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James "Jim" Gilletti
Mar 27, 2019
James Jim Gilletti, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on March 27, 2019, after a two years-long battle with cancer, with his wife by his side. He was 70 years old. Jim was born on June 20, 1948 in Walsenburg, Colorado, to Pete and Violet Gilletti. He was raised on his familys farm in Aguilar, Colorado. Jim graduated...
Albert Paul Ginchereau
Mar 23, 2019
Albert Ginchereau, 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on March 23, 2019, at home with his wife by his side.Albert was born December 4, 1943, in Jamaica Plains, NY to Albert Ginchereau Sr. and Catherine (Boylan) Ginchereau. He was the husband of Jean (Velleca) Ginchereau for 51 years Albert graduated from the University of Las Vegas with a Bachelors...
Anthony V. Raffa
Mar 22, 2019
Anthony V. Raffa, 79, of Newport, RI, passed away on March 22, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by loved ones and Gods light.Born in the Italian-controlled city of Tripoli, Libya to Lillian (Maggio) Raffa of Newport and the late Sebastian Raffa, Tony was married to wife Maria (Esposito) Raffa for 50 years.Raised in Syracuse, Sicily, Tony moved to Rhode...
Mary Silvia
Mar 22, 2019
Mary Silvia, 74, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on March 22, 2019, at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Mary was born November 12, 1944, in Newport, RI to Francis Kelly and Edith (Goddard) Kelly. Mary enjoyed gardening and knitting, and spending as much time with Justin, as she could. She was an avid reader, she loved Romance novels...
Barry D. Lorenzini
Mar 22, 2019
Barry D. Lorenzini, 72, of Wakefield, RI, passed away on March 22, 2019 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol. Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph and Katherine (Perkins) Lorenzini. Barry served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, retiring in 1987 after 22 years of service. He leaves his daughter Ylenia Lorenzini of Albuquerque,...
Karen F Kazin
Mar 20, 2019
Karen Francis Kazin of Portsmouth, RI died peacefully in Middletown on Wednesday March 20th after a long courageous battle with a degenerative disease. Born in Newport, RI to the late Genevieve and Frank Kazin, Karen graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1975. She went on to study nursing at URI, receiving her BS in 1979. Karen started her career as...
Jack Cambra
Mar 20, 2019
Jack Cambra Jr. age 91, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on March 20, 2019 at Newport Hospital.Jack was born in Portsmouth, RI to Joaquin and Margaret Combra. Jack married Beatrice Borges and they have been married for 68 years.Jack was a veteran of the US Army during WWII, and served in the Army Corps of Engineers as a bridge...
Ronald L. Molleur
Mar 20, 2019
Mr. Ronald L. Molleur, age 82, of Portsmouth, RI and Webster MA, passed away on March 20, 2019 at his daughters home in Webster, MA with his family by his side. He battled many months of illness and heart disease. His laugh and sense of humor, fun loving and sweet personality brightened many lives and will be deeply missed by...
Ingrid Campanella
Mar 18, 2019
Ingrid Knuth Campanella passed away peacefully on March 18, 2019 in Blenheim-Newport in Middletown, RI at the age of 91. She was preceded in death by her eldest daughter, Karen Ann, and husband, Samuel Salvatore. Born November 17, 1927 in Berlin, Germany to Wally Knuth and Fritz Hartmann, Ingrid grew up in Berlin and worked as a secretary and translator....
Joann Marie Johnson
Mar 17, 2019
JoAnn Johnson, 63, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on March 17, 2019 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Gary Johnson. Born in Norwich, Connecticut she was the daughter of the late Ross and Ann (Jenkins) Johnson. JoAnn attended Middletown High School and was a graduate of the Sawyer School. She had worked at Bishops 4th Street diner,...
Robert Leonard Tingley
Mar 17, 2019
Robert L. Tingley, 72, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on March 17, 2019, at Miriam Hospital in Providence.Bob was born on July 30, 1946, in Newport, RI to the late John Tingley and the late Mary (Riley) Tingley. He was the estranged husband of Elizabeth (Richardson) Tingley.Bob worked in various jobs in his youth. In 1964-67 He was the...
Kyrill V. Korolenko
Mar 16, 2019
Kyrill V. Korolenko (May 12, 1932, to March 16, 2019), a veteran of the Korean war, was born in Kharkov, Russia. He arrived in the United States in 1949 and was the son of Vladimir G. and Nina V. Korolenko. He leaves behind a wife, Svetlana (' Lana') Wagel Korolenko, wed on June 6, 1958, two children, Alexandra and George,...
John Michael Nasser
Mar 16, 2019
John Nasser, 70, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Philip Hulitar Hope Hospice and Palliative Care.He was the husband of Jo-Anne (Yates) Nasser.Born in Newport, he was the son of the late John Mickey, Mr. Mick, Grumps Nasser and Catherine (Riegel) Nasser.Besides his wife of 47 years, he leaves his son, Shane Nasser of...
Peter M. Dimarzo
Mar 14, 2019
Newport, RI Peter M. DiMarzo, of Middletown, died on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, on October 2, 1956, he is the son of the late Stephen and Nancy (Flint) DiMarzo. He grew up in Newport and worked at the Newport Public Works Department and Water Department over a 30 year career. Outside of work, Peter...
Richard G Corey
Mar 14, 2019
Richard G. Corey, age 74, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on March 14, 2019. Richard was born in Newport, RI to Manuel Corey and Margaret (Powers) Corey. He spent his entire career as a self-employed landscaper and took great pride in caring for his customers property. Rick was supportive of elderly friends volunteering his time and services whenever possible....
Alicia Mary Correia
Mar 13, 2019
Alicia Mary Cheeks Correia, 32, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on March 13, 2019 in Providence, RI. Alicia was born May 18, 1986 in Newport, RI. She graduated from Portsmouth High School in 2004, and Bristol Community College in Fall River. Alicia is survived by her mother, Betsy Medeiros and her step-father Marc Brownell. She is also survived by...
Rita H. Sisson
Mar 12, 2019
Rita Sisson, 95, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Prescott Sisson. The youngest eleven children, Rita was born in Fall River to Joseph and Cordelia Doucet. She leaves her children, Roger Sisson (Judy) of Pawtucket, Nancy Winning of Tiverton, Paul Sisson (Maria)...
Richard D. Turner
Mar 12, 2019
Richard D. Turner, age 82, of North Brookfield, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on March 12, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Richard was born in East Providence, RI, on February 22, 1937, to the late Joshua Turner and the late Adeline (Nunes) Turner. He was the husband of Patricia Gail (DeMoranville)Turner, and was formerly married for...
Andrew Wayne Awe
Mar 11, 2019
Andrew Wayne Awe 32 years old of Fall River, Massachusetts passed away unexpectedly March 11, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Andrew was born in Middletown, RI, where he grew up with family and many friends. He was loving, caring, had a huge heart and always had a smile on his face. He is the son of Carson Awe and the...
Mildred M Gustafson
Mar 11, 2019
Mildred (Mahoney) Gustafson, 96 of Middletown, formerly of Sherman Street in Newport, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 in the Royal Middletown Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Carl Gustafson.Born in Wrentham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Lucy (Deschamps) Mahoney.Mildred was a graduate of Woonsocket High School and worked as a candy...
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