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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Constance Elizabeth Silvia

Constance Elizabeth Silvia

Feb 28, 2019

Mrs. Constance E. (Gonsalves) Silvia, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on February 28, 2019 at Warren Skilled Nursing Home. Constance was born in Newport, RI to Manuel and Bella Gonsalves. She was the wife of the late William Silvia Sr. She lived for many years on Water Street in Portsmouth where she raised her family. She is survived by...

Lorraine M. Del Piano

Lorraine M. Del Piano

Feb 27, 2019

Lorraine (Dowty) Del Piano, age 88, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2019 surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born in Fall River, MA to Arthur Bouchard and Doris (Riendeau) Bouchard of Taunton, MA. Lorraine was the wife of the late Samuel Del Piano of Bristol, RI and resided there for many years. She was preceded in...

Dolores N. Mcgreavy

Dolores N. Mcgreavy

Feb 26, 2019

Dolores N. Dede (Falvey) McGreavy, 97, of Tiverton, RI, passed away peacefully at St. Annes Hospital on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late John A. McGreavy. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Norah (Leary) Falvey. Dolores leaves her children Susan McGreavy and her husband John F. Pimental of...

Violet Caroline Rockwood

Violet Caroline Rockwood

Feb 25, 2019

Violet Rockwood, 103, of Middletown, RI, passed away at home on Monday, February 25, 2019 surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Frederick Rockwood. Born in County Cork, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late William and Caroline (Cooper) Walker in 1916. Her family traces its genealogy back to the Cromwellian era in the 17th century....

Robert Mattson

Robert Mattson

Feb 25, 2019

Robert Mattson, 70, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at home unexpectedly on February 25, 2019. Born in Providence, Bob was the loving son of Theresa (LaChance) Mattson and the late Kenneth Mattson. Bob is survived by his wife, Virginia Mattson, and his children; Jennifer Bousquet and her husband Robert of East Greenwich, Hillary Mattson of Warwick, Brent Mattson and...

Manuel Raposa

Manuel Raposa

Feb 25, 2019

Manuel Rappie Raposa passed away peacefully at home on February 25 with his loving family by his side.Manuel was born on February 22, 1923 in Fall River, MA to Miguel and Alpeta Rapoza. Rappie enlisted in the Army on December 7, 1942 and served in WWII as a 2nd class gunner in the 83rd Replacement Battalion. He was the recipient...

Elizabeth Madalina

Elizabeth Madalina

Feb 23, 2019

Miss Elizabeth Lizzy Madalina, 86, of Jepson Lane, Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 23, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends. Elizabeth was born in Providence, RI and was a long time resident of Middletown, where she had many close friends. Lizzy loved to go out to dinner and experienced a vast array of restaurants. Lizzy was...

Ernest L Briggs

Ernest L Briggs

Feb 22, 2019

Ernest Leon Briggs, a Portsmouth native, born July 23, 1927, passed away on February 22, 2019 in Newport, RI at the age of 91. Born to Mervin and Marguerite (Holman) Briggs, the youngest of four children. Barbara, Barclay, Fredrick, and Ernest were raised on the family farm, Fairholm Dairy. After a brief stint in the Army he returned to Portsmouth...

Veronica Theresa Maher

Veronica Theresa Maher

Feb 22, 2019

Veronica Theresa Maher, 77, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2019 at Newport Hospital. Veronica was born in Queens, New York to Joseph Hart and Winifred (Durkin) Hart. She was raised in Valley Stream, New York on Long Island. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, New York and received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from...

Sylvin O. Mottley

Sylvin O. Mottley

Feb 21, 2019

Sylvin Oscar Mottley, 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 21, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.Sylvin was born November 4, 1934, in Bridgetown, Barbados. He was the son of the late Brutus Mottley.Sylvin was the husband of the late Joyce(Miller) Mottley.Mr. Mottley worked for over 20 years at the former Sheraton Islander Hotel as a cook...

Ronald R Turgeon

Ronald R Turgeon

Feb 21, 2019

Ronald Ralph Turgeon, 82, a longtime Newport resident, died February 21 following a long illness. Ron was born in Concord, NH, on October 12, 1936, the son of Lawrence and Grace (Morgan) Turgeon. He attended Keene State College and Dartmouth College and served in the US Army. An Eagle Scout, he remained active in scouting activities as an adult and...

Barbara F. Hower

Barbara F. Hower

Feb 20, 2019

Barbara Fitzsimmons Hower was born February 5, 1932 in Newport, RI and died on February 20, 2019 at the Grand Islander Long Term Care Center after a lengthy period of Alzheimers. Barbara was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Phelan) Fitzsimmons of Newport.She leaves behind her husband of 62 years, Condit Hower, a daughter Sarah Lyne Hower (spouse...

Peter Daniel Reed

Peter Daniel Reed

Feb 20, 2019

Peter Daniel Reed, 72, of Portsmouth, passed away on February 20, 2019, at home surrounded by family after a four year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).Peter was born on October 30, 1946, in Newport, RI, to the late Edward Reed and the late Mary (McCarthy) Reed. Peter was the husband of Pamela (Monk) Kopplin and the former husband of...

Fel Vergara

Fel Vergara

Feb 20, 2019

Mr. Fel Vergara, age 96, formerly of Young Drive in Portsmouth, passed away on February 20, 2019, in Middletown surrounded by his children.Fel was born on December 30, 1922, in the Philippines, one of nine children, to the late Gregorio Vergara and the late Severa (Villarasa) Vergara. Fel was the husband of the late Ruth Ann (Condry) Vergara.Fel served honorably...

Elizabeth Mary Ferreira

Elizabeth Mary Ferreira

Feb 20, 2019

Elizabeth Mary (Kelly) Ferreira, 90, of Portsmouth, RI, died on February 20, 2019 in Middletown surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William Ferreira. Born in Newport, RI on Aug. 24, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Mary-Ann (McGuinness) Kelly. She is survived by her sons William P. Ferreira of...

Marybeth Senger

Marybeth Senger

Feb 19, 2019

Marybeth Senger, age 71, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019.Marybeth was born in Hamilton, OH to Joseph Senger and Mary Senger.For over 40 years , Marybeth was a tireless and steadfast advocate for her clients and a supportive mentor to her colleagues. Marybeth graduated from Nursing School as a Registered Nurse, and went to night school...

Doris A. Cole

Doris A. Cole

Feb 19, 2019

Doris Cole, 91, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019.Doris was born on December 30, 1927, in Scituate, RI, to the late Frederick Austin and the late Grace (Atwood) Austin. Doris was married to the late Harold Cole, Jr., for 66 years.Doris worked at Quonset Point during WWII and later as a home health aide. She served...

Arthur W. Chaplin Jr.

Arthur W. Chaplin Jr.

Feb 19, 2019

Arthur W. Chip Chaplin Jr., 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019, at home in Portsmouth, surrounded by his loving family.Chip was born on June 27, 1928, in Newport, RI, to the late Arthur W. Chaplin, Sr. and the late Florence (Luther) Chaplin. He was the husband of the late Dolores S. (Washburn) Chaplin for 67...

Katherine Milliken

Katherine Milliken

Feb 19, 2019

Katherine Milliken, 68, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2019 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. Katherine was born July 15, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA to Raymond Anderson and Mary Anderson. Katherine was married to John Alec Milliken of Middletown, Rhode Island for 33 years. Katherine worked for VNS/Home Hospice for over 30 years, and was...

Martin F. Medeiros

Martin F. Medeiros

Feb 16, 2019

Martin Francis Medeiros known to family and friends as Marty passed away on February 16, 2019 at Newport Hospital at the age of 91. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 66 years Mary Santos Medeiros. He is survived by his children, Katharine M. Medeiros RRT, Grace A. Medeiros, M.D., Mary E. Medeiros, Ph.D., Martin F. Medeiros II, Esq.,...