro, SC, he was the son of the late Haughty and Mamie (Watkins) Johnson. John served in the U.S. Navy for over 23 years before retiring. He then worked a 2nd career as...
Land David Shavers
Jun 11, 2020
Land David Shavers Jr., 81, of Newport, RI, passed away on June 11, 2020.David was born on August 26, 1938 in East Providence, RI to the late Land D. Shavers Sr. and Ida Celia Mae (Greene) Shavers.A 1956 graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, David retired from the New England Telephone Company in 1998 after a long career. During...
Patricia Ann White
Jun 11, 2020
Patricia Ann White, age 71, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Irvington, NJ, passed away on June 11, 2020 at Newport Hospital.Patricia was born in New York to the late John and Ruth Byrne. She lived for many years in New Jersey, working as a secretary for ATT. In retirement, she moved to Newport and began her most rewarding work, providing...
Esther Catherine Coen
Jun 10, 2020
Esther Catherine Coen (Till), 84, of Middletown, RI, passed away on June 10, 2020. Esther was born in Pawtucket, RI to the late Joseph and Esther Till. Esther was the wife of the late Austin W. Coen Jr. Esther was a lifelong resident of the state of Rhode Island and was a 1953 graduate of William E. Tolman High School...
Laurence Paul Butler
Jun 10, 2020
Laurence P. Butler, Jr., 63, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on June 10, 2020.Laurence was born in Newport, RI to Laurence P. Butler, Sr, and Alberta M. (Mendes) Butler.Laurence graduated from Rogers High School in 1976 where he was the captain of the football team. He went on to continue his education and football career at the...
Tiiu Booth
Jun 9, 2020
Tiiu Booth, 95, of Newport passed away Tuesday June 9, 2020, at her home. She was born to Aleksander and Maria Riis on January 14, 1925 in Parnu, Estonia. Her siblings Lydia, and Yuri, both of whom predeceased her. After graduating high school, she fled with her family to Germany during the Soviet invasion of her homeland. She immigrated to...
Benjamin Breyer Barker Iii
Jun 8, 2020
Benjamin Barker III, 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on June 8, 2020. Benjamin was born July 13, 1935, in Newport, RI to the late Benjamin Barker Jr. and the late Helena (McCarthy) Barker. Benjamin was married to the late Nancy (Gualteri) Barker, for 59 years. Ben graduated from Rogers High School...
Robert "Bob" Joel Richardson
Jun 8, 2020
Robert Bob Joel Richardson, 90, of Middletown, RI, passed away on June 8, 2020 in the Grand Island Genesis Health Care Center. Bob was born in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Alexander and Adele Richardson. Bob was a graduate of City College of New York and worked as an electrical engineer and technical librarian for Raytheon Company from 1964 until...
John Michael Sniezek
Jun 8, 2020
John Michael Sniezek, 64, of Tiverton, passed away on June 8, 2020 at St. Annes Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Theresa (Otis) Sniezek of Tiverton and the late George J Sniezek Sr. John was a lifelong resident of Tiverton. He was a 1974 graduate of Tiverton High School, and a 1988 graduate of the Diman...
William James Walker
Jun 7, 2020
William James Walker, 62 of Tiverton RI was called home peacefully on June 7, 2020 at Kent County Hospital. Billy was deeply loved by his devoted wife Mary L. (Souto) Walker and three children Valerie Lee (Walker) White and husband Patrick, William James Walker Jr. and Angelica Marie Walker. His life purpose of brightening the lives of others began in...
Paul Edmund Burke Jr.
Jun 6, 2020
Paul E Burke of Newport passed away June 6, 2020. He was the son of Helen and Paul Burke Sr., and brother of Michael, Ginger, James and Lisa. Paul was a graduate of La Salle military academy and Salve Regina University. He was the loving husband of Marcela Burke for 33 years and the devoted father of Ryan (wife Sheila...
William J. Day
Jun 5, 2020
William J.Day, PhD. Also known as Billy, Bill, Willy, Will, Dad, Grandpa. Bill was born in the Yorkville area of New York City and raised in Staten Island and was the son of the late Edward N. and Grace (Villar) Day. He married Karen (Pratt) Day in 1974 and was married for 46 years. Bill enlisted in the Navy in...
John Peter Mcgeough
Jun 5, 2020
John P. Jack McGeough, 79, of Middletown, RI, and Naples, FL, passed away on June 5, 2020. He was the husband of Regina Jeanne (Pisklak) McGeough. John was born in Providence to Earl and Anne (Sullivan) McGeough. He spent his childhood days in Cranston, graduated from LaSalle Academy 58, and Providence College 62 where he was a standout hockey player...
Charles Martin Schwarz
Jun 4, 2020
Charles Martin Schwarz, Chief, age 89, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully with family by his side on June 4, 2020.Charles was born in Newport, RI to William T. and Emily (Martin) Schwarz. Dad was a kind and devoted father and loving husband to the late Audrey (Ottilige) Schwarz, having celebrated their 65th anniversary last November.Charlie was a 1948 graduate...
Raymond Joseph Ferreira
Jun 4, 2020
Raymond Joseph Ferreira passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 after a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 87. He was surrounded by his loving wife Judith Dischert Ferreira and family. Born in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late John and Julia Roderick Ferreira. Ray was a well-known contractor, with many special skills of the trade and...
Robert O. Lionette
Jun 4, 2020
Robert Lionette, 83, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on June 4, 2020. He was the husband of Mary (Doherty) Lionette for 55 years. Robert was born in Everett, MA to Orlando and Anna (Vacca) Lionetti. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Tufts University and immediately fulfilled his military obligation in the US Navy. His career was in public...
John "Jr" Ryall
Jun 4, 2020
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, John JR Ryall, 65, beloved brother and uncle, of Carle Place, NY died in Providence, RI from complications of COVID-19. Born in Queens, John moved to Carle Place in 1963, making schoolyard friendships that would last a lifetime. After graduating high school in 1972, he studied communications at New York Tech. John kept his home...
Charles Martin Schwarz
Jun 4, 2020
Charles Martin Schwarz, "Chief," age 89, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully with family by his side on June 4, 2020. Charles was born in Newport, RI to William T. and Emily (Martin) Schwarz. Dad was a kind and devoted father and loving husband to the late Audrey (Ottilige) Schwarz, having celebrated their 65th anniversary last November. Charlie was a...
Paul Edward Craft
May 31, 2020
Paul E. Craft, 89, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 31, 2020 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Carol (Kardel) Craft who died in March of this year, after 60 years of marriage. Paul was born in Widen, West Virginia to Garland and Macel Craft. As a young man he enlisted in the US...
Deborah Ann Owens
May 30, 2020
Deborah Ann Owens (Bryant) of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. She was 66. Born October 13, 1953, in Atlantic City, NJ, where she lived until the family moved to Middletown in the early 1960s. Debbie was married to her high school sweetheart, the late Douglas M. Owens Sr., for almost...
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