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Olga Vitello
Jun 10, 2019
Olga (Zadrozny) Vitello, 85, of Provincetown, MA, and Newport, RI passed away at home on June 10, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Vitello. Following Bobs career in hospital administration, the family moved from Minneapolis to Rochester, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Jackson Heights Queens before settling in East Greenwich RI. Born in Quincy,...
Laurence George Tonne
Jun 9, 2019
Laurence Tonne Jr., 100, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family. Laurence was born April 28, 1919, in New York, NY to Laurence G. Tonne and Gladys May Jeese. Laurence was married to the love of his life, the late Eileen (Grimm) Tonne for 72 years. Laurence served in...
Sheila Anne Sconyers
Jun 8, 2019
Sheila Anne Sconyers, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Rhode Island Ave, Newport, passed away on June 8, 2019. Sheila was born in Newport, RI to Joseph and Ivy (Eastwood) ONeill, and was the wife of the late Gardner Cy Sconyers, Jr.Sheila and Cy raised their children in their Rhode Island Avenue home for 55 years. She was a true...
Philip Oliveira
Jun 5, 2019
Philip Oliveira, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on June 5, 2019.Philip was born in Dighton, MA, on October 31, 1937, to the late Philip Oliveira and the late Lillian (Heroux) Oliveira.He is survived by his children, Philip Oliveira of Middletown, Dominic Oliveira of Newport, and Cassandra Towson of Apex, NC, his siblings, John Oliveira of Tiverton and Isabella...
Gabriel Thomas Littlefield
Jun 5, 2019
Gabriel T. Littlefield, 10, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on June 5th 2019. Gabe was born in Newport, RI to Michael Littlefield and S. Michelle (Levesque) Littlefield of Portsmouth. Gabe enjoyed playing with Nerf guns and making TikTok videos, but his passion was Legos. Gabes Lego creations were amazing and showed his limitless imagination and creativity. Not to be...
Kathleen Arnold
Jun 5, 2019
Mrs. Kathleen Arnold, age 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on June 5, 2019. Kathleen was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on October 29, 1943. She was the daughter of Joseph P. Watterson, Catherine Kay (Bradley) Watterson Kane and Bernard J. Kane. Kathleen married Michael H. Arnold in Newport, Rhode Island at Saint Josephs Church. Kathleen is survived by...
Susan Melvin
Jun 4, 2019
Tiverton, R.I. Susan M. Melvin, 71, died Tuesday, June 04, 2019, with her family by her side in Charlton Memorial Hospital. Susan was born June 07, 1947, in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hilda Peters. Susan was happily married for 39 years to Ronald Melvin. Susan worked as an office manager, bookkeeper, machinist supervisor and treasurer of Dadson Estates. She...
John Richard Little
Jun 3, 2019
John R. Jack Little, 86, of Portsmouth passed away on June 3, 2019, in Middletown. Jack was born on October 13, 1932, in Berkley, MA, to the late Howard L. Little and the late Leota (Wingate) Little. He was the longtime husband of the late Gloria (Faerber) Little. Jack proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. He...
Ralph T Lewis
Jun 1, 2019
Mr. Ralph T. Lewis, Jr., 92, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 1, 2019; he passed away at the Charlton Memorial Hospital, in Fall River, MA. Ralph was born on October 3, 1926, in Warwick, RI to Ralph T. Lewis, Sr. and Justine (Stoettler) Lewis. Ralph is survived by his devoted and...
Dr. Evangelos H. Giannopoulos
May 31, 2019
Dr. Evangelos AngeloH. Giannopoulos, age 59, of Exeter, Rhode Island, passed away on May 31, 2019 at home after a 7 year long battle with cancer. Angelo was born in the village of Haravgi, Pogoniou, in Epirus, Greece to Hristos Giannopoulos and Parthenia (Goumenos) Giannopoulos. Evangelos was the husband of Sandy (Xanthoula) Giannopoulos for 27 years, and a loving father...
Virginia Russo
May 29, 2019
Virginia Russo, 80, of Cumberland passed away in her sleep on May 29, 2019 at Bear Creek Senior Living Community in West Windsor, NJ. Ginny was born Virginia Louise Sherman to Edna Holt Sherman and Alton Parker Sherman, Jr. in Newport, Rhode Island, just weeks before the 1938 hurricane. She is predeceased by her husband Pietro Russo and her brother...
Russell J. Craig
May 28, 2019
Russell J Craig, Sr., 101, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on May 28, 2019, in Middletown. Russell was born on February 6, 1918, in Carmel, ME, to the late Grover Cleveland Craig and the late Florence (Cheney) Craig. Russell was the husband of the late Edna (Silvia) Craig. Mr. Craig proudly served in the US army during WWII serving in...
Kyle Lewis Maloney
May 28, 2019
Kyle Lewis Maloney, age 29, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 28, 2019 at home surrounded by family. Kyle was born in Newport, RI to Peter Earley and Kim (Maloney) Earley. He graduated from Rogers High School in 2009 and participated in the Maher Workshop from 2009-2015. Kyle loved watching WWE, listening to Michael Jackson, rap and RB....
Ralph Rahn
May 27, 2019
Ralph Rahn, age 74, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2019, at the John Clarke Nursing Home in Middletown, RI surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born in Milwaukee, WI to Peter Henry Rahn and Irene Pearl (Brown) Rahn. Ralph was married to Marilyn Ann (Peckham) Rahn for 44 years Ralph is survived by his...
Pauline O'Donnell
May 26, 2019
Pauline ODonnell, age 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Middletown, RI. She was born in New York City, NY to Vito DeMarco and Rosalina (LoZito) DeMarco. A graduate of Cathedral High School in New York City, Pauline worked prior to raising her two daughters in Bronx, NY. In 2008, she moved to Rhode Island to be closer...
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...
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