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Gordon H. Green Iii
Feb 17, 2018
Gordon H. Green III, 67, of Newport died Saturday, February 17, 2018 at home in Newport surrounded by his family. Born October 18, 1950 in Newport, Gordon was the son of the late Gordon H. Green Jr. and Gertrude A. (Shaffell) Green. He was the husband for 45 years to Jane (Marvelle) Green.Gordon attended St. Augustine School and went on...
Dr. Robert Hurey Douglass
Feb 17, 2018
Robert Hurey Douglass was born in Sheffield, AL, February 13, 1963 to Martha Davis Douglass and Arssie Douglass, II. His parents and two siblings Geoffrey Gordon Douglass and Arssie Douglass preceded him in death. Robert confessed his belief in Christ at an early age at Saint Luke United Methodist Church and was faithful in his Christian experience. Robert and his...
Mckenzie Ryan Leno
Feb 15, 2018
Mckenzie Ryan Leno, 18 of Newport R.I., passed from this earth, after a short illness, on February 15, 2018 at RI Hospital.Born in Newport, R.I., the son of Robert J. and Emily (Gray) Leno, he was a loving, and loyal son. From a very young age, McKenzie loved sports. He began playing soccer in elementary school, and then he discovered...
Ruth Bordon Gay
Feb 14, 2018
Ruth Bordon Gay, 96, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Born December 21, 1921 in Providence, RI, Ruth was the daughter of the late Frederick E. and Alice (Kittridge) Siewerts. Ruth was a graduate of Hope High School in Providence. In 1942 she married Wilfred H. Gay. While he served in the Navy,...
Thomas G. Gesner
Feb 13, 2018
Thomas Golden Gesner II, age 90, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Mr. Gesner was born March 7, 1927, in Fall River, MA, the son of the late P. William and the late Lucy D. (Hicks) Gesner. He was the loving husband of June (Howes) Gesner. Mr. Gesner lived in Fall River and Tiverton where he grew up and made a...
Stephen Edward Souza
Feb 10, 2018
Stephen Souza, age 54, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at home. Stephen was born February 14, 1963 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late John Souza, and Dorothy (Birkett) Souza. Stephen graduated from Northeastern University in 1986 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He began his career at Hughes Aircraft later followed by Raytheon. He...
Helen Virginia Mclyman
Feb 9, 2018
Helen Virginia McLyman, 97, of Portsmouth died Friday, February 9, 2018 at home in Portsmouth. Helen was born August 4, 1920 in New London, CT. She is the daughter of the late Frederick and the late Helen (Lynch) Michaels. She was the wife of the late Edward James McLyman, Jr. They were married for 58 years before his passing. Helen...
Louis John Krzych Jr
Feb 8, 2018
Louis J. Krzych Jr, 55, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 8th, 2018 after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was born in Passaic, NJ, graduated from Garfield High School then went on to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. Lou worked for several telecommunications companies in...
Alice D. Augustus
Feb 8, 2018
Alice D. Augustus, 88, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Village House Nursing Home. Alice was born June 28, 1929 in Middletown, RI. She was the daughter of the late Deulinda (Garcia) Silvia and Manuel P. Silvia. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Augustus. Alice was employed by RI Hospital Trust Bank for 32 years....
Nathan R. Bruno
Feb 7, 2018
Nathan Richard Bruno, 15, of Portsmouth passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at his home in Portsmouth. Nathan was born June 19, 2002 in Newport RI, the son of Richard P. Bruno and Misty L. Kolbeck.Nathan spent some of his early childhood years living in Wisconsin and Colorado with his mother, Misty, before returning to Newport. Later, after moving...
William E. Harrington
Feb 6, 2018
William E. Harrington, "Papa Bill", 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully February 6th. Born November 29, 1929 in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Albert E. and the late Louise (Yehle) Harrington. He married Mary Anne (Zebrasky) Harrington of Portsmouth, RI. Bill has many fond memories of growing up in the City by the Sea. He...
Elizabeth Ann Brooks
Feb 5, 2018
Elizabeth Anne Brooks, 66, of Barrington passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 5, 2018 at her home in Barrington.Ms. Brooks was born July 18, 1951 in Fall River, MA. She is the daughter of the late William J and the late Helen Cosgrove Brooks.She is survived by siblings, Kathleen Cheever and her husband John Cheever of Portsmouth, RI and Ron Brooks...
Frances "Fran" Smith
Feb 5, 2018
Fran Smith, 74 amazing mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, dear friend and ray of sunshine to all died peacefully on February 5, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born January 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Rose Rodrigues. Despite a decline in health over the past year she never complained or lost her bright spirit and contagious...
Leon R. Bush
Feb 4, 2018
Leon R. Bush, 89, of Newport formerly of Gibbs Avenue died peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, after a long 8 year journey with his illness, he never lost his sense of humor.For 64 years, he was the husband of Jeannette M. (DeSantis) Bush, their love story...
Deborah C. Nunes
Feb 4, 2018
Deborah Christine Nunes, 66, of Newport died on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Debbie was born November 19, 1951 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Manuel A. Nunes and Elsie (Taylor) Nunes. Debbie worked for several years at as an administrative assistant in the engineering department at Naval Station Newport.She is survived by a sister Susan...
Robert Owen Lanouette
Feb 4, 2018
MIDDLETOWN - Robert Owen Lanouette passed away Sunday afternoon, February 4, 2018, at the James L. Maher Center's group home on Jepson Lane in Middletown, RI, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 63. Known around town as "Bob", he was born in New Haven, CT in 1954 to Joseph F. and Gertrude T. Lanouette and grew up...
Eleanor Catherine Silvia
Feb 4, 2018
Eleanor Catherine Silvia, 91, of Middletown died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Eleanor was born May 21, 1926 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Cornelius J. and Emma (Oesterlein) Moriarty. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Silvia. Mrs. Silvia had worked in the publications department at the Naval War...
Julius Jesse Borges Jr
Feb 3, 2018
Julius Jesse Borges Jr, of 20 Sachuest Way, Middletown, RI passed away on Saturday, February 3rd 2018, at the age of 88, surrounded by his family. Julius was born on May 18, 1929 in Middletown, Rhode Island, to the late Grace (Froias) Borges and the late Julius J. Borges Sr. He was a resident of Middletown his entire life. Sixty-seven...
Faith Elaine Kilrow
Feb 2, 2018
Faith Elaine Kilrow, 89, of 17 Rosedale Terrace in Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the John Clarke Retirement Home. She was the loving wife of the late John "Johnny" MacKinnon Kilrow. She was born on February 13, 1928 in Boston, MA.As a child, she grew up in Weymouth, MA, working as a young lady at the...
Shirley Fay Cochran
Feb 2, 2018
Shirley Fay (Frazier) Cochran, 87, of Newport died Friday, February 2, 2018 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center in Middletown.Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late John and Reliance (Cook) Frazier.Shirley was a member of the VFW Woman's Auxiliary, Post 4487 in Middletown, RI.She was a member of the Park Holm Senior center of the Newport Housing AuthorityShe...
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