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Marcella F. Del Nero
Apr 13, 2018
Marcella (Finn) Del Nero, 89, passed away peacefully into eternal life at her home in Newport. She was married to the late Judge Paul J. Del Nero for 48 years. Born in Newport, RI on March 7, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Irene (McShara) Finn.Marcy grew up in Newport and was a 1947 graduate...
Patricia Mary Reilly
Apr 12, 2018
Patricia Mary (Ebbitt) Reilly, 89, formerly of Portsmouth, RI and Levittown, NY died on April 12, 2018 at the Grand Island Nursing Home in Middletown, RI. Pat (or Patsy as she was known to family) was the wife of the late William F. Reilly, Jr., Ph.D., and is survived by her three children, William J. Reilly (Marielle), HelenAnne Reilly (Kevin...
Claudia L. Vars
Apr 9, 2018
Claudia L. (Chapman) Vars, 66, of Bristol passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at home surrounded by her family.Born in Newport, she is the daughter of the late Charles H. and Grace E. (Vickery) Chapman. Claudia graduated from Rogers High School and worked for many years as a CNA and found helping people during the end of their life most...
Joan Rozes
Apr 4, 2018
Joan Rozes, age 94, of Newport died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Mrs. Rozes was born January 10, 1924 in Corinth, Greece. She is the daughter of the late James and the late Maria (Logothetou) Lambou. She was married to George Rozes for 35 years.She is survived by her son, George Rozes Jr.,...
David Sanderson
Apr 4, 2018
David Cornelius Sanderson was born to God-fearing parents Joseph and Esther Sanderson, in the boiling summer heat of Phoenix, Arizona, August 15, 1939. He was the brother of Barbara Hunter, of Fresno, Ca., and the late Joseph Sanderson of Riverside, Ca. Dave entered into eternal peace on April 4. He leaves his legacy in the loving care of his immediate...
Celia C. Cook
Apr 2, 2018
Celia Weiss (Coggeshall) Cook 94, formerly of Oliphant Lane, Middletown died April 02, 2018 at the Grand Islander Healthcare Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Bernard T Cook.Born in Newport on February 11, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Carl E Weiss and Alice (Coggeshall) Weiss. Mrs. Cook is preceded in death by her siblings...
Anthony S. Torio
Apr 2, 2018
Anthony Siapno Torio, 81, of Middletown passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday April 2, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI Mr. Torio was born June 13, 1936 in Dagupan City, Philippines. He is the son of the late Pablo and the late Augustina (Siapno) Torio. He was married to Lucia G (Ventenilla) Torio for...
George L. Medeiros
Mar 31, 2018
George L Medeiros, 62, of Tiverton passed away peacefully Saturday, March 31, 2018 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was home surrounded by his loving family and his four-legged buddy Toby. Born on October 10, 1955 in Fall River, MA, George spent the majority of his life on Bayberry Farm in Little Compton where he raised his family...
Beatrice M. Carrellas
Mar 28, 2018
Beatrice Marcia Carrellas, 90, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. She was the wife of the late Dr. George Joseph Carrellas. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph C. and Adeline D. (Cavaco) Carvalho. Mrs. Carrellas graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1945, and Marymount College in...
Kelsey Flynn O'Connor
Mar 28, 2018
Kelsey Flynn OConnor, 31, of Newport, died after a brief illness on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the home of her parents in Middletown. Kelsey was born on February 17, 1987 in Newport, she is the daughter of Jack and Chyleene (Flynn) OConnor. Kelsey lived her life boldly and bravely. All who knew her will lovingly remember her contagious laugh...
Margaret Joyce
Mar 28, 2018
Margaret Frances Joyce, age 94, of Middletown died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at home. Mrs. Joyce was born July 11, 1923, in Portsmouth, RI, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Sylvania (Mendonca) Rogers. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Joyce. Margaret worked as a nurse for several doctors in the area for many years....
Robert Howarth
Mar 27, 2018
Robert Howarth, 91, of Portsmouth, RI died on March 27 in Middletown, RI. He was he husband of the late Shirley Mae Howarth.Born on November 20, 1926 in Tottington, in the county of Lancaster, England, he was the son of the late Esther and Samuel Howarth.He attended grade school in Tiverton, RI, and Durfee High School, in Fall River, MA....
Edward C. James Jr
Mar 26, 2018
Edward C. James, Jr., 97, of Newport passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at home surrounded by family. He was the husband of the late Julia A. (Milton) James.Born in Seaford, DE, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Annie Mae (DeShields) James. Mr. James was raised in Newport and graduated from Rogers High School in 1941.He...
Gail D. More
Mar 25, 2018
Gail D More, 77, of Newport died Sunday, March 25, 2018 at St. Clare Home of Newport, RI. Gail was born July 23, 1940 in Bronx, NY. She is the daughter of the late James Francis Dickinson and Annetta (Curran) Dickinson. She was the wife of the late David Barclay More, who died on January 28, 2018. Gail grew up...
Donald A. Rock
Mar 24, 2018
Donald A. Rock, 93, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Providence, RI. He was born October 20, 1924 in Morrisonville, NY. He is the son of the late Alfred and the late Helen (Ayotte) Rock. He was married to his beloved wife Catherine I. Kelso for 56 years.Donald started his education and long teaching career in 1937 at...
Maria J. Ventura
Mar 23, 2018
Maria (Aguiar) Ventura, 96, of Newport died on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home, in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel L. Ventura.Born on September 7, 1921 in San Miguel, the Azores. She and her husband Manuel moved to the US from the Azores in 1969 with their two young children.Maria worked...
George C. Busse
Mar 23, 2018
George C Busse, 86, of Middletown died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. George was born April 27, 1931 in South Bronx, NY. He is the son of the late Raymond Beane and the late Elizabeth Feiner. He was married to the love of his life, Annie L (Vieira) Busse for 62 years....
George L. Cardoza Jr
Mar 19, 2018
George L. Cardoza, Jr., 73, of Middletown died Monday, March 19, 2018 at home with his children by his side.Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late George and Irene (Flores) Cardoza. He worked as a carpenter throughout his life having built two wood hull boats and kept and maintained one of them. George also built the Windmill...
Edward Richard Borden
Mar 19, 2018
Edward Richard Borden, age 77, of Portsmouth died Monday, March 19, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. Edward was born in Fall River, MA on August 12, 1940 to the late Albert W. and Michalena A. (Kaminski) Borden. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Beth (Hughes) for 43 wonderful years. He was the loving...
Lindsay Edmonds
Mar 14, 2018
Lindsay Edmonds, 76, of Newport died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at his home in Newport. "Junie", as he was called most of his life, was born April 13, 1941 in Providence, RI, the son of the late Lindsay Edmonds and the late Harriet (Busby) Williams. Junie was raised in Rhode Island but soon found his way around the country...
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