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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...
Sally Cort
Sep 21, 2019
Sally Cort, age 76, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home on September 21, 2019. Sally was born in Clinton, MA to Kenneth and Violet Cort. She lived for many years in Auburn MA, then North Grafton, MA and over the past 4 years in Portsmouth, RI near her son. Sally loved to read, cook, and be with her...
Wayne T. Perry
Sep 21, 2019
Wayne T. Perry, age 96, passed away peacefully at Saint Elizabeth Manor, Bristol, RI on September 21, 2019 with his wife Sue and family by his side. Wayne was born and grew up on a farm in Udall, MO. He was the oldest of four children born to Thurlo and Lucy Perry. After graduating from high school, he moved to...
James F. Deffet
Sep 21, 2019
James F. Deffet, 88, of Platte City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the home of his son James with all of his children present. James (Jim) was preceded in death by his beloved wife Marie E. (Healey) Deffet. Born in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Peter and Viola (Schell) Deffet. He...
Richard Polk Barker
Sep 20, 2019
Richard Dick Barker, 82, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019, in Newport, RI. Born in Providence, RI, Richard was the son of Harold S. Barker of Newport, RI and Helen Polk (descendant of founding colonists John Coggeshall and President James Polk).Richard leaves his wife of 56 years, Ruth Sylla Barker of Middletown, RI, his son Michael Sherman Barker of...
Curtis Lanier Rymer
Sep 18, 2019
Curtis Rymer, age 75, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on September 18, 2019, at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by his immediate family. Curtis was born, April 7, 1944, in Akron, OH to Laymon Rymer and Betty (Mae) Rymer, and was the youngest of seven children. Curtis leaves behind his wife Elaine Rymer, his daughter Pamela Demarco and his son...
Robert Evan Swift
Sep 16, 2019
Robert E. Swift, age 86, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on September 16, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born February 1, 1933 to Evan Swift and Mary (Ascroft) Swift.Robert was married to the love of his life, the late Constance Gendreau for 45 years until her passing in 1999.Robert graduated from De La Salle in 1950,...
Robert Michael Kilmer
Sep 12, 2019
Mr. Robert Kilmer, 68, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on September 12, 2019, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.Robert was born May 17, 1951, in Newport, RI to Victor Kilmer and Margaret (Devine) Kilmer.Robert enjoyed NASCAR, The New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. He had a great interest in local high school football. In his early years,...
Evelyn M. Groves
Sep 11, 2019
Evelyn Hunter (Mahoney) Groves, age 78, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on September 11, 2019. She was the wife of the late Louis R. Groves. Evelyn was born in Newport, RI to Patrick Mahoney and Helen (Axiotes) Mahoney. A graduate of Rogers High School, Evelyn excelled at basketball and was a member of a local womens travel team. Over...
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