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Robert S. Richardson
May 29, 2018
Mr. Robert S. Richardson, age 67, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 29, 2018. Robert was born on February 13, 1951 in Newport, RI to Gordon Jack Richardson and Florence (Perry) Richardson. Big B as he was known by many friends and teammates, was a 1970 graduate of Rogers High School where he was Captain of the Baseball...
Norma Rogan
May 28, 2018
Norma Rogan, 95, of Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away on May 28, 2018 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.Norma was born on July 10, 1922 in Chicago, IL to the late Virginio Ferraro and the late Carlotta Ferraro. Norma is survived by her son Robert Rogan and his wife Susan, of Bristol, RI and her granddaughters; Samantha Chamberlin and...
Constance Burns
May 26, 2018
Constance F. Connie Burns, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Grand Islander Center. Connie was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, William P (Bill) Burns. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Marcelina (Oliviera) DaPonte. Connie graduated from Rogers High School in 1941 and worked at the Naval War...
Marie Antoinette Tomkus
May 25, 2018
Marie A. Tomkus, 64, of Middletown, passed away, Friday, May 25, 2018 in Newport Hospital. Born in Rockford, IL, she was the daughter of the late Edward P. and Phyllis R. (Andrukaitis) Tomkus. She decided to follow her brother to Newport, when he was stationed for the Navy. She grew a fond love for the beauty of Newport and decided...
Gilbert F. Soares Jr.
May 25, 2018
Gilbert F. Gilly Soares, Jr., 53, of Newport, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. Gilly was born on October 9, 1964, in Newport, RI, to Gilbert F. Soares, Sr. and Helen (DeCosta) Soares. He was the husband of Marianne Menas. Gilly was a 1982 graduate of Portsmouth High School. He most...
Charles Brown Hall
May 25, 2018
Charles B. Hall, 96, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 25, 2018, at the John Clarke Nursing Center. Charles was born on August 18, 1921, in Natchez, MS to the late Clarke Hall and the late Ida (McCallester) Greene. He served honorably for 20 years in the United States Navy, retiring in 1963, as a Petty Officer First...
Suzanne Sherman Sousa
May 24, 2018
Suzanne S. Sousa, 64, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on May 24, 2018. Born on February 15, 1954 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of George Dewick and Joyce (Sherman) Roche. She was the wife of the late Richard Sousa. Suzanne was a title examiner for many years. A profession that was passed down from her grandfather,...
Donald F. Beattie
May 23, 2018
Donald Duck F. Beattie, 84, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in Newport Hospital He was the husband of the late Annabelle Sis (Harvey) Beattie Born in Newports fifth ward, he was the son of the late James and Margaret (Dugan) Beattie. Duck was a sports fanatic you could almost say he was born with...
Leo Anthony Boiani
May 22, 2018
Leo A. Boiani, age 93, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 22, 2018, at the John Clarke Nursing Center. Leo was born in Newport, RI on April 19, 1925 to the late Savino Boiani and Carmella (Maggioli) Boiani. Leo was the husband of Doris (Ciavarini) Boiani for 70 years. Leo attended De Lasalle Academy and took part in...
Dolores Raposo
May 21, 2018
Dolores Raposo, age 88, of Middletown passed peacefully and with courage Monday, May 21, 2018 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center of Middletown, RI surrounded by family, friends and staff of Royal Middletown and Forest Farms Assisted Living. Dolores family will forever be grateful for the loving and attentive care she received there.Dolores, also known as, Mom, Vov and Titia was...
Charles James Watson
May 21, 2018
Charles Chuckie Watson, age 62, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on May 21, 2018. Charles was born May 9, 1956 in Newport, RI to the late Charles A. Watson and the late Mary E. (Braman) Watson. Charles loved being outdoors riding his bike, fishing and being at one of the local beaches. He enjoyed reading Stephen King novels...
Maria M Torres
May 20, 2018
Maria M. Torres, age 65, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on May 20, 2018. Maria was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Jose Vargas andEdemiraCruz. Maria was the wife of the late Jose M. Torres. Maria is survived by ten children and 42 grandchildren, 27 Great Grandchildren and 11 siblings and many nieces and nephews. Visitation...
Deo Velasco
May 20, 2018
Deo Velasco, 96, of Middletown died on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown.He was the husband of Tita M. (Cardinoza) Velasco.Born on March 27, 1922 in Abanon, San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines, he was the son of the late Francisco and Maria (Rule) Velasco. After serving 24 years in the US Navy, including the...
Dorothy S. Davis
May 19, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy S. Davis, age 76, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Dorothy was born in Cleveland, OH on January 31, 1942 to John and Virginia (Mallery) Samuel. Dorothy was the wife of Thomas A. Davis of Portsmouth, Rhode Island for 51 years. She was educated at Gettysburg College and received a Masters Degree from...
Paula A. Ford
May 19, 2018
Paula A. Ford, 53 of Newport, RI passed away unexpectedly at Landmark Medical Center inWoonsocket, RI on Saturday, May 19, 2018. She was born July 17, 1964, the daughter of Mary A. (Mello) Ford and the late Reginald H. Ford Sr. Paula was a lifelong member of the James L. Maher Center participating in their educational, vocational, and community activities....
Ronald C. Baer
May 19, 2018
Capt. Ronald Charles Baer, age 74, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 19, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family.Ronald was born in Fall River, MA on April 13, 1944 to Charles and Alice (Sperring) Baer. Ronald was the husband of the late Evelyn (Wills) Baer.Ronald completed education and training at Diman Technical School and began work...
Patricia Ann Nordeen
May 18, 2018
Mrs. Patricia Nordeen, 72, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on May 18, 2018.Patricia was born in Cornwall, England on July 8, 1945, to Archibald Lilly and Beryl (Pryor) Lilly. She was predeceased by her brother Michael Lilly.Patricia was married to the late Capt. William Edward Nordeen for 20 years. Throughout her marriage Patricia and her family lived and traveled...
Brendan Kelley
May 18, 2018
Mr. Brendan Kelley, age 77, of Newport, Rhode Island, died May 18, 2018, after a long illness.Brendan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Brendan and Grace (Golden) Kelley and raised in Port Washington on Long Island. It was there he took the helm of his first boat, an old 16-foot Meteor, and developed a lifelong passion for sailing,...
Paula Anne Morris
May 18, 2018
Paula Morris, age 64, of Newport, passed away on May 18, 2018, at Newport Hospital.Paula was born on January 17, 1954, in Providence, RI, to the late Domenic Murgo and the late Audrey (Hillier) Murgo. Paula was the wife of Thomas J. Morris, Jr. for the last 29 years.She worked as a bus driver for Laidlaw School Bus and more...
Virginia Moss-Newhall
May 16, 2018
Moss-Newhall, Virginia M. (Pruitt), 88, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 16, 2018. As a beloved wife of Kenneth Newhall for 29 years they enjoyed the outdoors, camping in Maine and traveling. Family meant so much to Virginia. She was a devoted mother to Thomas Moss and wife, Donna, the late Gary Moss and wife, Margaret, and Karen Krueger and husband...
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