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James W. Martin
Mar 10, 2019
Capt. James W. Martin, USN, Ret. 93, of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 in the St. Clare Home, Newport. He was the husband of Lois (Renahan) Martin. Born in Lowell, MA, he was the son of the late James and Gertrude (Holden) Martin. Captain Martin attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and received his...
David Raymond Fisher
Mar 9, 2019
David Raymond Fisher, 57, was reunited with his parents and grandparents having passed on March 9th at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his sisters and brother. David was the son of the late Albert H. Fisher and the late Dolores A. Dorato Fisher of Newport. A native of Newport, he was a graduate of Rogers High Schools class of 1980...
Alana M. Lesinski
Mar 8, 2019
Alana Lesinski, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on March 8, 2019. Alana was born February 4, 1938 in Hartford, CT to Michael and Alice Lewandos. Alana was married to Leon C. Lesinski for 60 years. Alana was passionate in her faith and a longtime volunteer at St Barnabas and St Timothy Churches. She is a graduate of Dean...
Lorraine Macgowan
Mar 8, 2019
By all who knew her, Lorrie, was a tour de force with exceptional joie de vivre! Her mother was from Paris and Lorrie always treasured her French family heritage. Being raised in Waterville, Maine during the Great Depression helped forge her determination to succeed. Exceling in secretarial skills, she was one of Henry Kaisers personal secretaries in Oakland, California when...
Tyler G. Quintal-Mendonsa
Mar 6, 2019
Tyler G. Quintal-Mendonsa, 21, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Richard and Jocelyn (Quintal) Mendonsa of Portsmouth. In addition to his parents, Tyler leaves his brother Logan Mendonsa of Portsmouth, his grandmother Corinne Quintal of Somerset, MA, his grandparents Ronald and Kathy Mendonsa, of Florida his great-grandmother Rita...
David A. Paschoal
Feb 28, 2019
David A. Paschoal, 59 of Middletown, passed away February 28, 2019 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Newport, he was the son of Margaret (Dennis) Special of Leesburg, FL and the late Francis G. Paschoal. David worked for many years for the St. Gobain Company in Bristol as a machine operator. He was a 1978 graduate of Rogers...
Constance Elizabeth Silvia
Feb 28, 2019
Mrs. Constance E. (Gonsalves) Silvia, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on February 28, 2019 at Warren Skilled Nursing Home. Constance was born in Newport, RI to Manuel and Bella Gonsalves. She was the wife of the late William Silvia Sr. She lived for many years on Water Street in Portsmouth where she raised her family. She is survived by...
Lorraine M. Del Piano
Feb 27, 2019
Lorraine (Dowty) Del Piano, age 88, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2019 surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born in Fall River, MA to Arthur Bouchard and Doris (Riendeau) Bouchard of Taunton, MA. Lorraine was the wife of the late Samuel Del Piano of Bristol, RI and resided there for many years. She was preceded in...
Dolores N. Mcgreavy
Feb 26, 2019
Dolores N. Dede (Falvey) McGreavy, 97, of Tiverton, RI, passed away peacefully at St. Annes Hospital on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late John A. McGreavy. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Norah (Leary) Falvey. Dolores leaves her children Susan McGreavy and her husband John F. Pimental of...
Violet Caroline Rockwood
Feb 25, 2019
Violet Rockwood, 103, of Middletown, RI, passed away at home on Monday, February 25, 2019 surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Frederick Rockwood. Born in County Cork, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late William and Caroline (Cooper) Walker in 1916. Her family traces its genealogy back to the Cromwellian era in the 17th century....
Robert Mattson
Feb 25, 2019
Robert Mattson, 70, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at home unexpectedly on February 25, 2019. Born in Providence, Bob was the loving son of Theresa (LaChance) Mattson and the late Kenneth Mattson. Bob is survived by his wife, Virginia Mattson, and his children; Jennifer Bousquet and her husband Robert of East Greenwich, Hillary Mattson of Warwick, Brent Mattson and...
Manuel Raposa
Feb 25, 2019
Manuel Rappie Raposa passed away peacefully at home on February 25 with his loving family by his side.Manuel was born on February 22, 1923 in Fall River, MA to Miguel and Alpeta Rapoza. Rappie enlisted in the Army on December 7, 1942 and served in WWII as a 2nd class gunner in the 83rd Replacement Battalion. He was the recipient...
Elizabeth Madalina
Feb 23, 2019
Miss Elizabeth Lizzy Madalina, 86, of Jepson Lane, Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 23, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends. Elizabeth was born in Providence, RI and was a long time resident of Middletown, where she had many close friends. Lizzy loved to go out to dinner and experienced a vast array of restaurants. Lizzy was...
Ernest L Briggs
Feb 22, 2019
Ernest Leon Briggs, a Portsmouth native, born July 23, 1927, passed away on February 22, 2019 in Newport, RI at the age of 91. Born to Mervin and Marguerite (Holman) Briggs, the youngest of four children. Barbara, Barclay, Fredrick, and Ernest were raised on the family farm, Fairholm Dairy. After a brief stint in the Army he returned to Portsmouth...
Veronica Theresa Maher
Feb 22, 2019
Veronica Theresa Maher, 77, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2019 at Newport Hospital. Veronica was born in Queens, New York to Joseph Hart and Winifred (Durkin) Hart. She was raised in Valley Stream, New York on Long Island. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, New York and received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from...
Sylvin O. Mottley
Feb 21, 2019
Sylvin Oscar Mottley, 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 21, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.Sylvin was born November 4, 1934, in Bridgetown, Barbados. He was the son of the late Brutus Mottley.Sylvin was the husband of the late Joyce(Miller) Mottley.Mr. Mottley worked for over 20 years at the former Sheraton Islander Hotel as a cook...
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...
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