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Irene Rezendes Deveau
Aug 22, 2019
Irene Deveau, 92, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on August 22, 2019.Irene was born in Newport, RI to Manuel and Mary (Goulart) Rezendes.Irene is survived by her three children, David Cabral, of West Roxbury, MA, Alan Cabral, of Columbus, OH, and Nancy Manning, of Muskegan, MI.She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Cabral, and her...
Constance B. Brown
Aug 21, 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 married for...
Joan Kesson
Aug 18, 2019
Joan Kesson, 83, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at home on August 18, 2019 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Providence, RI to the late William Birtwistle and Doris (McLean) Birtwistle and was the wife to the late Henry Kesson of Newport. She and Henry were life time residents of Newport after their marriage in...
Robert William Welty
Aug 18, 2019
Robert Welty, 93, of Jamestown, died peacefully on August 18, 2019. Born in Lodi, California, the youngest of a large family, he was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Third Army in the European Theater. For part of his time in the Army, he played trumpet in a band that entertained the troops. After the war, he attended...
Mary C. Donovan
Aug 17, 2019
Mary C. Donovan, 90, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 17, 2019, at Village House Nursing Home. Mary was born in Newport, RI to the late John I. Martins, and Margaret (Harrington) Martins. She was the wife of Joseph T. Donovan for 62 years. Mary is survived by her daughter, Karen Gallagher and husband Terry of Middletown, RI,...
Albert Leo Fecteau
Aug 15, 2019
Beloved father and brother, Albert Buddy L. Fecteau, died peacefully at Rhode Island Hospital on August 15, 2019. Oldest son of the late Albert C. Fecteau and Marilyn (Harrington) Fecteau, he was born in Waterville, Maine and raised in Hampton Bays, NY until joining the Navy in 1972. Albert graduated from SUNY Albany and completed his Master of Education in...
Jenna Willey
Aug 15, 2019
We lost our beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend Jenna Brienne Cattell Willey, 33, of North Kingstown / Newport RI on August 15th. From the very moment she arrived, she was a pistol and a hot tamale. She loved and lived life to its fullest. She had a huge heart and big dreams. She poked, prodded, and loved her parents,...
James Edward Crowley
Aug 14, 2019
Dom Francis Crowley, OSB, 78, of Portsmouth Abbey, passed away on August 14, 2019 at RI Hospital after a brief illness.Born James E. Crowley in Providence, RI to Daniel Crowley and Eleanor (Sauter) Crowley in 1940, he grew up in Providence and began his education at LaSalle Academy. He graduated in 1958 and continued to Providence College where he began...
Maureen Jackson
Aug 13, 2019
Maureen Jackson, formerly of Brookline, Sherborn, and Needham, MA, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2019, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving children, Joan M. Woods of Portsmouth, RI; John E. Turley of Long Beach, CA; and Carolyn R. and her husband Scott Stanwood of Holliston, MA. She was the cherished grandmother of Kathryn and Lauren...
Richard Melvin Vars
Aug 13, 2019
Richard M. Vars, 93, passed away on August 13, 2019. He was the husband of the late Barbara Vars, his wife of 64 years, who passed in 2012, and the father of late Rick Vars who passed in 2015. Known as Dick, he was born on July 12, 1926 to the late William and Jennie Vars. A true Newporter, he...
Helen Elizabeth Imes
Aug 12, 2019
Helen Elizabeth Imes, 85, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019, at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. She was born on July 11, 1934, in Newport, RI, to the late William S. Purcell and Helen E. Purcell (Hampton). Helen is a graduate of Rogers High School, and worked for the City of Newport before retiring after 33 years of...
Sandra Gayle Tartaglino
Aug 11, 2019
Sandra Gayle Tartaglino, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died suddenly in a tragic boating accident on Narragansett Bay Sunday, August 11, 2019. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of John and Paula (Tracy) Tartaglino of Tiverton. Sandra was a graduate of Taunton High School (76) and then achieved her bachelors and masters degree in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science at...
Josephine Fields
Aug 11, 2019
Josephine Fields of Newport, RI passed away peacefully at the Grand Islander Nursing Home on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at the age of 95 surrounded by her family and friends. Born on August 26, 1923, in Newport, RI. Josephine was the daughter of the late Martin and Josephine (Monteiro) Antone both of Fogo, Cape Verde. Josephine grew up on Kingston...
Phyllis Mary Martin
Aug 11, 2019
Phyllis (Maguire) Martin, age 90, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 11, 2019, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late James P. Martin.Phyllis was born in Newport, RI to Philip Maguire and Catherine (O'Brien) Maguire. A lifelong Island resident, Phyllis graduated from Rogers High School, and from the University of...
Beverly L. Keith
Aug 10, 2019
Beverly L. Keith, 82, of Middletown, RI, passed away on August 10, 2019, at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol. Beverly was born in Attleboro, MA, to Lewis Hall and Marjorie (Spriggs) Hall. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent most of her career as an Optometrist Assistant/Office Manager with Dr. Osmond Ozzie Grimes, as well as other...
John Joseph Greeley, S.T.D.
Aug 10, 2019
John J. Greeley S.T.D., 89, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at Newport Hospital on August 10, 2019. John was born in New York, NY to the late Arthur L. Greeley and Mary F. (Fogarty) Greeley. He was the husband to Mary Louise (Ide) Greeley, PhD. After John had graduated from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in New York, NY,...
Jean Irene Peckham
Aug 7, 2019
Jean Irene Macdonald Peckham, 92, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Newport Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on September 23, 1926 in Trenton, NJ and moved to RI with her parents, Alpin Hunter Macdonald and Anna Elizabeth Harding, at an early age. She was predeceased by her husband, Julian (Dede) F....
Frank E. Smith
Aug 6, 2019
Frank E. Smith Jr, age 79, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 6, 2019. Frank (Cruger), a 3rd generation native of Newports 5th Ward, was the son of Frank E. Smith Sr. and Mary E. Noonan. Frank attended De La Salle Academy in Newport, where he was a member of the high school football team. Frank married his...
Sandra Molden
Aug 6, 2019
Sandra Molden, 79, of Middletown, R.I., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 6, 2019. Sandra was the daughter of the late George and Bessie Brown. Sandra was the wife of Robert L. Molden for 61 years.In addition to her husband, Sandra is survived by her children Elizabeth LaParle, Robert Molden Jr., and Deborah Barcomb, grandchildren Peter, Meghan...
Beth Horton
Aug 5, 2019
Beth Smith Horton, longtime resident of Middletown, died peacefully on August 5, 2019, just days after celebrating her 85th birthday surrounded by family and friends.Born in New York City to Helen P. Smith and Owen M. Smith, Beth and her sister Robyn spent their early years in Manhattan before moving to Cape Elizabeth in Portland, Maine, where Beth established deep...
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