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Gail L. Rosenbaugh
Feb 2, 2018
Gail L. Rosenbaugh, 66, of Middletown passed away Friday evening, February 2, 2018 at home in Middletown surrounded by her family. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of Mary (Vars) Crawford of Middletown and the late Bobby Joe Kendrick.Gail worked for many local restaurants and owned her own Silver Smith and Jewelry Business in Provincetown, MA and St. Croix,...
Michael Angelo Panarello Jr
Jan 31, 2018
Michael A. Panarello, Jr., age 84, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Convalescent Home in Warren. Born July 15, 1933, in Barrington, he was the son of the late Michael A. and the late Mary Ellen (Brett) Panarello. He was the beloved husband of Mary E. McCarthy for 54 years and resided on Cottage Street in Bristol for...
Frederick William Clark Macadam
Jan 30, 2018
Known by many names; Rick, Fred, Uncle Rip, Clark, CC succumbed reluctantly though peacefully to pancreatic cancer Tuesday Jan 30th, at the hospice home in Providence RI. His sister was grateful to be with him. He would have been 65 the end of March.He is survived by Ethel (Henrietta) MacStubbs, sister from Francestown, NH, older brother R. Bruce MacAdam and...
John Patrick Connolly
Jan 30, 2018
John Patrick Connolly, a Newport Native, died peacefully Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Born December 2, 1937, he was the son of the late Deputy Police Chief John P. and Alice Dwyer Connolly.John was a graduate of St. Augustine's Elementary School, De LaSalle Academy, and Providence College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and...
Dolores Grace Peckham
Jan 29, 2018
Dolores G. (Hastings) Peckham, 87, of Middletown passed away at home Monday, January 29, 2018.Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald H. and Mildred (Penn) Hastings.Married for over 61 years, she was the wife of the late Laurence S. Peckham, Jr. Dolores loved spending all of her free time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
David Barclay More
Jan 28, 2018
David Barclay More, 76, of New York, Nantucket and Newport died peacefully on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at home with his wife by his side. David was born January 4, 1942 in New Haven, CT, the son of the late Barclay and Charlotte (Munz) More. He was the husband of Gail (Dickinson) More. David grew up in New Jersey and...
Eric V. Bulmer
Jan 27, 2018
Mr. Eric Bulmer died unexpectedly on January 27, 2018 in Newport, Rhode Island at the age of 48. Eric is survived by his mother, Maggie Bulmer of Middletown, RI; wife, Hema Bulmer; daughter, Khatima; sister Cathy Anderson, (m. George) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; brother Gene Bulmer, (m. Joanne) of Raritan, NJ; brother Bill Bulmer (m.Tina), of Valencia, CA, and several...
Joseph R. Steele
Jan 27, 2018
Joseph R. Steele, age 85, previously of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI, surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was born November 16, 1932 in Waltham, MA. He is the son of the late Joseph Gordon and the late Marie Rose (Landry) Steele. He was married to the late Nancy (Peabody)...
Charlotte Sousa
Jan 27, 2018
a Charlotte J. Sousa (Barker) of Tiverton passed away on January 27th 2018 at the age of 58. Charlotte was born in Newport on September 2nd 1959 to her loving parents Muriel G. (Jean) Barker of Tiverton and the late Robert B. Barker. Charlotte was a homemaker and raised two sons. Charlotte was loved by many, and will be fondly...
Arthur Charles Emerson Perry
Jan 26, 2018
Arthur Charles Emerson Perry - known as "Boots" during his youth and "Ace" during his military career - passed away on Friday January 26, 2018. Born on 8/18/1941, he was married for 55 years to high school sweetheart Veronica "Roni" Perry who pre-deceased him in 2016. ROTC at Rogers High School prepared him for a 22-year Navy career. He served...
Joan M. Peckham
Jan 26, 2018
Joan M. Peckham, 69, of Newport died Friday, January 26, 2018. Joan was born June 11, 1948 in Newport, Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Albino Simas and the late Lillian (Ferris) Simas, and step daughter of Alice Simas of Newport. She is the wife of James Peckham, Sr.Joan grew up in Newport and graduated Rogers High School. She...
Fr. Paul S. Koumrian
Jan 25, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Paul Sprower Koumrian died peacefully at St. Clare's Home on January 25, 2018 in Newport, RI at the age of 79.Paul is survived by his son Timothy, daughter-in-law Shane, grandchildren Peter and Julia of Sunapee, NH, and former wife Elizabeth Lowell of New London, NH. He is also survived by his sister Carolyn Whitman of Southport, CT...
Alfred 'Bud' Schuster Jr
Jan 25, 2018
Alfred "Bud" Schuster, Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the John Clarke Nursing Center.He was the husband of the late Florence (Esleeck) Schuster to whom he was married for 66 years.Born in Newport, RI in December of 1926, he was the son of the late Alfred and Anna Mae (Barnum) Schuster.Bud graduated from Rogers High School...
Iva G. Durfee
Jan 21, 2018
Iva G. Durfee, 97, of Middletown died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Iva was born September 8, 1920 in Alamosa, Colorado, the daughter of the late Eulys Ross Guthrie and Lucy Margaret (Morris) Guthrie. She was the wife of the late Ray H. Durfee. Iva grew up in Alamosa, Colorado where she graduated from the Alamosa High School....
Patricia Louise Lewis
Jan 21, 2018
Patricia Louise Pat (Western) Lewis of Newport, RI, died peacefully in her sleep at the home of her daughter in Middletown, RI on Sunday, January 21, 2018, after a short illness.Born on August 17, 1933, in Detroit, MI, she grew up in Miami, AZ. She was the daughter of Lawrence Glen Larry Western and Louise Anne (Smith) Tanner, and the...
William Bennett Iii
Jan 21, 2018
William Walter Bennett III, 71, of Newport died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Hope and Hospice of Rhode Island in providence, RI. Mr. Bennett III was born August 6, 1946 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late William Walter and the late Dorothy (Stevens) Bennett Jr. He was married to Judy MacFarlane for 11years.Bill was a Vietnam...
Maria J. Ventura
Jan 19, 2018
Maria J. (Diogo) Ventura, 99, of Middletown, RI, died on Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home.She was the husband of the late Jose Ventura.Born on November 5, 1918 in St. Michael, the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Emelia (Raposa) Diogo. Mrs. Ventura worked at the Newport Hospital for 17 years in the housekeeping department...
Janice Marion Barrows
Jan 18, 2018
Janice Marion (Sharples) Barrows, 87, of Newport passed away peacefully Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Home in Warren, RI with her family by her side.She was married for 68 years to the late Robert L. Barrows.Janice was born March 21, 1930 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Ida Marion (Anderson) Sharples and Lancelot Sharples.Janice was...
Arthur John "Jay" Stone
Jan 17, 2018
Arthur ("Jay") Stone, age 68, passed away peacefully at his home in Middletown on January 17th, 2018. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Jay spent the majority of his adult years working as a dishwasher at Shady Side Academy, retiring in 2010 after which his New England family welcomed him to a new life in Middletown. Though this move was...
Hazel B. Gaines
Jan 16, 2018
Hazel Blanche (Greene) Gaines, 91, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, Hazel was the daughter of the late Eleanor (King) Greene and Harold Greene. She is survived by her family, Robert B. Gaines Jr and Bruce Wayne Gaines, Douglas M. Bernard and Tamara A (Bernard) Sanchez, Malik,...
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