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Gene Tsuruo Fujimoto
Sep 3, 2023
Gene Tsuruo Fujimoto, 75 of Middletown, passed away at home Sunday, September 3, 2023. He was the husband of Marie (Allocco) Mulligan. Born in Bridgeton, NJ, he was the son of the late Tsugio and Tsuneko (Kato) Fujimoto. Gene was a decorated Navy officer, serving the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict. In addition to his wife of 37...
Joyce D. Watts
Sep 3, 2023
Joyce D. Watts, 73, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed peacefully on September 3, 2023. She leaves behind a legacy of compassion, service and cherished memories. Born in Trinidad and Tobago on December 13, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Barbara (Pirre) Grant. She moved to the United States in 1972 and began a long career at...
Richard Marvin Mcmahon
Sep 2, 2023
Richard Marvin "Dick" McMahon of NH, formerly of Portsmouth and Newport RI, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2023, at 87 years of age. Born in Newport, RI on March 11, 1936, he was the son of the late James Edward and Gertrude Edith (Francis) McMahon. Richard proudly served our country in the United States Air Force, and was honorably...
William 'Tom' Dennett
Sep 1, 2023
William Thomas Dennett Jr. (also known as Tom, Tommy, or TD), of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2023, at the age of 60 with his children by his side. Born on January 29, 1963, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Patricia (Pine) Dennett and the late William T. Dennett. Tom is survived by his son...
Gregory Gerjets
Aug 28, 2023
Gregory Gerjets Bristol, RI -Gregory Gerjets, 29, of Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away suddenly on August 28, 2023. Born in Newport, RI on September 13, 1993, He was the son of Rodney and Linda (Jacome) Gerjets. Greg was a graduate of Mt. Hope High School, Class of 2011. In High School Greg served as the Drum Line Captain for the...
Guy E. Weston
Aug 25, 2023
SFC Guy E. Weston, USA, (Ret.), 68, a lifelong resident of Newport, RI, passed away on August 25, 2023 in the John Clarke Nursing Center surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kim L. (Mallory) Weston for 51 years. Born in Newport on October 18, 1954, he was the son of the late Warren H. Weston, Sr. and...
Charles H. Maitland, Jr.
Aug 22, 2023
Charles H. Maitland, Jr., 74 of Portsmouth, passed away at home peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. He was the husband of Jacqueline (McGough) Maitland. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Angela (Kelly) Maitland. Chuck graduated from Durfee High School and joined the U.S. Navy. His love and stories from his Navy...
Maureen K. Bailey
Aug 21, 2023
Maureen K. Bailey, beloved wife, mother, and dedicated hospitality career woman, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2023, in her hometown of Newport, RI at the age of 62. Born on March 2, 1961, Maureen was the epitome of a strong, loving, and spirited woman. Maureen grew up in Newport, where she developed a love for the ocean and the...
Elizabeth Dunn Nye Ivy
Aug 19, 2023
Elizabeth Dunn Nye Ivy, of Middletown, RI and Colchester, VT passed away peacefully and surrounded by love at her daughter's home on Saturday, August 19th. She was 86. Libby was a wife, a mother, a nurse, a friend, a baker, a collector, a mahjong, rummy and cribbage player, a bird watcher, a gardener, an estate-sale fanatic, and, most dearly, a...
Casper Roos
Aug 18, 2023
Casper Roos passed away on August 18th after a brief illness. He was born in the Bronx on March 21st, 1925, the youngest son of the late Jacob Conrad and Sabina (Uhlenbush) Roos. In 1943, he graduated from Christopher Columbus High School and enlisted in the Merchant Marine as a ship's carpenter and Chief Petty Officer on Liberty Ships. He...
Frederick R. Stevenson
Aug 14, 2023
Frederick R. Stevenson, Jr. 69, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died on August 14, 2023. He was the husband of Dr. Karen (Holmes) Stevenson. Born in Honolulu, HI on September 25, 1953, He was the son of Margaret (Taylor) Stevenson of Portsmouth, and the late Frederick Stevenson Sr. Fred grew up in a Navy family, living in Hawaii, Key West, FL.,...
Edward Norman Wood
Aug 13, 2023
Edward Norman Wood Middletown, RI - Edward Norman Wood, 74, of Portsmouth, RI, died on August 13th, 2023 after a 7-year long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Jeanne (McKenney) Wood for 45 years. Born in Newark, OH on March 21, 1949, he was the son of the late Edward and Julia (Dobrzyn) Wood. Edward served in Naval...
Judith A. 'Judy' Papineau
Aug 12, 2023
Judith (Judy) A. Papineau, 69, of Tiverton, died Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Irene V. (Reed) Papineau. Judy worked on the Navy base in Ney Hall for fifteen years. Judy loved to travel and visited many destinations, including cruises, Disneyland...
Yun Min (Yi) Cabral
Aug 12, 2023
Yun Min (Yi) Cabral, 77, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on August 12, 2023 with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late John C. Cabral for 48 years. Born in Jeonju, South Korea, she was the daughter of the late Ok Chul Yi and Mal Ye Yi. Yun Min married her husband John on July...
Dr. Robert A. Silvestre
Aug 10, 2023
Robert A. Silvestre was born on May 22, 1933, to Pasquale and Rose Silvestre, celebrating his 90th birthday this past spring. A native son of Providence, he graduated from Mount Pleasant High School as an Eagle Scout and a javelin and shot put athlete prior to joining the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. As a cryptologist stationed in Ipswich,...
Barbara Jean Leclerc
Aug 10, 2023
Barbara Jean Leclerc, 91, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2023, at Atria Aquidneck Place. Born at home in Barrington, NH on August 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (McDonald) Brown. She was the youngest of 7 children and the only one to graduate from High School (Spaulding High School...
Joseph H. Seibert
Aug 9, 2023
Joseph H. Seibert, reaching 101 years of age, passed away early in the morning of August 9, 2023 at John Clarke Nursing Home, Middletown, RI. Born July 28, 1922 in Maspeth, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Johanna Seibert. He had one sister, the late Catherine Seibert Schroeder and was the father-in-law of the late Kerry...
Joseph "Joe" H. Lorenz
Aug 8, 2023
Joe Lorenz, 88, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on August 8, 2023, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. He was married to the love of his life, Terry (Warhanek) Lorenz, they were college sweethearts, with Joe as a College Basketball and Football standout, and Terry as Homecomming Queen. (You can guess who her King was!). They...
Marvin Leon Washington
Aug 6, 2023
Marvin Leon Washington, 48, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on August 6, 2023. Born in Marion, SC on May 25, 1975, He was the son of Leon Curtain and Peggy Washington. Marvin was a 1993 graduate of Rogers High School. He spent his high school years playing for the Vikings basketball team. He was a Veteran of the...
Charlie M. Holder, Sr.
Aug 6, 2023
Charles 'Charlie' M. Holder, Sr, a native Newporter, was born on September 2, 1944 and passed peacefully at his home on August 6, 2023 with his family by his side. Growing up in the Park Holm neighborhood of Newport, Charlie established life-long friendships with his closest pals Drew Anderson, Harry Smyth and Bob Moniz. He was an active member of...
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