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Theodore Barboza Amado
Aug 20, 2018
Theodore B. Amado Sr., Papa Ted passed away August 20, 2018 in Portsmouth, RI while surrounded by his wife of 54 years, Lorraine Furtado Amado, his family and his two closest friends of over 50 years Milton (Mickey) and Judy Metzler. Born Theodore Barboza Amado in Newport on December 29, 1930 he was a resident of the 5th Ward for...
Donald W. Jenkins
Aug 19, 2018
Donald DJ W. Jenkins, age 78, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 19, 2018, at Newport Hospital.Donald was born on June 25, 1940, in Newport, RI to the late Charles E. Jenkins and the late Sarah E. (Jenkins) Jenkins.Donald worked as a furniture mover. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, drawing and watching sports, especially his Washington...
Yvette L. (Berard) White
Aug 18, 2018
Yvette L. (Berard) White Yvette passed away in Sisters,OR on August 18, 2018 at the age of 97. She was born in Fall River,MA, daughter of the late Armand and Theodora (LaBrie) Berard. Yvette was the wife of the late John Charles White. John and Yvette raised their family in Tiverton, R.I. She leaves her children Alan M. White (Debbie)...
Russell Eugene Batey
Aug 17, 2018
Portsmouth, RI - Russell E. Batey, 89 of Providence, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at home.He was the husband of Emeline (Sailor) Batey.Born in Nashville, TN, he was the son of the late John E. and Eula (Hudson) Batey.Mr. Batey served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, retiring after 21 years. He...
Donald Richardson Kidd
Aug 17, 2018
Donald R. Kidd, Sr. age 74, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home with family and friends at his side on August 17, 2018. He was the husband of his Honey Ann (Sullivan) Kidd. Born on September 14, 1943, in Fall River, MA, Donald was the son of the late Thomas W. Kidd, Jr. and the late Dorothy (McMann)...
Mary Chatterton Clarke
Aug 16, 2018
Ms. Mary Clarke, age 102, formerly of Newport, passed away on August 16, 2018 at the Royal Middletown Nursing Home. Mary was born in New London, CT to William L.W. Clarke and Bertha (Chatterton) Clarke. She received a Bachelor of Science from Brown University. She also received a Masters Degree in Religious Education from Hartford Seminary. Mary was a Newport...
Merah Pratt Peabody
Aug 16, 2018
Merah Pratt Peabody, age 85, of Middletown, passed away on August 16, 2018, in Providence.Merah was born in Salem, MA, on September 11, 1932, to the late Oliver Pratt and the late Merah (Shrum) Pratt. She was the wife of Restcom E. Peabody, Jr. for 62 years, without a single fight.Merah was a former elementary school teacher, and she and...
Melinda (Lynn) J. Heufelder Ostiguy
Aug 15, 2018
Melinda (Lynn) J. Heufelder Ostiguy of Newport, left this life on Wednesday August 15, 2018 lovingly surrounded by her family and moved on to her next adventure (but would have preferred to stick around a bit longer if she had more of a choice). Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Hickey and grew...
Diana Lynn Seager
Aug 14, 2018
Diana Seager, age 64, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 14, 2018, at RI Hospital in Providence after a battle with cancer. Diana was born on July 11, 1954, in Eureka, CA to the late Henry Bishop and the late Faye (Cunningham) Bishop. Diana worked for many years at Custom House Coffee on Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown. She...
Astrid I. Fowler
Aug 13, 2018
ASTRID I. FOWLER July 19, 1930 - August 13, 2018Astrid Ingeborg Fowler was diagnosed with cancer the day after her 88th birthday.. .She passed away peacefully in her sleep, comforted by family and friends at home while her grandson played guitar to her by her bedside.Astrid served the community for 12 years, making excellent "matches," as the volunteer coordinator of...
Daniel W. Harris Jr
Aug 13, 2018
Daniel W. Harris Jr, 88, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 12, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Daniel was born in Providence, RI on June 17, 1930, to the late Daniel W. Harris Sr. and the late Kathryn (McCrail) Harris.He was the husband of Pauline (St. Denis) Harris for 59 years. He served 23 years in the U.S. Navy...
Horst Roman Buresh
Aug 12, 2018
Horst Roman Buresh, [78], of Providence, passed away at the Elmhurst Rehabilitation Center in Providence on August 12, 2018.Horst was born on May 30, 1940 in Egar in the former Czechoslovakia, to Johann and Maria Buresch.He immigrated to Newport, RI from Germany in 1957 and became a U.S. citizen in 1964.Horst worked for many years at Raytheon in Portsmouth as...
Suzanne Joan Rotelli
Aug 12, 2018
Suzanne Rotelli, 81, of Tiverton, passed away, Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her home.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine (Spetrini) Rotelli.Suzanne taught school for many years in Providence.She leaves her children, Karen M. McMahon, Patrick R. McMahon and Kevin M. McMahon all of Tiverton. Suzanne is also survived by a brother Thomas Rotelli...
Hannah Skye Wertens
Aug 11, 2018
Passing into the next life, certain that the God she put her faith in welcomed her, Hannah Wertens peacefully left this earth on Saturday, August 11th at the age of 15. Born on February 17, 2003. Hannah was the daughter of Deborah Kirchner of Portsmouth. Though Hannahs physical presence is no longer, her influence will remain indefinitely as her boundless...
George Joseph Perry
Aug 11, 2018
George Perry, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 11, 2018 at Newport Hospital.George was born on May 5, 1930 in Middletown, RI to the late Joseph Perry and Emelia Perry.George was married to Esther (Pisarczyk) Perry for 63 years.George was a member of the Middletown Knights of Columbus for over 40 years. He was also a member...
Dorothy Benisch
Aug 10, 2018
Dorothy Dotty Benisch, 83, of Newport, RI and North Palm Beach, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 10, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 13, 1934 in Newport, RI to the late William Del Nero and Marion Preece. She was the wife of William F. Benisch for 65 years.Dotty graduated from Rogers...
William Emmet Beaudry
Aug 10, 2018
William Beaudry Jr., 80, of Prudence Island, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on August 10, 2018.William was born in Providence, RI on February 1, 1938, to the late William and Ethel (Kerr) Beaudry.William is survived by his son Robert Beaudry of Warwick, RI, his brother William Beaudry III and his wife Melissa of Coventry, RI and Michael Beaudry,...
Marlene Cherry
Aug 9, 2018
Marlene (Heath) Cherry, 63, of Fall River, MA passed away peacefully on August 9, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. Marlene was born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1954, to the late Etelka M. Heath and Charles R. Carter. Marlene attended Newport Public Schools and furthered her education in Virginia and Michigan. Though she worked various jobs over her lifetime,...
Stanley Piszcz Jr.
Aug 9, 2018
Stanley Piszcz, Jr. passed away on August 9, 2018, surrounded by family and friends in his home. Stanley was born in Fall River, MA on June 11, 1936. He was married to Bonnie (Siskind) Houle-Piszcz. Stan was an Air Force and Naval Reserve Veteran receiving training in Amarillo and Lackland, Texas. After the Air Force, Stan worked for the US...
Mary Kathleen Coppola
Aug 6, 2018
Mary (Kathy) Coppola, age 57, of East Greenwich Rhode Island, passed away on August 6, 2018, at home surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer.Kathy was born June 18, 1961 in Newport, RI to the late Elbert J. Passman and Mary (Brindle) Passman. Kathy was lovingly married to the late Paul Coppola for 23 years.Kathy was a...
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