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Gladys Eckert
Oct 7, 2018
Gladys Eckert, 97, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on the evening of October 7, 2018, at Royal Middletown Nursing Home in Middletown, RI, a few weeks shy of her 98th birthday.Gladys was born October 22, 1920, in Easton, PA, to the late George and Wilomena (Hook) Yeager. She graduated from the Robert Morris School in 1938 and relocated...
George Addison Jones
Oct 6, 2018
George A. Jones, age 74, of Newport, RI passed away peacefully on October 6, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. George was born in Newport, RI on February 23, 1944 to the late Dorothy Bernice Gage. He was married to the love of his life, Regina (Regan) Jones for 42 years. George was a graduate of Rogers High...
Emily Mary Lacerda
Oct 5, 2018
Emily Lacerda, 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home, on Friday October 5, 2018. Emily was born, April 19, 1928, in Portsmouth, RI to Manuel Mello and Emilia (Garcia) Mello She was married to the late Joseph Lacerda for 53 years. Emily is survived by her children; Mary Taylor and her husband Michael of Portsmouth, RI, Manuel...
Patricia Ann Raposa
Oct 4, 2018
Patricia A. Raposa, age 78, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2018, at Newport Hospital. Patricia was born in Newport, RI, on August 19, 1940, to the late Edward Smith and the late Reba (Windley) Smith. She was the wife of Alfred R. Raposa. Pat worked as the Business Manager for many years at New England...
Lois Pailin
Oct 3, 2018
Lois Pailin, age 73, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on October 3, 2018, at Newport Hospital.Lois was born on October 28, 1944, in New York, NY, to the late Randolph Stewart, Sr. and the late Lillian H. (Jackson) Stewart.Lois worked as a cook for most her life for several organizations around the Newport area, including Naval Station Newport, Belcourt...
Lee Marie Johns
Oct 3, 2018
Lee M. Johns, 51, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Newport Hospital. Born in Muscatine, IA, Lee was the daughter of the late Ronald and Janet Lee (Culipher) Johns. She leaves her beloved partner David Henderson of Newport and her sister Tina St. Pierre of Middletown. Lee also leaves her uncle James Culipher and his wife Maureen...
Anthony Daniel Silvestri
Oct 3, 2018
Anthony Silvestri, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on October 3, 2018 at Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport. He was born August 7, 1930 in Newport, RI to Antonio Silvestri and Anna (Guglielmo) Silvestri, who came to the United States through Ellis Island in the early 1900s from Italy. Anthony (Tony, Dad and Papa) was a graduate of Rogers...
Catherine Case Pinheiro
Sep 29, 2018
Catherine C. Pinheiro, 76. Of Newport RI, passed away peacefully on September 29,2018 at Newport Hospital. Catherine was born September 19, 1942 in Newport RI, the daughter of the late Alfred and Lilian (Morgan) Edward. She is survived by her six children, Joseph Pinheiro, Eileen Pribula, John Pinheiro and his wife Missy, Bobby Pinheiro, Jean (Puerini) Waluk and her husband...
Paul Hanson Cogswell
Sep 29, 2018
Paul H. Cogswell of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Born in Essex, Massachusetts on May 25, 1931, he was the husband of the late Loudwina G. (Sousa) Cogswell, the son of Charles Steele Cogswell and Flora Norris Cogswell and brother of Charles Edward Cogswell of Chula Vista, California and Mary Ann (Cogswell)...
Lillian Teresa Chaves
Sep 29, 2018
Lillian T. Chaves, age 98, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on September 29, 2018.Lillian was born in Fall River, MA to the late John Mathias and the late Alexandrina (Linhares) Mathias. Lillian was the loving and devoted wife to Frank Chaves.Lillian is survived by her daughters Barbara Aguiar and her husband Kenneth of Portsmouth, and Lillian "Bunny" Chaves of...
Elizabeth Jane Macdonald
Sep 28, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth J. MacDonald (Betty) passed away at Newport Hospital on Friday, September 28, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She fought a brave long fight with her disease. She was born in Newport, RI on November 22, 1937. She was the wife of Evan A. MacDonald for 55 years. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters behind, Karen Phillips...
Jacquelyn Cavalier
Sep 28, 2018
Jacquelyn Surber Cavalier, 70 of Saunderstown, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, September 28th, 2018. She was the wife of Jeffrey C. Cavalier. Born and raised as a Native Newporter, she was the daughter of Howard J. amp; Agnes T. (Kain) Surber.Besides her husband, she leaves her children, Carrie A. Belden and her husband Allan of Holden,...
Evelyn Rudisell
Sep 28, 2018
Evelyn Julia Ferreira Rudisell age 88, of Tiverton, RI passed away on September 28, 2018 at home with her family by her side after battling cancer.Evelyn was born in Portsmouth, RI, the daughter of the late John and Julia Ferreira also of Portsmouth. She was preceded in death by her sister, Cecelia Price of Blacksburg, VA, and brother, Henry Ferreira...
Deborah Mccain
Sep 26, 2018
Deborah Whitney McCain, of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, in her 79th year. She was the daughter of Henry W. Whitney and Emily Whitney Sherman of New York and Newport. She leaves her husband John H. McCain; her brother Jeremiah W. Whitney; her son Richard W. McCain and his wife Donna; her daughter Victoria M. Carson and her...
Robin Mary Pacheco
Sep 25, 2018
Robin Mary (Ney) Pacheco, age 58, of Portsmouth passed away September 25, 2018. Robin graduated from Portsmouth High School and served as Vice President of Credit at North Atlantic Corp. where she worked for 34 years. Robin is survived by her husband of 38 years, Mark Clement Pacheco; daughter, Bailee Elizabeth Pacheco; son, Jason Luke Pacheco; brother, John Ney; and...
William Nimmo
Sep 25, 2018
William Nimmo, 67, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on September 25, 2018. William was born on November 11th, 1950 to the late Capt. William Nimmo and Eileen Nimmo in Fryeburg, ME.Billy was a Newport local, spending his life in and around The Point. He was an avid traveler, lover of nature and photography and always looked forward to witnessing...
Peter Lewis Dutra
Sep 24, 2018
Peter L. Dutra, 75, of Middletown, passed away on September 24, 2018, at home.Peter was born on June 10, 1943, in Newport, RI, to the late Manuel Dutra and the late Dorothy (Costa) Dutra.Peter was an accomplished artist specializing in landscape scenes of Rhode Island and Cape Cod. Some of his work has been on display in some local Cape...
Julie Mcalpine
Sep 23, 2018
Julie Ann (Carlson) McAlpine, 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on September 23, 2018 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown. She was born on July 20, 1935 in Honolulu, HI, the daughter of the late Rear Admiral Daniel Carlson and the late Natalie (Savage) Carlson. Julie graduated from Salve Regina University with a Bachelors degree, and later...
Charles E. Gibbons
Sep 23, 2018
Mr. Charles Gibbons, age 84, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on September 23, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Charles was born in Newport, RI to the late Ernest Gibbons and Theodora (Addison) Gibbons. He grew up in Newport and graduated from Rogers High School in 1952. It was during his high school years he flourished...
Joseph V Macedo
Sep 20, 2018
Joseph V. Macedo, age 71, of Middletown, passed away on September 20, 2018 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center with his loved ones by his side after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. Joseph was born in Taunton, MA to Joseph D. and Mary (Lima) Macedo. Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Diane (Labonte) and his daughters...
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