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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Peter M. Dimarzo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

James W. Martin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...