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Jack Frederick Appleby
Dec 31, 2018
Bristol, RI - Jack Frederick Appleby, 84, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died on Monday, December 31, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol.He was the husband of the late Rita Doris (Lafleur) Appleby.Born in Neelyton, PA on March 14, 1934, he was the son of the late Arthur R. and Violet R. (Hellman) Appleby.Mr. Appleby served in the United...
Janet Cameron Perry
Dec 28, 2018
Janet (McLeish) Perry, age 67, of Middletown, RI, passed away at home on Friday, December 28, 2018, surrounded by her family friends. Janet was born in Newport, RI to the late James McLeish and Dorothy (Scott) McLeish. Janet graduated from Middletown High School in 1969, where she excelled in many sports and was known as Babe Ruth. She worked at...
Joan Velilla-Valdez
Dec 28, 2018
Joan Velilla-Valdez was called home on December 28, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.Joan was born on December 26, 1932 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Joan married Jesus Velilla Valdez, QMC of the United States Navy. They traveled the world together with their 9 children and eventually took residence in Newport, Rhode Island.She worked at the Navy Exchange for many...
Blanche Tucker
Dec 24, 2018
Blanche (Barbara) A. TuckerBarbara Tucker, age 82, passed away on December 24, 2018 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of Richard S. Tucker for 29 years. Barbara was born in West Bridgewater, MA to Olin and Dorothy Holyoke. She grew up in Fall River, MA and graduated from Durfee High School. Barbara spent most...
Marie Rita Crandall
Dec 24, 2018
Marie Rita (Sandonato) Crandall, 58, of Canton, MA, passed away on December 24, 2018 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of Michael Crandall for 37 years. Marie was born in Newport, RI to Joseph Sandonato and Gina (DEramo) Sandonato. She grew up in Middletown, graduated Middletown High School in 1978, and received her degree in French...
Dorothy T Sprague
Dec 24, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Sprague, age 94, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on December 24, 2018 in Chesaning, MI. Dorothy was born in Fall River, MA to Daniel Caron and Emily (Oliver) Caron. Dorothy was the wife of the late Robert Sprague of Newport. Dorothy is survived by her grandchildren Kevin Paul and his wife Tammy of Jacksonville, FL, Bernard Butch...
William James Mchenry
Dec 22, 2018
William James McHenry, 69, of Wyoming, Rhode Island passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 22, 2018. Bill was born on June 6, 1949 in Newport, and was the son of the late Greta Genevieve and James Norman McHenry. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Norma Louise McHenry. His surviving family includes daughters, Jessica Winthrop-Oney, Jocelyn...
Lillian Shore
Dec 22, 2018
Lillian (Nascimento) Shore, 90, of Warren, passed away on December 22, 2018 at the Grace Barker Nursing Center. For fifty-five years, she was the wife of the late Edward Shore. Born in Tiverton, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Adelaide (Rezendes) Nascimento. Lillian worked for many years for the Green Valley Country Club. She leaves her brothers...
Jeanette Gloria Cerce
Dec 21, 2018
Jeanette Gloria (Napier) Cerce, age 68, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on December 21, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Jeanette was born in Fall River, MA, on September 11, 1950, to the late William Napier and late Martha (MacDonald) Napier. Jeanette was the loving wife of Douglas S. Cerce, Sr. Jeanette held many jobs in...
George Clifton Towle, Jr.
Dec 21, 2018
George Clifton Towle, Jr., 90, passed away Friday night quietly in his sleep at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 18, 1928, in Providence, Rhode Island to the late George Clifton Towle, Sr. and Mildred (Marston) Towle.Mr. Towle attended Newport schools and was retired from the Newport Electric Corporation, where he worked for thirty-three years....
Barry W. Clark
Dec 20, 2018
Born on February 17,1946, Barry was the husband of Mary (Landers) Clark for 48 years, he was the son of Wilbur and Dorothy Clark. He is survived by daughters, Lisa OBrien and her husband, Jim of Middletown, Megan Tyson and her husband, Michael, of Charlotte, NC, and son David Clark and wife Kendra of Pine Valley NJ. He is also...
Margaret Mary Rosa
Dec 19, 2018
Margaret M. Rosa, 51, of Newport, RI, passed away surrounded by her loving family in Providence, RI, on December 19, 2018, due to complications from colitis she had courageously battled for over 20 years. Born May 29, 1967 in Newport, RI to Albert Rosa Sr. and Margaret Gaudet Rosa, Margaret was the wife and loving companion of Andrew Hazelton of...
Thomas Gracia Moitoza
Dec 19, 2018
Thomas G. Moitoza Jr., 92, died peacefully December 19, 2018, at Orchard View Manor, Riverside, RI.Born in Portsmouth October 10, 1926, he was the son of the late Thomas G. and Filomena Fanny Perry (Escobar) Moitoza.Tom was a 1948 graduate of Rogers High School where he was a member of the ROTC Battalion. He was a World War II veteran...
Michael B Weiderman
Dec 18, 2018
Michael Weiderman, age 61, of Warwick, Rhode Island, formerly of Newport, Ri, passed away on December 18, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family.Michael was born October 18, 1957 in Newport, RI to the late Axel c. Weiderman and the late Elizabeth A. (Walker) Weiderman.Michael is survived by his son Michael Weiderman and his girlfriend Kathryn Mimnaugh of Warwick,...
Lucy Johnson
Dec 15, 2018
Lucy Johnson, 91, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on December 15, 2018.Lucy was born in 1927 in Ossining, NY and was the daughter of the late Andrea Mastrorilli and the late Agatha Marzola. She was predeceased by 6 siblings and her husband Harry G. Johnson in 2012, to whom she was married for 56 years....
Billie Jo Ann Burke
Dec 13, 2018
Billie Jo A. Burke, 50, of Warren, RI, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2018. Born in Glendale, CA, Billie Jo was the daughter of Michael A. and Nancy J. (Garrity) Burke of Portsmouth, RI. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Jane (Cece) Herren.Billi Jo attended Our Lady of Fatima School, Warren, RI, and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth....
Betsy Shivers Brownell
Dec 12, 2018
Betsy Shivers Brownell was surrounded by love as she moved on to the next phase of her journey at Newport Hospital on December 12, 2018. She leaves behind her siblings and their spouses, Susan (Dale) Taulbee of Boca Raton, FL, Bonnie Brownell, Anne (Mike) Laposky both of Greeneville, TN, Ned (Olinda) Brownell of Fredericksburg, VA, and several nieces and nephews:...
Raymond Elliot Chase
Dec 11, 2018
Raymond E. Chase, 94, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.Raymond was born in Fall River, MA, to Joseph Rogers Chase and Eliza Gray (Sowle) Chase. He was raised by Eliza and his step-father, the late John H. Marshall. Ray was a World War II army veteran, serving as a corporal in the European Theater of Operations. Ray...
Antone F. Rodrigues
Dec 9, 2018
Antone Rodrigues, 91, of Middletown, formerly of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Royal Middletown. He was the husband of the late Louise (Leander) Rodrigues. Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Maria (Soares) Rodrigues. Antone served in the Army during the Korean War, he went on to work for the Town...
Robert J. Delehanty Iii
Dec 8, 2018
Robert J. Delehanty III, age 64, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 8, 2018. He was the son of Philomena Phyllis Delehanty of Newport and the late Robert J. Delehanty Jr. He leaves behind his three daughters Taylor (24) of Newport, Morgan (21) of Orlando, FL, and Ailish (19) of Portsmouth and two grandchildren, Jalen and Avery...
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