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Pierrette Comtois Dumenco
Feb 7, 2019
Pierrette Comtois Dumenco, 90, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died on February 7, 2019 at home with her family at her side after a brief but intense illness. Pierrette was born in Saint-Barthlemy in the province of Quebec in Canada on August 22, 1928 and worked as an administrative associate at the Montreal Botanical Garden before marriage. She and her husband...
Edith Mary Koconis
Feb 7, 2019
Edith Koconis of Middletown, Rhode Island passed away peacefully late Thursday night, February 7th, 2019. She was born in Providence to her English immigrant parents Ernest W. Huntley and Lelia Hosier on New Years Day, 1930 and while she travelled broadly throughout her life, she always called Rhode Island home. Edith grew up in Providence near Smith Street and Mount...
Paul Northrup
Feb 6, 2019
Paul B. Northrup, 76 of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away February 6, 2019 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Charlene A. (Weaver) Northrup. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Bernard H. Northrup and the late Mary G. (Lynch) Northrup. He was a direct descendant of Joseph Northrup who landed...
Richard W. Gurka
Feb 6, 2019
Richard W. Gurka, 70, of Bristol, passed away, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Walter P. and June D. (Allard) Gurka. Richard served our country during the Vietnam War and was a New England Sports Fan. He leaves his sister, Nancy J. Jacob of Slatersville as well as...
Emily S. Leonelli
Feb 4, 2019
Emily S. (Roselli) Leonelli, 94 passed away peacefully , Monday, February 4, 2019. Born in East Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie (Antonelli) Roselli. She was the wife of 55 years of the late William F. Leonelli. She was a long-term resident of Warwick, RI. A graduate of East Providence High School and the Pawtucket...
Claire Ann Bowe
Feb 4, 2019
Claire Ann Bowe, age 86, of Warwick, RI, passed away on February 4, 2019, in Providence.Claire was born on October 23, 1932, in Providence, RI, to the late James B. Bowe and Armosa (Clementine) Bowe.She worked as an administrative assistant for an insurance company for many years.Claire is survived by her sister Catherine Plamondon of Bristol, RI, brother-in-law Charles McLeish,...
Margaret Catherine Henley
Feb 2, 2019
Margaret "Mimi" (Ricci) Henley, age 52, of Stonington, Connecticut, passed away on February 2, 2019 from injuries suffered in a fall at her home.Mimi was the daughter of Anthony and Karen Ricci of Portsmouth. She was a 1984 graduate of Portsmouth High School. After graduating from college, she taught school for several years in both New York and Connecticut.In addition...
Richard A. Mulherin
Feb 2, 2019
Richard A. Mulherin, 73, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport with his loving daughter by his side Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Elwyne and Edith (Robinson) Mulherin. Mr. Mulherin worked for Raytheon as a master electrician for 41 years. He loved going...
William L. Rose
Jan 31, 2019
Mr. William Rose, 71, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 31, 2019 after a short illness. Billy was born in Newport, RI to Nathaniel Rose and Doris Greene and worked for several years as a young man at the Boys and Girls Club of Newport, along with several of his siblings. He began to explore the world and...
William J Harrington
Jan 29, 2019
William J. Harrington, 68, a longtime resident of Glendale AZ, passed away on January 29, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ. He was the son of the late Atty. John J. Harrington and the late Mary A. Harrington of Portsmouth RI. A 1968 graduate of Portsmouth High School, Bill received a BA from Boston University and a Master of Arts degree from...
Mary Ann Sullivan
Jan 29, 2019
Mary Ann (Larkin) Sullivan, 82 of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Mary Ann was born on April 3, 1936 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of the late Edward T. Larkin and Evelyn (Conwell) Larkin, and wife of the late James J. Sullivan. Mary Ann graduated from Searles High School in Great Barrington,...
Christian Wissler Myers
Jan 28, 2019
Christian Wissler Myers II, 76, Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, RI. Born in Boston, MA on May 13, 1942, he was the son of the late Jacob Christian and Ruth (Kennedy) Myers. Mr. Myers was the son of a U.S. Navy Captain and spent his childhood and teenage...
Jacqueline Ann Salvo
Jan 28, 2019
Jacqueline Salvo, 86, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully surrounded by her family on January 28, 2019. Jacqueline was born in Fall River, MA on July 09, 1932, to John C. Capone and Sophie J. (Przystac). She graduated from Mount Saint Mary Academy, Class of 1950. Jacqueline was married to her late beloved husband Carl Salvo, Jr. for 54 years and...
John Carroll Cheever
Jan 28, 2019
John Carroll Cheever, 68, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 28, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long battle with Huntingtons Disease. He was the loving husband of over 45 years to Kathleen (Brooks) Cheever and incredible dad to his children. Born March 22, 1950 in Malden, MA to the late Ernest and Mildreth Cheever,...
William Edward Pittsley
Jan 28, 2019
William E. "Bill" Pittsley, 71, on January 28, 2019 lost the battle to Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Virginia Hand Pittsley and his son John Jay Pittsley. Bill was born November 20, 1947 in South Weymouth, MA, the son of Harold J. and Catherine M. Pittsley. He was brother to Denise Pittsley Piccini of...
William R. Marlow
Jan 27, 2019
Rev. Mr. William Marlow, 92, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Lewisburg, PA, passed away on January 27, 2019 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. William was born in Baltimore, MD to Harper Marlow and Lillian (Taylor) Marlow and was the youngest and last surviving of their five children. For the past 67 years, he was devoted husband to Mary Elizabeth Betty...
Brian Joseph Anderson
Jan 26, 2019
Brian J. Anderson aka BA, 54 of Middletown R.I. passed away on Saturday, 26 January, surrounded by his entire family. He was the son of the late Charles and Eileen (Silvia) Anderson, born in Newport and raised in Middletown. Brian will be lovingly remembered by his children Brian J. Anderson II and his wife Kelly of Coventry RI, Shane Anderson...
Sonya Myishsha Cerezo
Jan 25, 2019
Sonya Myishsha Cerezo-DelRio of Cranston RI passed away peacefully on January 25th, 2019 at the Hope Health Hospice Care in Providence RI. She was born January 17, 1977 in Newport, Rhode Island and passed away at the age of 42. Sonya had a tremendous love for Star Trek. She was passionate about gardening and harvesting fresh vegetables for her family...
Raelene Reagan Svejda
Jan 24, 2019
Raelene Reagan Svejda, 80, of Concord, CA, passed away peacefully the night of Thursday, January 24, 2019. Born on February 9, 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska, her family moved around before settling in Newport, Rhode Island. There she graduated from Rogers High School, and shortly after married her beloved Leroy Reagan at age 17. Together they had four sons: Michael, Randall,...
Barbara Jackson
Jan 23, 2019
Barbara (Ruth) Jackson, 95, of Newport, passed away on January 23, 2019, in the Grand Islander Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late George E. Jackson. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Otelia Crump.Barbara leaves her grandchildren Tia Hoff-Nitschelm and her husband Todd of Millis, MA, Steven Hoff of Upper Darby, PA, Eric...
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