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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...
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,...
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