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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Dolores C James
Jun 25, 2018
On the afternoon of Monday, June 25, 2018, our mother, Dolores C. James, passed away peacefully in her sleep. Mom was resting at home which was her wish at the time of her passing. Mom was 89 years old. Dolores C. (Palmer) James was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 27, 1929. She was the fifth oldest child of...
Martin Gerry West
Jun 25, 2018
Mr. Martin Gerald West Gerry, age 71, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 25, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Gerry was born in Newport, RI to Martin West, Jr. and Katherine (Murphy) West. He grew up in the Point neighborhood and graduated from Rogers High School in 1965. He soon began a career as an electrician, first working for...
Hortense Louise Cordeiro
Jun 24, 2018
Hortense Louise Cordeiro, 88, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2018, at home in Middletown.Hortense was born in Newport, RI on March 31, 1930 to the late Manuel Silvia and the late Rose (Cademia) Silvia. She was married to the late John S. Cordeiro for 41 years.She worked at Warwick/Ames, was a caregiver for the Kits...
Hugo Brynolf Wallgren
Jun 22, 2018
Hugo B. Wallgren Jr., born February 7, 1950, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 21, at his home in Newport, RI. Hugo was a Fitchburg boy, born and raised there by parents, the late Martha V. (Roberts) and Hugo B. Wallgren Sr., who owned a watch repair shop on Main Street where Hugo sometimes helped out. He graduated...
Nancy Elizabeth James
Jun 21, 2018
Nancy James Pavlik, born to the late John and Shirley James in Hartford, CT in 1949, and a resident of Middletown, RI, died on June 21, after a long battle with breast cancer.She obtained a BA in English from Connecticut College for Women in 1971, and a Master of Library Science from UC Berkeley in California.In earlier years, she was...
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