Obituaries

Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Margaret Anne Samson

Margaret Anne Samson

Jul 21, 2018

Margaret (Peg) A Samson, 79, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully Saturday, July 21 surrounded by her family at Newport Hospital.She was born to Harold Read and Alice Holden in Providence, RI. She is preceded in death by her sister, Carolyn, first husband James L Hall and second husband Lionel J Samson.She always had a love for camping with friends...

James Michael Alexander

James Michael Alexander

Jul 20, 2018

James Alexander, 62, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on July 20, 2018.Born in Newport, RI James was the son of the late John Alexander and Julia Hair. He was the husband of the late Barbara Alexander for 31 years.Jim was born and lived most of his life in Newport, RI. He enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting....

Lakeisha Moore

Lakeisha Moore

Jul 18, 2018

Lakeisha, was born on January 16, 1976 to Verna (Butler) Moore and Charles Wray in Newport, Rhode Island.She graduated in 1994 from Middletown High School, and she attended URI.Lakeisha loved to attend competitions and games in support of her children in Cheer, Pop Warner football and Newport County Gymnastics. She cherished moments with Teresa, Tone, Sean, Michaela, Shana, Christine, Lisa,...

Irene Marshall

Irene Marshall

Jul 17, 2018

Irene Marshall, 81, of Portsmouth, passed away on July 17, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Irene was born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 27, 1937 to the late Michael Finales and the late Maria Francis Finales. Mrs. Marshall was a very proud and loving Greek Orthodox mother who loved nothing more than taking care of her family and others. She loved...

James Patrick Martin

James Patrick Martin

Jul 16, 2018

James Patrick Martin, 65, of Middletown, RI died Monday, July 16, 2018 at home after a lengthy illness.Born in Newport, March 12, 1953, he was the son of Phyllis M. and the late James P. Martin. James leaves behind five sisters, Mary Martin Fournier and her husband Richard, Elizabeth Ann Martin; Erin Rose Martin, Kerry Patricia Dwyer and her husband...

Rose Kutsaftis

Rose Kutsaftis

Jul 16, 2018

Mrs. Rose Kutsaftis, age 90, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on July 16, 2018 at Newport Hospital after a short illness. Rose was born in Hartford, CT to Michael Kalogianes and Pelagia (Morris) Kalogianes. Rose grew up on Broad Street in Hartford. After graduation from high school she went to work at the Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford and...

Wayne Deascentis

Wayne Deascentis

Jul 15, 2018

Wayne F. DeAscentis, 72 of Middletown, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Wayne fought a courageous 15 month battle against Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. He was the beloved husband of Anne (DeCosta) DeAscentis.Wayne was born on April 8, 1946, in Newport to the late Edward and Natalie (Helgeson) DeAscentis. He was...

Teresa Lupoli Russell

Teresa Lupoli Russell

Jul 13, 2018

Teresa Lupoli Russell, 73, of Prudence Island, R.I. passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, July 13th 2018.Growing up in East Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Nicola Lupoli and Rita Glynn. She was the wife of Thomas Russell for 51 years.Teresa graduated from Fitton Central High, East Boston. Teresa then received Bachelor of Arts...

Melanie L. Annicelli

Melanie L. Annicelli

Jul 13, 2018

Melanie L. Shelton, 59, of Newport, Rhode Island, received her Angel Wings on July 13, 2018 at home in Newport.Melanie was born September 2, 1958 in Washington, DC to the late Shirley (Rabb) Shelton and the late Warner Shelton.To know Melanie was to experience her. Melanie was selfless and loved to help everyone in her family and community. Her smile...

George B. Sullivan

George B. Sullivan

Jul 12, 2018

George Brown Sullivan, 84, of Middletown, died at Rhode Island Hospital on Thursday, July 12, after a brief illness. For 38 years, he was the husband of the late Barbara J. (Lopes) Sullivan, who passed away in 2004. A proud Fifth Warder, George was born in Newport on April 15, 1934 to the late George C. and Margaret Brown Sullivan....

Alma Mae Dempsey

Alma Mae Dempsey

Jul 11, 2018

Alma M. (King) Dempsey, Dempsey, Alma M. (King) of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Walpole, MA passed away peacefully and comfortably surrounded by her family on July 11, 2018. Alma is survived by her husband of 52 years Clinton R. Dempsey. Cherished daughter of Thomas S. King and Alma E. (Blois) King, both deceased. Beloved mother of Carolyn E. Remick of...

Lorraine Passmore

Lorraine Passmore

Jul 11, 2018

Lorraine Passmore, 81, of Newport, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on July 11, 2018. Lorraine was born in Newport, RI to the late Manuel Soares and Mary Barboza. Lorraine was the wife of the late Warren Passmore. Lorraine was a life long resident of Newport. She proudly worked at Newport Bay Hotel for 10 years and...

Paul C. Coppola

Paul C. Coppola

Jul 8, 2018

Paul Coppola, 64, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, passed away on July 8, 2018 at Home and Hospice of Rhode Island in Providence, surrounded by his loving family.Paul was born in Providence, RI on June 15, 1954, to the late John Coppola and the late Doris Coppola. Paul was married to Mary (Passman) Coppola for 23 years.Paul owned and operated...

Robert Whatley

Robert Whatley

Jul 6, 2018

RobertWhatley, 28, of Glen Burnie, Maryland passed away on July 6, 2018.Robert was born on October 25, 1989 in Newport, RI. Robert was raised inNewportand attended Sheffield andCoggeshallSchools when he was young. He also lived overseas for several years with his family, including Idar Oberstein, Kaiserslautern, RamsteinandStuttgart,Germany, as well as Mons, Belgium. He graduated from Green Run High School in...

Paul William Sullivan

Paul William Sullivan

Jul 2, 2018

Paul William Sullivan passed away on July 2, 2018, in Melbourne, Florida after a 4 month battle with cancer. Born and raised in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late William J. and Rose (Pierini) Sullivan.He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Linda (Amaral) Sullivan, his son Brian (Amy) Sullivan of Tiverton and two grandchildren, Gavin...

Robert M Sousa

Robert M Sousa

Jul 2, 2018

Robert Bob Sousa, 64 of Cocoa Beach, FL passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 at home surrounded by family. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he graduated from Portsmouth High in 1971, and Rhode Island College in 1975. After working for Newport Jai Alai, he was an educator for Brevard County Florida School District as a school teacher at Merritt...

Catherine L. Alves

Catherine L. Alves

Jul 1, 2018

Memorial Funeral Home375 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840Catherine L. Alves Catherine (Davis) Alves - Born to Helena L. Davis and Andrew Davis of Portsmouth, RI on November 23, 1923. After high school, Catherine worked at the Torpedo Station, on Goat Island, in Newport until marrying John F. Alves of Middletown in June 1942.Catherine and her husband, John moved to Middletown and...

Dorothy E. Sweet

Dorothy E. Sweet

Jun 29, 2018

Dorothy Sweet, 91, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 29, 2018 at the John Clarke Nursing home in Middletown.Dorothy was born in Newport, RI on December 17, 1926, to George Mathewson and Dorothy (Minkler) Mathewson. Dottie was the wife of the late David Sweet. She was a lifelong Newport resident, and a graduate of Rogers High School. Dottie...

Valerie E. Flynn

Valerie E. Flynn

Jun 27, 2018

Valerie E. Flynn, age 78, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on June 27, 2018 at Newport Hospital.Valerie was born in Cork, Ireland on September 9, 1939 to Wilton Flynn and Carmela Lyons Flynn. She loved her family amp; friends, music, dancing, cooking, animals, the ocean, Ireland (her beloved home) and Newport (her home away from home)--in fewer words, she...

Donald A Mccarthy

Donald A Mccarthy

Jun 27, 2018

Donald Anthony McCarthy, Jr. of Portsmouth passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 27th after a valiant year long struggle with cancer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 19th, 1948, he recently celebrated his 70th birthday surrounded by family and friends. He is the son of the late Donald A McCarthy and Elaine (OShea) McCarthy. He is survived by his wife,...