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Ronald J. Paquette
Mar 9, 2018
Ronald J. Paquette, 74, of Portsmouth died on Friday, March 9, 2018 at St. Annes Hospital of Fall River. Ronald was born March 31, 1943 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late Emile and Jeannette (Labrecque) Paquette. Ronald grew up in Fall River and began work at Frito Lay as a driver and forklift operator. Ronald earned the...
Nancy Lynne Pontes
Mar 8, 2018
Nancy Lynne Pontes, 76, of Barrington, and formerly of Little Compton, died on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence, RI. Nancy was born June 11, 1941 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Manuel and Marjorie (Chase) Cavaca. Nancy graduated from the Newport Hospital School of Nursing in 1962. She received her...
Emily Marie Mathias
Mar 6, 2018
Emily Marie Mathias, age 92, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI surrounded by her loving family. Emily was born September 12, 1925 in Portsmouth, RI. She is the daughter of the late Jesse and the late Ermelinda (Nunes) Silva. She has been married to Joseph Francis Mathias for 69 years....
Helen Alvernes
Mar 5, 2018
Helen (Woehrle) Alvernes, 92, of Tiverton, RI, died on Monday March 5, 2018, at home in Tiverton, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Alvernes; they were married for 56 years. Together they raised 8 children.Born on September 28, 1925 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (McNerney) Woehrle, and the stepdaughter...
William "Billy" Bloom
Mar 5, 2018
William "Billy" Bloom, 62, of Newport passed away peacefully at his home on March 5, 2018 under the loving and unwavering care of his sister Dawn after a valiant battle with cancer. Born in Newport on July 30, 1955 to Edward Bloom Sr. and the late Jean (Harkin) Garabedian, Billy grew up in "The Point" section where he developed a...
Lia Domenica Curci
Mar 5, 2018
Lia Domenica (Fragiacomo) Curci, 94, of Middletown, RI went home to be with the Lord on 5 March 2018 with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late John A. Curci of Philadelphia, PA.Born in Trieste, Italy, 2 January 1924, she was the daughter of the late Domenico and Maria (Spadaro) Fragiacomo. As an Italian...
Robert L. O'Neill
Mar 2, 2018
Robert L. ONeill, 78, a proud native Newporter, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was the husband of Jeannette R. (Dupere) O'Neill. Born on December 20, 1939 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Jennie N. (Ripa) ONeill. Besides his wife of...
Jack J. Michael
Mar 2, 2018
Jack J. Michael, 64 of Middletown and a lifelong Newporter died March 2, 2018 in Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia (Quattrucci) Michael.Born in Acushnet, MA, he was the son of the late James Michael and Jean (Platt) MichaelJack worked for many years as a Master Pipefitter 1. He had a love for local sports including the Boston...
James P. Sullivan
Mar 1, 2018
James P. Sullivan, of Middletown, died peacefully at Newport Hospital on March 1, 2018, after a brief illness.Jim was born in Newport, RI, on June 28, 1940, the son fo the late Carrie Frederick Sullivan and Michael Francis Sullivan. Jim grew up in Newport. He graduated from the former St. Mary's Grammar School and Rogers High School.After graduation from high...
Adley "Al" W. Correia
Feb 28, 2018
Adley "Al" William Correia, age 79, of Smithfield died Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. Mr. Correia was born September 1, 1938, in Portsmouth, RI, the son of the late Alfred and the late Mary (Anselmo-Vieira) Correia. He was the loving husband of Eleana (Camara) Correia for over 52 years. Mr. Correia served honorably in...
Jeffrey Willis Tenney
Feb 27, 2018
With a dry sense of humor that would bring joy to anyone's day and with a laugh that was contagious, Jeffrey Willis Tenney was a young man for the ages. He never missed the opportunity to bring a smile to your face and was always "the funny one" at Tenney Family gatherings. Not only was he good for a laugh,...
Dolores E. Kundrat
Feb 27, 2018
Dolores E. (Dow) Kundrat, 88, of Warwick passed away, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Sunny View Nursing Home of Warwick, RI. She was the wife of the late U.S. Navy LCDR Reginald Kundrat.Born in Omaha, NB, she was the daughter of the late Birnam Dow and Anita (Giese) Keiding and her late husband Andrew.During WWII, Dolores met Rick at a...
Ronald J. Silvia
Feb 26, 2018
Ronald J. Silvia, 70, of Newport passed away, Monday, February 26, 2018 at St. Clare Home of Newport. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Manuel J. and Genevieve (Pimentel) Silvia. Ronald retired in 2005 after working may years for Doris Duke's Newport Restoration Foundation as a carpenter.He leaves his sister Jean M. Silvia of Jamestown and...
William Kieran Walsh
Feb 26, 2018
William "Bill" Kieran Walsh, 83 died peacefully on the early morning of February 26, 2018 at the home of his daughter where he was able to be surrounded by family in the final chapter of his life.He was born in 1934, to the late Thomas and Mary Ellen (Finnigan) Walsh, growing up in Greenwich, CT. At the age of 16,...
Francis Aguiar Jr
Feb 23, 2018
Francis E. Aguiar, Jr., age 66, of Newport died peacefully at home Friday, February 23, 2018. Frank was born April 11, 1951 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Francis E. and the late Shirley (Frazier) Cochran. Frank graduated from Rogers High School. He spent most of his life as a master finish carpenter who enjoyed working...
Sofia Lahm
Feb 22, 2018
Sofia Lahm, age 87, a former resident of Middle Village NY, passed away February 22nd, 2018 peacefully at Village House nursing home in Newport, RI. Sofia spent the last few years of her life at the Village House and was lovingly cared for by the wonderful staff there.Sofia was born on January 17, 1931 in Czwernka, Yugoslavia to Franz Yudt...
Marian Borden Harrington
Feb 20, 2018
Marian (Haskins) Borden Harrington, 95, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died peacefully at the Grand Islander Center on February 20, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born in 1922 in Illinois, she was raised in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. She attended Oak Park and River Forest High School, a distinction she shared with several notable alumni, including Ernest Hemingway and...
Kenneth Rosa
Feb 19, 2018
Kenneth Rosa, age 72, of Portsmouth died Monday, February 19, 2018, at South County Hospital surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born February 10, 1946, in Newport, RI, the son of the late Thomas F. and Anna D. (Vieira) Rosa. He was the loving husband of Carol (Arruda) Rosa for 44 years. Ken served honorably in the US Air Force...
Richard 'Boo' Seale
Feb 18, 2018
Richard M Seale Boo, 36, of Portsmouth died unexpectedly Sunday, February 18, 2018 at home. He was born July 3, 1981 in Newport, the son of Margaret (Eberhard) Semas and John Pires. He was the longtime companion of Tanya Wilson of Portsmouth.Nicknamed Boo his entire life, he was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and loved the water. He adored his...
Barbara M. Shea
Feb 18, 2018
Barbara M. Shea, 80, of Middletown passed away peacefully on February 18, 2018. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy Hulatt.She is survived by her husband Donnell and their children Mark Shea and his wife Dhawn of Killington, VT, Kelly Shea of Newport, Maryann McQuade and her husband Steven of Middletown and Michael Shea...
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