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Ronald R Turgeon
Feb 21, 2019
Ronald Ralph Turgeon, 82, a longtime Newport resident, died February 21 following a long illness. Ron was born in Concord, NH, on October 12, 1936, the son of Lawrence and Grace (Morgan) Turgeon. He attended Keene State College and Dartmouth College and served in the US Army. An Eagle Scout, he remained active in scouting activities as an adult and...
Barbara F. Hower
Feb 20, 2019
Barbara Fitzsimmons Hower was born February 5, 1932 in Newport, RI and died on February 20, 2019 at the Grand Islander Long Term Care Center after a lengthy period of Alzheimers. Barbara was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Phelan) Fitzsimmons of Newport.She leaves behind her husband of 62 years, Condit Hower, a daughter Sarah Lyne Hower (spouse...
Peter Daniel Reed
Feb 20, 2019
Peter Daniel Reed, 72, of Portsmouth, passed away on February 20, 2019, at home surrounded by family after a four year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).Peter was born on October 30, 1946, in Newport, RI, to the late Edward Reed and the late Mary (McCarthy) Reed. Peter was the husband of Pamela (Monk) Kopplin and the former husband of...
Fel Vergara
Feb 20, 2019
Mr. Fel Vergara, age 96, formerly of Young Drive in Portsmouth, passed away on February 20, 2019, in Middletown surrounded by his children.Fel was born on December 30, 1922, in the Philippines, one of nine children, to the late Gregorio Vergara and the late Severa (Villarasa) Vergara. Fel was the husband of the late Ruth Ann (Condry) Vergara.Fel served honorably...
Elizabeth Mary Ferreira
Feb 20, 2019
Elizabeth Mary (Kelly) Ferreira, 90, of Portsmouth, RI, died on February 20, 2019 in Middletown surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William Ferreira. Born in Newport, RI on Aug. 24, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Mary-Ann (McGuinness) Kelly. She is survived by her sons William P. Ferreira of...
Marybeth Senger
Feb 19, 2019
Marybeth Senger, age 71, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019.Marybeth was born in Hamilton, OH to Joseph Senger and Mary Senger.For over 40 years , Marybeth was a tireless and steadfast advocate for her clients and a supportive mentor to her colleagues. Marybeth graduated from Nursing School as a Registered Nurse, and went to night school...
Doris A. Cole
Feb 19, 2019
Doris Cole, 91, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019.Doris was born on December 30, 1927, in Scituate, RI, to the late Frederick Austin and the late Grace (Atwood) Austin. Doris was married to the late Harold Cole, Jr., for 66 years.Doris worked at Quonset Point during WWII and later as a home health aide. She served...
Arthur W. Chaplin Jr.
Feb 19, 2019
Arthur W. Chip Chaplin Jr., 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019, at home in Portsmouth, surrounded by his loving family.Chip was born on June 27, 1928, in Newport, RI, to the late Arthur W. Chaplin, Sr. and the late Florence (Luther) Chaplin. He was the husband of the late Dolores S. (Washburn) Chaplin for 67...
Katherine Milliken
Feb 19, 2019
Katherine Milliken, 68, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. Katherine was born July 15, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA to Raymond Anderson and Mary Anderson. Katherine was married to John Alec Milliken of Middletown, Rhode Island for 33 years. Katherine worked for VNS/Home Hospice for over 30 years, and was...
Martin F. Medeiros
Feb 16, 2019
Martin Francis Medeiros known to family and friends as Marty passed away on February 16, 2019 at Newport Hospital at the age of 91. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 66 years Mary Santos Medeiros. He is survived by his children, Katharine M. Medeiros RRT, Grace A. Medeiros, M.D., Mary E. Medeiros, Ph.D., Martin F. Medeiros II, Esq.,...
Carolyn Louise Lageman
Feb 16, 2019
Carolyn Lageman, 69, of Middletown, RI, passed away on February 16th after a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was born to William and Dorothy Joynt on July 7th, 1949 in Newport, RI. Carolyn graduated from Middletown High School in 1967, received a BA in Mathematics from Regis College in 1971 and later an MBA from Pace University. She started...
Douglas Michael Owens
Feb 14, 2019
Douglas Michael Owens, Sr.,67, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 14, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Douglas was born on November 3, 1951, in Newport, RI, to the late Robert Owens and the late Ruth (Evans) Owens. He was the husband of Deborah A. (Bryant) Owens for 48 years. Douglas received his Associates Degree in...
Paul A. Winthrop
Feb 11, 2019
Paul A. Winthrop, 70, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on February 11, 2019. Paul was born in Newport, RI to the late Frank Winthrop and Dorothy (Cawley) Winthrop. Paul was married to Loraine (Silvia) Winthrop for 44 years. After graduating from Rogers High School in 1966, Paul was drafted into the US Army and served in Vietnam from 1968-1970...
Donald Sleeper
Feb 10, 2019
Donald Sleeper, 60, of Middletown, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Waterview Villa in East Providence. He was the husband of Katherine (King) Sleeper. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Frederick and Theresa (Broder) Sleeper. Besides his wife Katherine, he leaves his children Faith Sleeper of Middletown and Patrick Sleeper (Crissy) of Providence. He is...
Forest B Golden
Feb 9, 2019
Forest Golden, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on February 9, 2019.Forest was born October 24, 1937 in Boston, MA, and was raised by his foster parent, Elmira York. Forest graduated from Bellingham HS in Bellingham, MA and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University in Electrical...
Cheryl Ann Antone
Feb 8, 2019
Cheryl Ann (Lyons) Antone, 60, of Middletown passed away on February 8, 2019, at RI Hospital in Providence.Cheryl was born on December 19, 1958, in Norfolk, VA, to the late Billie Lyons and the late Annie (Williams) Lyons. She was the wife of Edward Antone of Portsmouth.Cheryl worked as a CNA for many years. She loved her work and the...
Anna Eugenia Gorton
Feb 8, 2019
Anna Eugenia Gorton, 96, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 8, 2019 at home, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Anna was born on December 21, 1922 in Fall River, MA to the late Joseph Sullivan and Elizabeth (Harrington) Sullivan. Anna married Vernon L. Gorton Sr. in 1948, and they enjoyed 62 years of marriage until...
Pierrette Comtois Dumenco
Feb 7, 2019
Pierrette Comtois Dumenco, 90, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died on February 7, 2019 at home with her family at her side after a brief but intense illness. Pierrette was born in Saint-Barthlemy in the province of Quebec in Canada on August 22, 1928 and worked as an administrative associate at the Montreal Botanical Garden before marriage. She and her husband...
Edith Mary Koconis
Feb 7, 2019
Edith Koconis of Middletown, Rhode Island passed away peacefully late Thursday night, February 7th, 2019. She was born in Providence to her English immigrant parents Ernest W. Huntley and Lelia Hosier on New Years Day, 1930 and while she travelled broadly throughout her life, she always called Rhode Island home. Edith grew up in Providence near Smith Street and Mount...
Paul Northrup
Feb 6, 2019
Paul B. Northrup, 76 of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away February 6, 2019 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Charlene A. (Weaver) Northrup. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Bernard H. Northrup and the late Mary G. (Lynch) Northrup. He was a direct descendant of Joseph Northrup who landed...
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