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Michael A. Santos
Jan 22, 2020
On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at the age of 70, Michael A. Santos, affectionately known as Papa, entered peacefully into Eternal Rest, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Newport, RI, on Sunday March 20, 1949, the first-born child of Antone R. Santos and the late Evelyn T. (Moniz) Santos, Mike spent his life as a native...
Ginger-Lee Ann Seekell
Jan 21, 2020
Ginger-Lee Seekell, age 42, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 21, 2020, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Her life may have been short-lived, however Ginger-Lee made a powerful impact on those who passed her way. Ginger-Lee was born August 9, 1977, in Providence, RI to the late Benjamin Seekell III and Susan Worthen. Ginger was...
Edward P. Nedeau
Jan 20, 2020
Edward P. Nedeau, age 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 20, 2020. He was the husband of the late Helen (Reynolds) Nedeau. Edward was born in Mineville, NY to Edward Nedeau and Estella (McCarthy) Nedeau. He served in the US Navy for 3 years where he was first introduced to early computer programming. He was stationed in...
Craig Mulligan
Jan 18, 2020
Craig Mulligan, 89, of Portsmouth RI passed away on January 18, 2020 at the Royal Nursing Facility in Middletown RI. Born January 3, 1931 (1-3-31) in Attleboro MA he was the beloved husband of the late Arlene (Sullivan) Mulligan. The son of the late Bazil B. Mulligan Sr and Fannie Craig Mulligan, he was also the step-son of the late...
Florence Donohue Fleer
Jan 17, 2020
Florence Donohue Fleer, 97, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on January 17, 2020, at the John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, RI. Florence was born in Great Neck, NY, in 1922 to the late Frederick J. Donohue and Sophia (Miller) Donohue. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Bryson Fleer. She was one of nine children and remembered...
Michael John Lapierre
Jan 17, 2020
Beloved son, brother and friend, Michael John La Pierre, 58, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2020. Michael was born on October 9, 1961, in Jamaica, NY. He was the oldest of three children born to Harry La Pierre and Elizabeth (Betty) La Pierre. He lived and attended school in Long Beach, NY, before moving to...
Albert M. Papineau
Jan 17, 2020
Albert Jim Papineau, 78, of Portsmouth passed away on January 17, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on April 25, 1941, in Newport RI, to the late Albert M. Papineau and the late Irene (Reed) Papineau. Jim grew up in Island Park. He worked for Raytheon, Portsmouth Fire Department and Public Works, Sheraton Islander on...
David Bradford Mower
Jan 16, 2020
David B. Mower, 72, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on January 16, 2020. David was the husband of Joanne (Lindley) Mower. David was born in Lawrence, MA to Robert Mower and Dorothy (Harlow) Mower. He received his associates degree from UMass-Amhurst, where he met and fell in love with his wife, Joanne. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1968 and...
Helen Arruda
Jan 15, 2020
Helen (Styczenski) Arruda, 94, formerly of Paquin Place, Middletown, died on January 15, 2020, at St. Clare Home in Newport. She was the wife of the late John S. Arruda. Born on February 1, 1925, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Styczenski and Carolyn (Ludwin) Styczenski. She and John met in Fall River and...
Louise M. Reynolds
Jan 14, 2020
Louise M. Reynolds, 88, who was born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, and lived her adult married life in Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully in the company of her daughter on the morning of January 14, 2020, at The Courtyard Memory Care Unit at Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence. Louise was born on April 25, 1931 to...
Cathy Yvette Saunders
Jan 13, 2020
Cathy Yvette Saunders, 56, of Newport, Rhode Island died Monday, January 13, 2020. Born in Queens, New York on May 31, 1963 Cathy was the seventh of eight children. She was the daughter of Christina Saunders and the late Joseph Saunders. Cathy graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1981. She later attended Catherine Gibbs School to learn stenography. Cathy lived...
Mary Madeline Dopart
Jan 11, 2020
Mary Madeline (Silveira) Dopart passed away on January 11, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Bristol at the age of 98. She was born on July 28, 1921, in Middletown to the late Manuel D. and Mary Soares Silveira.Mary was married in 1946 to the late Victor R. Dopart Sr. of Fall River, MA until his passing in 1978....
Mary Margaret Clark
Jan 11, 2020
Mary Margaret. Clark, 87, of Stagecoach Rd, Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on January 11, 2020, following a brief illness. Mary was the wife of Lofton E. Lee L.E. Clark who preceded her in death in 2013. Born in Ponchatoula, LA, Mary was the daughter of the late Doris Jeanette (Milton Wells) Fendlason and the late Marcel...
Margaret C. Taylor
Jan 9, 2020
Margaret Cecelia (Payton) Taylor passed away on January 9, 2020, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Peggy, a lifelong Newport resident, was born on July 20, 1940, the daughter of John W. Payton and Margaret Monnie (Gladding) Payton. She is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Charles G. Taylor, and...
Gloria Ann Silvia
Jan 8, 2020
Gloria Ann Silvia, 81, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on January 8, 2020. Gloria was born in Newport, RI, and was the youngest of ten children born to the late Frank M. Silvia and Mary (Medeiros) Silvia. Gloria was educated by Middletown Public Schools. She spent many years caring for her elderly mother. She began The James...
Cecelia Borden
Jan 6, 2020
Cecelia (Pearce) Borden, 105, of Portsmouth passed away on January 6, 2020, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Robert MacCormick and the late Richard Borden.Born on February 12, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Cecelia Crocker Pearce and Richard Benjamin Pearce originally from England. She was the sister of...
Norbert Joseph Armand Labine
Jan 6, 2020
Dr. Norbert Labine, 82, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on January 6, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Norbert was born February 21, 1937, in Woonsocket, RI to the late Maurice Labine and the late Simonne (Rageotte) Labine. Norbert was married to Sarah Shreter-Labine of Tiverton, Rhode Island, for 29 years. Norbert served in the US Air...
William F. Benisch
Jan 5, 2020
William F. Benisch, 85, of Newport, RI and North Palm Beach, FL, passed away on January 5, 2020 at The Waterford Nursing Facility in Juno Beach, FL. William was born on December 9, 1934 in Newport, RI to the late William Maurice Benisch and Millicent A. Rusling Tuttle. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Del Nero) Benisch for...
Ann Dolbashian
Jan 3, 2020
Ann Dolbashian (Towle), 86, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Tockwotton on the Waterfront, East Providence, RI. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Dolbashian. Born in Cranston, RI, she was the daughter of Gwendolyn (Dawley) and Kenneth Towle. Ann was a resident of Portsmouth, RI, from 1947 until she moved to Tockwotton in 2017. A...
Mary Frances Silvia
Jan 2, 2020
Mary Frances (Souza) Silvia, 90, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 2, 2020. Mary was born on April 28, 1929, in Newport, RI to the late Joseph Souza and the late Mary (Barella) Martin.Mary was the wife of the late John P. Silvia. Mary worked as a pastry chef for many years, but is more recognized now for...
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