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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...
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...
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