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Terrance Michael Moy Jr
Aug 31, 2020
Terrance Moy Jr, 61, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 31, 2020. Terry was born March 7, 1959, in Newport, RI to Terrance Moy and Frances (Toppa). Oldest of 5 siblings Terry was revered for his many talents and endurance. Life dealt him a tough hand, but he was loved fiercely by his family. He found joy in...
Dorothea H. Doar
Aug 30, 2020
Dorothea Hesse Doar, 90, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully with family at her side on August 30, 2020. Mrs. Doar was born in Providence on August 20, 1930, the daughter of Frederick W. Hesse and Harriet Hannah Schneider Hesse. Mrs. Doar, who went by Dotty, had been a resident of Portsmouth since 1989. A 1948 graduate of Greenville, SC...
John Anthony Lyons
Aug 29, 2020
John A. (Jack) Lyons, Jr, age 77, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2020 in his home in Rixeyville, VA, after a seven year battle with cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John A. Lyons and Phoebe Boardman Lyons. He was preceded in death by his lovely...
John Kavanagh
Aug 28, 2020
John Gerald Kavanagh passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 28th, 2020 at the Forest Farm Nursing Center in Middletown, Rhode Island. John, or Gerry to his friends, was a proud Navy brat and third generation Newporter; the son of LCDR (ret) John Edmund Kavanagh and Alice Shea Kavanagh. During WWII, Gerry and his family moved throughout the country...
Arthur J. Vouté
Aug 27, 2020
Arthur J. Vouté, 85, of South Salem NY, and Newport RI, passed away peacefully at his home in Newport on Thursday August 27, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and wife of 55 years, Rosanne (O'Neill) Vouté. Arthur was the son of Arthur and Josephine Rolleston Vouté. He was raised in Riverdale, New York. After graduating from Villanova University and Fordham...
Kathleen G. Nelson
Aug 27, 2020
Mrs. Kathleen (Kay) Nelson, age 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 27, 2020. Kay was born in Hartford, CT to Arnold and Kathleen Gleave. Kathleen married Carl Nelson of Newport, Rhode Island in 1959. Kay was a leader in the early childhood education community in Newport, as she served as the Director for Early Childhood Education at...
Alice D. Simas
Aug 27, 2020
Alice D. Simas, 90, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on August 27, 2020. Alice was born in Newport, RI to the late Joseph Pasquale and Mary (Freitas) Pasquale. She was the wife of the late Albano M. Simas. Alice is survived by children, Raymond Simas, Albano Simas, Jr., Kenneth Simas, her sister Josephine Magnuski. She was preceded...
Timothy Michael Mcbride
Aug 26, 2020
Timothy M. McBride of Bristol, Rhode Island, died on August 26, 2020. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, on May 10, 1946 to Lucille (McBride) Weibel and John P. McBride. Tim graduated from Teaneck High School in 1964 and went on to Providence College, where he met his wife of 51 years, Suzanne (Gaudet) McBride. During college, Tim worked...
Nikolas George Georgiou
Aug 26, 2020
Nikolas G. Georgiou, 78, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 26, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. One of fourteen children, Nikolas was born in Olympia, Greece on March 12, 1942, to the late George Georgiou and the late Georgia (BouBouka) Georgiou. Nikolas was the husband of Paula (Diomandes) Georgiou for nearly 48 years. He was the...
Alfred Matthews Cameron
Aug 26, 2020
Alfred Cameron, 81, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on August 26, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Alfred was born March 15, 1939, in Newport, RI to Alexander and Elizabeth(Taylor) Cameron. Alfred was married to his wife Jean (Capone) Cameron of Tiverton, Rhode Island for 58 years. Alfred graduated from Rogers High School in 1956. In 1976,...
John F. Hatch, Jr.
Aug 25, 2020
Col. John Franklin Hatch, Jr., (Ret), died at home in peace, surrounded by family, in The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday morning, August 25, 2020. He was 85. Hatch was an honest and principled man who loved his wife, his family and his country. Born and raised in Middletown, Rhode Island, Hatch was a career military officer, combat engineer and veteran...
Joan J White
Aug 22, 2020
Joan White, age 87 of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 22, 2020. Joan was born in San Francisco, CA, on July 6, 1933. Her parents were Cmdr. Algernon Joyner and Alice Joyner. Joan was married to Capt. Paul White for 68 years. Joan was educated in a variety of elementary schools, and graduated from Friends' Select High School...
Philip Eugene Coen Jr.
Aug 22, 2020
On August 22, 2020, Philip E. Coen, Jr. passed away of natural causes. He was 91 years old. The son of Philip Coen and Edith (Brigham) Coen, Phil was born on January 22, 1929, in Newport, R.I. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Anderson) Coen in 2012 and his daughter, Karen Coen in 1969. He is survived...
Elizabeth Ann Sullivan
Aug 20, 2020
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Sullivan, 92, of Leonardtown, MD (formerly of Middletown, RI) passed away on August 20, 2020 at St. Mary's Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was the only child born to the late Albert Green and Elizabeth (Herbert) Green on April 11, 1928 in Newport, RI. Betty was a native Newporter, born and raised there. She married the...
Dorothy G. Arruda
Aug 20, 2020
Dorothy "Dottie" (Kelly) Sullivan Arruda, 86, of Portsmouth died after a brief illness on August 20, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 22, 1934, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Vincent J. and Dorothy (Sullivan) Kelly. Dottie graduated from the former Union Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. After raising...
Jack F. Appleby
Aug 19, 2020
Jack F. Appleby, Jr., 64, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 19, 2020, in Providence. Jack was born on December 13, 1955, in Newport, RI, to the late Jack F. Appleby, Sr. and the late Rita D. (Lafleur) Appleby. Jack loved spending time with his family. He especially enjoyed going shopping and out to eat with his parents,...
Robert G. Driscoll
Aug 19, 2020
Robert G. Driscoll, age 70, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 19, 2020. Robert (Bob) was born in Newport, RI to George and Eloise (Phillips) Driscoll. He graduated from Brown University and the University of Maine School of Law. Bob worked as a practicing attorney for many years before taking on the position of Town Administrator for Portsmouth,...
Peter Gwin Patton Wright
Aug 18, 2020
Peter Gwin Patton Wright, beloved husband, father and teacher passed away peacefully surrounded by family at home on August 18, 2020. Peter leaves behind his wife of 59 years Betty Lou Wright, his son and daughter-in-law Jim and Alicia Wright, his daughter Krista Haskell and son-in-law Doug Poskitt and their children, Mariah, Grace, Jay and Colby. A graduate of Lawrenceville...
Alice R. Wallace
Aug 17, 2020
Alice R. Wallace, 62, passed August 17th in Newport Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. Born November 18, 1957, she was the daughter of Rose (Escobar) Faustino and the late Jose Faustino. Alice grew up in Middletown and resided there for most of her life. She worked in the banking and hospitality industries throughout her career. Alice will be remembered...
Dr. Gerhard C. Meier
Aug 16, 2020
Dr. Gerhard Constantine Meier, who practiced medicine in Newport, Rhode Island, for nearly thirty years, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on August 16, 2020. He was 81 years old. Gerhard was born in Lohr am Main, Germany, to the late Alfons and Anna Meier. After graduating from the Maximilians High School in 1957, Gerhard entered the Maximilians Medical School...
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