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Kenneth H. Brockway
May 24, 2019
Ken, age 78 husband, father, friend, philosopher, mentor passed away on May 24, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marilyn, his children, Elizabeth Follansbee, Dana Robert Colarulli and wife Nancy Drane, and Katie Brockway; his grandchildren Ailinn Colarulli and Braeden Colarulli; his brother Clifford Brockway and wife Sue, his sister-in-law Lillian Brockway and brother Lawrence, who...
Patricia A. Walker
May 24, 2019
Patricia A. Walker, 69, formerly of 78 Phelps Road, Middletown, RI, passed away at Newport Hospital on Friday May 24, 2019. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Flovell (Ewing) Walker. Patricia worked for 36 years at both the Veterans administration and the DOD at the Naval Health Clinic in Newport, Rhode Island. She...
Paul Francis Miguel
May 24, 2019
Paul Francis Miguel, 74, of Tiverton, RI, passed away after a short illness on Friday, May 24, 2019 in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. He was the husband of Barbara (Pedro) Miguel. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Antone and Gloria (Doucette) Miguel. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education in 1967 and went...
Ingrid Sonja Kurze
May 20, 2019
Ingrid Sonja Kurze, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2019. She had celebrated her 88th birthday with her family the day before. Ingrid was born in Selb, Bavaria, Germany on May 19th, 1931 to Christof Fischer and Judith Schuldes. Ingrid is survived by her loving husband Kenneth A. Kurze of Middletown, RI; her daughter Barbara Kurze...
Eileen C. Tonne
May 19, 2019
Mrs. Eileen Claire (Grimm) Tonne, 94, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2019 at Sakonnet Bay Manor in Tiverton. She was the wife of Laurence Tonne of Portsmouth. Eileen was born in New York, NY to John Grimm and Agnes (Mangieletto) Grimm. Eileen grew up in New York and worked as a secretary in N.Y.C. until...
Mario Ortiz
May 18, 2019
Mario Ortiz Sr., age 78, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 18, 2019. Mario was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico to Fidel Ortiz and Vincenta Martinez. He moved to NY from Puerto Rico as a teenager and began a career as a singer, singing in clubs at night and driving taxi during the day. He moved to Newport...
Vincent Louis Delross
May 18, 2019
Vincent Louis DelRoss, passed away at the age of 97, peacefully at his home in Middletown, on Saturday morning May 18, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband ofthe late Irene T. (Pasquale) DelRoss. Born in Newport, RI in 1922, he was one of fourteen children born to the late Francis and Mary (Passarelli) DelRoss. At the...
James V. Mello
May 18, 2019
James V. Mello, 75, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on May 18, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family. James was born January 5, 1944, in Fall River, MA to Jesse Mello and Hilda Vierra Mello, was the third of eight children. Jim worked for the Town of Middletown for 38 years. After retiring from the town, he...
Mary Hughes
May 17, 2019
Mary (Peggy) Hourihan Hughes, 82, died peacefully on May 17, 2019, surrounded by her family after a brief illness due to complications from Alzheimers. Born in North Lawrence, New York, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Anne Hourihan. She was the wife of William (Bill) Hughes to whom she was married for 59 years. Peggy graduated from...
Carol Foley
May 16, 2019
Carol A. (Cobb) Foley, 78, of Tiverton passed away, May 16, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Foley Jr. Born July 11, 1940 in Taunton, MA, she was the daughter of Carlton E. and Mary Cobb. She was a lifelong resident of Tiverton, RI. Carol worked at the Naval Underwater Systems Center in Newport, Rhode Island for over...
Elizabeth W. Lichtenberg
May 15, 2019
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Lichtenberg, age 94, of Brooklyn, New York, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in New York. Elizabeth (aka Betsy) was born to Howard Wright and Priscilla (Hovey) Wright. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Lichtenberg. Betsy grew up in Braintree MA, and attended Wheaton College where she majored in English. She later taught...
Elizabeth Kenyon
May 14, 2019
Elizabeth Kenyon, age 80, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 14, 2019. Elizabeth was born in Newport, RI to John Anthony and Ruth Ruggles. Elizabeth is survived by her children; Steven Kenyon, of Newport, RI and Joyce-ann Michaels and her husband Robert, of Newport, RI. She is also survived by her brother John Anthony and his wife Donna...
Paul E. Mayer
May 11, 2019
Paul Mayer, age 57, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on May 11, 2019. Paul was born in Indianapolis, IN to Emily (Fish) Mayer of Middletown and the late Harold Mayer. Paul was the husband of Tracey Mayer of Portsmouth for the last 28 years. Paul grew up in Tiverton and lived all of his life on...
Patricia Ann Brigham
May 11, 2019
Patricia Ann (Fitzgerald) Brigham, age 81. Died unexpectedly at Newport Hospital on Saturday, May 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving and devoted family. She was born in Fall River, MA, but lived in Tiverton, RI for over 40 years. Daughter of the late Sarah McDonald and George Fitzgerald. She was married to the late Lawrence Brigham. She leaves behind her...
Joan Marie Gilleran
May 10, 2019
Joan Marie Gilleran passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 10, 2019Born Joan Marie Valacer on July 31, 1923 at St Josephs Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, Joan grew up in Millville. She married her high school sweetheart, Lawrence Francis Gilleran, on April 28, 1945. The loving couple was blessed with a son, Sean Thomas Gilleran, on August...
B. Mitchell Simpson, Iii
May 9, 2019
B. Mitchell Tony Simpson III, of Newport, R.I., passed away peacefully on May 9, 2019 at Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge, MA after complications from surgery. Tony was happily married to Wilma M. Simpson for 51 years. Tony was born in Philadelphia, PA, to Marshall (Hall) Simpson and B. Mitchell Simpson II. He graduated with Honors from Colgate University with a...
Carol Anne Grosskurth
May 6, 2019
Carol A. (Chamblee) Grosskurth, 91, formerly of Portsmouth, passed away on May 6, 2019 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Kuno N. Grosskurth, Jr.Born in Raleigh, NC, she was the daughter of the late Travis and Muriel (Stephenson) Chamblee.Carol was a member of the Portsmouth United Methodist Church. She served as the...
Heidi C. Lapham
May 6, 2019
Heidi C. Lapham, 54, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 6, 2019 at her home.Heidi was born in Germany to William Owens and F. Darien (Jacobsen) Lennox. She was raised in South Windsor, CT and graduated from Babson College with a Bachelors in Business and Marketing. For several years she worked as a project manager at Old Stone...
Eileen M. Grev
May 5, 2019
Eileen M. Grev, born April 11, 1932, a lifetime resident of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at the Arbors in Bedford, NH, on May 5, 2019 surrounded by family after a long illness. Eileen is proceeded in death by her husband Stuart Grev and her daughter Patricia Ferrell. She is survived by her daughter Claudia Sharon and her husband Cliff...
Irene Marie Heslin
May 5, 2019
Irene (Lavigne) Heslin of Tiverton, RI passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the age of 95. She resided at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay in Tiverton with her husband Brendan. They had recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. Irene was born in Rumford, Maine; she was the oldest daughter of Romeo and Marie (Bouchard) Lavigne. Along with her husband, Irene...
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