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William Dean Hedgcorth
Apr 28, 2019
William Dean Hedgcorth Sr., 81, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on April 28, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, surrounded by his loving family. William was born November 7, 1937, in Carterville, Missouri to Jesse Hedgcorth and Reba (Kitrell) Hedgcorth. He is survived by his brother, Jerry W. Hedgcorth. William served 30 years in the United...
Robert Wilfred Silva
Apr 28, 2019
Robert W. Silva, 86, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019. Robert was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island to the late John F. Silva and Gertrude (Charbonneau) Silva. He was preceded in death by his wife Cecelia (Savasta) Silva and his sister Connie Keener. Mr. Silva had a long and distinguished career in the US Navy,...
Dawn Marie Lavallee
Apr 28, 2019
Dawn Marie LaVallee, 50, of North Attleboro, MA passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on April 28th, 2019 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Dawn was born on June 28th, 1968, in Newport, RI to William Skip Rosa and Ruth(Yockell) Murphy. Dawn worked for over 15 years in school systems, food service, and school nutrition,...
Antoinette Marie Maloof
Apr 27, 2019
Antoinette M. Maloof, 96, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2019 at home.She was married for 50 years to the late George L. Maloof.Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Nicolina (Panaggio) Caruso.Antoinette is survived by her children, Alice Hayes and her husband Randy, and Frank Maloof and his wife Patricia. She also...
Blanche M. Medeiros
Apr 25, 2019
Blanche M. (Nunes) Moniz Medeiros, 87, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at home. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Medeiros and the late Albert J. Moniz. Born in Newport, RI on September 25, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Emil F. and Anna (Morgan) Nunes. Blanche is a graduate from...
William Patrick Manewich
Apr 24, 2019
William Manewich, 56, of Newport, passed away on April 24, 2019, after a long illness.Bill was born on January 12, 1963, in Athol, MA, to the late James Manewich and the late Judith (Grover) Manewich. He was the husband of Paula (Hand) Hafner for the last 11 years.Bill received a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UMass - Amherst and...
Elisabeth Kay Cawley
Apr 24, 2019
Elisabeth Betty Cawley died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at her cherished home of 52 years in Newport, RI. Betty was born in Newport in the height of a blizzard, to James and Helen (Collins) Lawless on January 31, 1930. Betty attended Rogers High School and went on to earn her RN from Boston Childrens Hospital, School of Nursing. Her...
Margaret Craig
Apr 24, 2019
Margaret Bell Craig Peggy, age 99, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Royal Middletown Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Frederick Eberhardt Craig. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Peggy was the daughter of William H. Bell and Margaret Alice (Ould) Bell. Peggy was a Durant Scholar and elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Wellesley College...
Ophelia Jacobs
Apr 23, 2019
Ophelia Jacobs, 81, of Jamestown, Rhode Island, passed away on April 23, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving Family. Ophelia was born April 13, 1938, in Little Rock, AR, to Hafford Cole and Viola (Jones)Cole. She was predeceased by her brother James Lee Cole and daughter Sabrina Jacobs. She was married to the late Calvin Jacobs Jr. for twenty-two...
Lois Winifred Harper
Apr 22, 2019
Lois W. (Myers) Harper, 91, of Newport, passed away on April 22, 2019, in Newport.Lois was born on April 3, 1928, in Altavista, VA, to the late Henry Myers and the late Louise (Minnis) Phillips.Lois attended hairdressing school in Washington, DC and was proficient at cutting short hair. She then moved to New York for a short time before following...
Jeanne Pachico
Apr 20, 2019
Jeanne Jean Francis (Riegel) Pachico left the guard of her loved ones on Saturday, April 20, 2019 after a courageous battle with illness. Jean leaves behind the loveof her life, Robert Edward Pachico, her cherished son Garrett Charles Libby, stepdaughter Kristin Michelle Guyette and her husband Jeffrey, stepdaughter Elizabeth Cunningham and her husband Dr. David Cunningham, and stepson Mark Pachico...
George Robert Botelho
Apr 20, 2019
George R. Botelho Sr. 47 of Middletown, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, he is the son of Manuel F. and Laura (Coleman) Botelho Sr. of Tavares, FL. George graduated from Rogers High School and went on to a long career as an automotive and heavy equipment mechanic. He worked for the Sunbelt Rental...
Charles J. Watkins
Apr 15, 2019
Charles Joseph Watkins, Jr. 63, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2019. Born in Erie, PA he was the beloved son of the late Dorothea Watkins and brother of Susan Watkins, Dorothea OKane, Timothy Watkins, and Patricia Brunelle. He was the favorite uncle of many nieces and nephews. He joined the National Plumbers and Pipefitters Union at the...
Edward Thomas Lynch
Apr 14, 2019
CAPT Edward T. Lynch, Jr., USN (ret.)., 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on April 14, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Edward was born on April 20, 1939, in Salem, MA, to the late Edward T. Lynch, Sr. and Elizabeth (Hickey) Lynch. Edward was the husband of Carol (Sarno) Lynch for over 56 years. Edward was raised in...
Lynn Tisdall Tenney
Apr 14, 2019
Lynn Tisdall Tenney, born in Newport RI on April 4, 1944, was the only child of the late Dr. Oliver and Nancy Thompson Tisdall. She graduated from Rogers High School as a member of the class of 1961 and following graduation, attended Barrington College. In 1970 Lynn married David A. Tenney. Together they lived in Foxboro, MA and Berkley Heights,...
Sidney J. Oakley Jr.
Apr 14, 2019
Sidney J. Oakley, Jr. 70, of Newport, Rhode Island passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on April 14, 2019, at Newport Hospital, in Newport, Rhode Island. Sidney was born on July 23, 1948 to the late Sidney J. Oakley, Sr. and Dorothy Barker Oakley. Sid was a member of the Rogers High School Graduating Class of 1967, and a...
Gerard Vincent Thibault
Apr 10, 2019
Gerard V. Thibault, 74, of Tiverton, also known by Jerry, Jerry from the Dairy and RcPop, passed away on April 10, 2019, at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA, after a long illness. Jerry was born in Fall River, on June 26, 1944, to the late Albert Thibault and the late Mary (Collard) Thibault. Gerard was the husband of...
Robert Eugene Williams
Apr 10, 2019
Robert E. Williams, age 72, of Newport, RI, passed away on April 10, 2019 at Newport Hospital.Robert was born in Washington, DC to Walter Williams and Novella (Fringer) Williams. He graduated from Rogers High School and entered the US Air Force in 1966 where he served for 4 years during the Vietnam War. Robert, whom everyone called Bob, was an...
Jean Barbara Ciejka
Apr 8, 2019
Jean (Sullivan) Ciejka, 64, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 8, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Jean was born on December 26, 1954, in Pottsville, PA, to the late F.M. Spike Sullivan and Barbara (Baxter) Sullivan. Jean was the wife of Michael Ciejka of Portsmouth for 42 years.Jean received an associate's degree from Johnson amp;...
John Joseph Nunes Jr.
Apr 8, 2019
John J. Nunes Jr., 68, of Newport, passed away on April 8, 2019. John was born in Newport, RI, on June 11, 1950, to the late John Nunes, Sr. and the late Nancy (Bliven) Nunes. He worked primarily as an offshore fisherman and lobsterman for over 35 years. In his spare time, he loved riding his motorcycle, cooking for other...
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