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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Georgianna H. Faerber

Georgianna H. Faerber

Jan 1, 2018

Newport, RI - Georgianna Holt (Dawley) Faerber, RN, of Mann Avenue, Newport, a lifelong Newporter, passed away January 1, 2018. Born on February 9, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Marion and William Samuel Holt Dawley. She was the wife for 48 years of the late Eugene "Jeeps" P. Faerber who died on December 27, 1993.A Mayflower descendent,...

Agnes Lewis Rogers

Agnes Lewis Rogers

Dec 30, 2017

Agnes (Lewis) Rogers, 81, of Newport died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Agnes was born April 1, 1936 in Milledgeville, GA, the daughter of the late Jobie and Ida Beck (Simmons) Lewis.Agnes was always a hard worker, and worked to instill strong values in her family. As a younger woman, she worked...

Carmine F. Ripa

Carmine F. Ripa

Dec 30, 2017

CARMINE FRANK RIPA, 72, of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away December 30, 2017 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer with his wife and daughters by his side.Born on January 4th, 1945 in Newport, RI, he was a resident of Port St. Lucie, FL for 15 years. Formerly of Middletown, RI.Survivors include his wife of 50 years...

Dorothy Borges

Dorothy Borges

Dec 29, 2017

Dorothy (Chlapowski) Borges, 91, of Middletown died Friday, December 29, 2017 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI surrounded by her loved ones.Mrs. Borges was born March 6, 1926 in Dudley, MA. She is the daughter of the late Albert and late Florence (Leduc) Chlapowski. She was married to the late Joseph Borges for 64 years. Dorothy grew up in Webster,...

Emily A. Archambault

Emily A. Archambault

Dec 28, 2017

Emily Ann (Correia) Archambault, 92, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Albert J. Archambault.Born on April 14, 1925 in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Julia (Santos) Correia. Mrs. Archambault worked at Raytheon for several years. Emily enjoyed dancing...

Thomas D. Horrocks Jr

Thomas D. Horrocks Jr

Dec 28, 2017

Thomas Donald Horrocks, Jr., 62, of Portsmouth died at Mass General Hospital of Boston, MA. Mr. Horrocks was born May 30, 1955 in Scranton, PA. He is the son of the late Thomas Donald Sr. and the late Lois (Whitby) Horrocks. Thomas worked for Manheim New England as a TRA supervisor. The things he loved most were camping with his...

Sally Goddin

Sally Goddin

Dec 27, 2017

Sally Goddin, 66, of Newport departed peacefully at home Christmas 2017 into her Savior's arms. Ms. Goddin was born May 1, 1951 in Providence, RI. She is the daughter of the late Conway and the late Evelyn Faye (Clapp) Goddin of East Greenwich, RI.Sally's childhood passion was horse riding. After high school in Warwick, she developed a very strong love...

Robert A. Riegel Sr

Robert A. Riegel Sr

Dec 26, 2017

Robert Allen Riegel, Sr., 84, of Middletown has left us to be with his wife Abbie and son Michael, on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Grand Islander Health Care Center. Robert was born July 2, 1933 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Charles Joseph Riegel and Maude (Sisson) Riegel. He was the husband of the late Abbie (Greenman)...

Antone Raposo

Antone Raposo

Dec 26, 2017

Antone Raposo, 86, of Middletown, formerly of Tiverton, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Antone was born January 9, 1931 in Fall River, MA, and was the husband of Lena (Arruda) Raposo. Tony grew up in Fall River and began his career with the Newport Finishing Corp as the Comptroller. He has been an accountant with Mas...

Ruth E. Brockway

Ruth E. Brockway

Dec 26, 2017

Ruth E. (Glines) Brockway, 95, formerly of Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. Mrs. Brockway was born February 22, 1922 in Fall River, MA. She was the daughter of the late Alfred H. and the late Florence (Viles) Pierce. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela G. Douglas and her husband William...

Panagiotis "Peter" Bitzileos

Panagiotis "Peter" Bitzileos

Dec 26, 2017

Panagiotis "Peter" Bitzileos, 89, of Newport died on December 26, 2017 in the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence.He was the husband of the late Helen (Goulios) Bitzileos.Born in Paros, Greece, he was the son of the late Ioannis "John" and Aneza (Rousou) Bitzileos. He served in the Greek Royal Navy.Peter worked for the Newport Housing Authority, retiring as a superintendent...

Catherine Purcell

Catherine Purcell

Dec 22, 2017

Catherine E. (Pinter) Purcell, 71, of Middletown died peacefully Friday, December 22, 2017 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI with her family by her side. Born April 2, 1946 in Chicago, IL, Cathy and her family spent numerous summers staying with her grandparents in Newport, RI. Cathy studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and volunteered in Appalachia. After she got...

Edward R. Dowski

Edward R. Dowski

Dec 20, 2017

Edward R. Dowski, age 82, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 peacefully at home in Portsmouth in his sleep. Edward was born February 10, 1935 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Peter and the late Mary (Chowaniec) Dowski. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Aldona (Slapelis) Dowski ; a son Edward R....

Calvin Jacobs Jr

Calvin Jacobs Jr

Dec 19, 2017

Calvin Jacobs, Jr., age 82, of Jamestown died Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Newport Hospital. Mr. Jacobs was born June 10, 1935 in Columbia, SC, the son of the late Calvin and the late Stella (Jacobs) Jacobs, Sr. Mr. Jacobs served honorably in the US Navy before his retirement. In his spare time he was an avid fisherman and golfer,...

Leonard A. Parker

Leonard A. Parker

Dec 19, 2017

Leonard A Parker, 95, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at home in Portsmouth. Mr. Parker was born January 31, 1922 in Mobile, AL. He is the son of the late Irving and the late Josephine (Tipps) Parker. He was married to his loving wife, Minnie Francisco for 57 years. Leonard was a very handy man, and loved tinkering...

Ruth E. Brockway

Ruth E. Brockway

Dec 16, 2017

Ruth E. (Glines) Brockway, 95, formerly of Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. Ruth was born February 22, 1922 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred H. and Florence (Viles) Pierce. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela G. Douglas and her husband William of Middletown, RI,...

Capt. George Anagnostos

Capt. George Anagnostos

Dec 15, 2017

Captain George Anagnostos of Portsmouth, RI died on Friday, December 15, 2017 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 21, 1933 in Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Apostolos and Anastasia (Kaltsas) Anagnostos. George was the husband of Ellen (Kasiaras) Anagnostos for 60 years.George earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University...

John Charles Minyo

John Charles Minyo

Dec 14, 2017

John Charles Minyo, 76, of Portsmouth died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. John was born June 29, 1941 in Coaldale, PA. He is the son of the late Michael and the late Mary (Pandosh) Minyo. He married his wife Cheryle in 1973. John worked for many years at Gleeson's Package Store. He was...

David James Cantagallo

David James Cantagallo

Dec 13, 2017

David James Cantagallo, age 34, of Newport died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Newport Hospital. David was born July 14, 1983 in Providence, RI, the son of Carole L. (Sasso) Cantagallo and his father David L. Cantagallo. He had been getting his life together and this came as a complete shock to everyone. David was extremely tech savvy, he loved...

Mary C. Mello

Mary C. Mello

Dec 12, 2017

Mary C Mello, 99, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Mrs. Mello was born April 20, 1918 in Swansea, MA. She is the daughter of the late Antone and the late Mary (Borges) Souza. She was married to the late Edward S Mello for 46 years.. Mary was a loving and...