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Judith Anne Hedgcorth
Oct 14, 2019
Judith Anne (Ryan) Hedgcorth, age 78, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on October 14, 2019. Judith was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, one of ten children to Joseph Woodrow Ryan and Mary Anne (Pierce) Ryan. She grew up in Dorchester, MA and began her working career at the Federal Reserve in the drafting department. Judith Anne Ryan...
Christopher Ryan Swistak
Oct 11, 2019
Christopher R. Swistak, 75, of Newport, RI, passed away on October 11, 2019. Chris was born on March 19, 1944 in New Bedford, MA to Walter Swistak and the late Helen (Pickett) Swistak. Chris was the husband of the late Laurie E. Swistak. Chris graduated from Rogers High School in 1962 and was a gifted athlete excelling in both baseball...
James William Geer
Oct 11, 2019
James W. Geer, 86, of Middletown passed away October 11, 2019. He was born April 8, 1933, in Weehauken, New Jersey, the son of late James A. and Mary Louise (Nees) Geer. On April 5, 1959, he married the love of his life Sara-Marie Guarino, who survives him. James received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Salve Regina University where...
Gladys Rosa Silveira
Oct 8, 2019
Gladys Rosa Silveira, 86, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home October 8, 2019, with her loving family by her side, after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer.Gladys was born on November 3, 1932 in Newport to the late Antonio C. Rosa and Rose E. (Andrews) Rosa. She was the beloved wife of Manuel D. Silveira, Jr. for...
Inez Joan Fenster
Oct 7, 2019
Inez Joan Fenster, 85, of Newport, RI, passed away on October 7, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newark, NJ on September 15, 1934, she was the daughter of Melvin Heymann and Cecelia (Gansler) Heymann.Inez was an accomplished potter and successful business owner. She and her late husband Jerry owned and operated The Stone Mill in Brodbecks, PA...
Donald Edgecombe Gray
Oct 6, 2019
Newport, RI Donald Edgecombe Gray, Sr., 94 of Newport, RI, passed away, after a brief illness, on October 6,2019, at his home with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Maureen A. (Domina) Gray and the companion of the late Viola Bunny Roberts. Born in Somerset, MA on April 22,1925, he was the son of...
Judith Perez
Oct 6, 2019
Judith Judy Perez, 57, of Newport, RI was called home on Sunday, October 6 th, 2019 in Providence. She was the daughter of the late Ruben F. Erausquin Iris M. Erausquin, Judy was known as a strong, beautiful, funny, fearless independent tough cookie as well as a great mother exceptional Nana to her grand babies. Judy is predeceased by her...
Janet B. Munson-Lyons
Oct 5, 2019
Janet Munson-Lyons, 79, of Newport, passed away on October 5, 2019, at the Newport Hospital, surround by her loving family and friends. Born in Ferniegair, Scotland, on January 6, 1940. Janet was the daughter of George Brownlee and Annie (Holland) Brownlee. She graduated from Hamilton Academy and Jordan Hills College at the University of Glasgow. She married Robert Munson and...
Robert A. Silvia
Oct 5, 2019
Robert A. Silvia, Sr., age 76, of Troy, Maine, formerly of Middletown, RI, passed away on October 5, 2019, in Maine. Robert was born in Newport, RI to the late Christopher C. Silvia and Doris (Tobin) Silvia. As a young man he helped on the family farm in Middletown as well as with his fathers construction company, Silvia Construction. He...
Evelyn Marie Correia
Oct 3, 2019
Evelyn Marie (Camara) Correia, 90, of Portsmouth, passed away on October 3, 2019, at home. Evelyn was born on April 22, 1929, in Portsmouth, RI, to the late William Camara and the late Rose (Lima) Camara. Evelyn was the wife of the late Alfred Correia. Evelyn worked as telephone operator for the phone company for over 30 years. In her...
Walter Everett Peterson
Oct 3, 2019
Walter E. Peterson, Jr., 70, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on October 3, 2019. Walter was born on December 5, 1948, in Providence, RI, to the late Walter E. Peterson and the late Hazel (Nasso) Peterson. He was the husband of Sandra (Bellio) Peterson for the last 48 years. Walter served honorably in the US Army and worked primarily...
David Lincoln
Oct 1, 2019
David J. Lincoln, 45, of Tiverton, passed away unexpectedly on October 1, 2019. David was born on August 2, 1974, in Pittsfield, MA, to David Lincoln and Helen (Nugay) Lincoln. David was the husband of Channa (Nedderman) Lincoln. He was a 1997 URI graduate with a Bachelors degree in psychology. David worked as a landscape contractor, owning and operating his...
Roy R. Twaddle
Sep 29, 2019
Roy Royce Twaddle, III, age 77, formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island passed away on September 29, 2019 due to complications from Alzheimers disease. He was born in Newport News, Virginia, son of the late Roy R. Twaddle, Jr. and Bess Twaddle. Roy graduated from Rhodes College with a bachelors degree in Biology where he also played football and sang folk...
Kristin Matson
Sep 29, 2019
Kristin Matson, 36, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Kristin was born in Newport, RI to John Matson of Warwick, RI and the late Kathleen (Moran) Matson. Kristin grew up in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida but returned to RI in 2004 to be with family and friends. She went on to graduate from Johnson...
Louis E. Botelho
Sep 28, 2019
Louis E. Botelho, 83, of Middletown, passed away peacefully at his home on September 28, 2019. He was the husband of Ora Mae (Joubert) Botelho. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Francisco and Virginia (Amaral) Botelho. Louis attended Middletown Schools and graduated from Rogers High School. He joined the National Guard in 1953 and served until...
Constance B. Brown
Sep 27, 2019
Constance Connie B. Brown, 81, of Middletown, RI, peacefully passed away with family by her side on August 21, 2019 after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Larry M. Brown. Connie was born in Washington D.C., the youngest of 15 children. She married the love of her life, a Navy trumpet player, and was...
Viola May Roberts
Sep 24, 2019
Viola May Bunny Roberts, 87, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on September 24, 2019, at Newport Hospital. Bunny was born on March 20, 1932, in Jamestown, RI to the late William Boone and the late Viola (DeVere) Boone. Bunny worked for many years at Newport Hospital. In her spare time she was a self-proclaimed pocketbook enthusiast, enjoyed attending the...
Russell Freeman Daly
Sep 23, 2019
Daly, Russell Freeman, 74, died peacefully on September 23, 2019 at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence after living with Alzheimers. Russell was born on July 8, 1945 in Anacortes, Washington. He was the son of the late Tommie Daly and Loretta Daly. He grew up in Crescent City and Eureka California. He served in the U.S. Air Force...
Kathleen Sheehan
Sep 23, 2019
Kathleen Sheehan, 81, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on September 23, 2019, surrounded by family. Kathleen Kay was born in Newport to the late William E. Burke and Gertrude (Horan) Burke. She was the dedicated wife of Paul R. Sheehan, and they enjoyed 57 years of marriage, love, and family together at their home in...
Mary A. Corey
Sep 22, 2019
Mary A. (DeBairos) Corey, 85, of Middletown, RI, passed away September 22, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Robert E. Corey. Born in Newman, CA on September 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Joseph DeBairos and Idalina (Nunes) DeBairos. Middletown later became her permanent home and she graduated from Rogers High School in 1953. Mary was...
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