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Bethany Ann Lyman
Nov 9, 2017
Bethany Ann Lyman, age 77, of Newport died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at home in Newport. Bethany was born May 1, 1940 in Cranston, RI. She is the daughter of the late Lewis and the late Harriet (Foskey) Waterman. Bethany was a long-time member of Alcoholics Anonymous and was sober for 53 years. She was a tireless advocate of sobriety...
Philip George Eklund
Nov 9, 2017
Philip George Eklund of Portsmouth, RI, born February 13, 1944 at Aitkin CommunityHospital, Aitkin, MN passed peacefully in his home on November 9, 2017, surrounded byfamily and friends.He is predeceased by his parents Elmer(d) and Marguerite (Anderson) (d) Eklund of Isle,MN.Phillip was one of 10 children; Roy(d) and Betes (Eklund) Paulson, Lavonne and Ralph(d)Cooper, Marlyn and Shirley Eklund, Norman(d) and...
David S. Thomson
Nov 8, 2017
David S. Thomson, 88, formerly of Algonquin Drive in Middletown, died Wednesday, Nov. 8 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the husband of the late Mary Elizabeth (Silva) Thomson, father of the late Michael A. Thomson and brother of the late Rev. Peter W. Thomson. Born in New York City on February 28, 1929, he was the son of the late...
Charles H. Breen
Nov 7, 2017
CDR Charles H. Breen, USN (Ret), age 62, of Fall River, MA, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI, following an aggressive battle with Lymphoma. Chuck was born August 5, 1955, in Lowell, MA, the son of the late Raymond E. and Gertrude A. (Paul) Breen. CDR Breen was a Naval Academy graduate class...
Veronica Susan Maus
Nov 6, 2017
Veronica (nee Wassel) Maus, 91, born on December 26, 1925 in Passaic NJ, died on November 6, 2017 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown with family at her side. She was born in Passaic, NJ to John and Mary (Solomon) Wassel, and was one of 6 siblings: Claire Prince (CT) and pre-deceased by John Wassel (NJ), Raymond Wassel,...
Dorothy E. "Dottie" Rebello
Nov 6, 2017
Dorothy E. "Dottie" (Mendes) Rebello, 96 of Middletown passed away peacefully, Monday, November 6, 2017 in the John Clarke Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Edward Rebello.Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lila (Silviera) Mendes.She leaves her daughter Joyce E. Rebello and her spouse Lark d'Helen of Middletown.She was the mother...
Mary Ellen Carroll Marshall
Nov 5, 2017
Mary Ellen Carroll Marshall, 71, of Portsmouth died on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at her home. Mary Ellen was born on June 2, 1946. She was the daughter of the late James J. and Eileen T. (Fitzgerald) Marshall. Mary Ellen served over three decades as a librarian at the Naval War College. She was an avid world traveler, loved summers...
Dr. Neil C. Leerssen
Nov 5, 2017
Dr. Neil Clayton Leerssen, MD, 73, of Newport, RI died peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Dr. Leerssen was born October 23, 1944 in Littlefork, MN to Otto Frederick and Dorothy Elaine (Cedarblade) Leerssen, who predeceased him. He was the husband of Betsy (Shaw) Leerssen. Neil graduated from the University of Minnesota, earning both...
Anthony J. Woidyla
Nov 3, 2017
Anthony J. Woidyla, 89, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Foster, RI, died on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Anthony was born September 28, 1928 in Haverhill, MA, the son of the late Anthony J. and Blanche (Najuch) Woidyla. He was married to Rita G. (Boffi) Woidyla for the last 60 years.Mr. Woidyla served...
Deborah A. Berriochoa
Nov 2, 2017
Deborah Ann Berriochoa, 61, of Newport passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, surrounded by loved ones.Deborah was born in Newport on October 14, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Carol Ann (Loomis) Berriochoa. Debbie was a youth at heart, outgoing, free willed, full of life mother and grandmother. She...
Beryl Anfindsen Lyons
Nov 1, 2017
Beryl Barton Anfindsen Lyons , 91, of Newport, RI died Wednesday November 1, 2017. Born in Jersey City, NJ she was the daughter of the late Edward I. and Beatrice Means Anfindsen.Mrs. Lyons grew up in West Orange, NJ and after marriage to the late Robert S. Lyons moved to Livingston, NJ where she raised her family. Beryl was a...
Gerald J. "Gerry" Delisle
Oct 30, 2017
Gerald J. "Gerry" Delisle passed away at his home in Portsmouth, RI on October 30, 2017, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was surrounded by loved ones. Gerry was the husband of Jeannie M. (Barron) Delisle.Gerry was born on February 18, 1949 in Fall River, MA, son of the late Gerald and Doris A. (Murphy) Delisle. He graduated...
Bernice A. Amber
Oct 28, 2017
Bernice A. (Hall) Amber, 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.She was the wife of the late Francis J. Amber.Born on August 7, 1928 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Herbert F. and Martha (Ashley) Hall. She is survived by her children, David B. Warren...
Edward T. Vieira
Oct 28, 2017
Edward T. Vieira of Portsmouth RI passed away on 28 October, 2017 at the age of 94. Ed was the beloved husband of the late Leah (Izadore) Vieira, and father of Paul Vieira and father-in-law of Karen Joslin Vieira of Portsmouth, RI. Ed was the son of the late Alexandrina (Oliveira) and John Vieira, and resided in Portsmouth during his...
William D. Walden
Oct 28, 2017
William David Walden, 69, of Providence died Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Providence, RI. William was born August 11, 1948 in Sarasota, FL, the son of the late William Boyd Walden and Lillian (Hawthorne) Walden. He was the husband of the late Janet (Auditore) Walden. William grew up Florida and joined the USMC as a...
Violet Jane Morgan
Oct 27, 2017
Violet Jane (Martineau) Morgan, of Newport passed away with her family by her side on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Village House Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Harold George Morgan. Violet Jane was born on August 25, 1924 in Woonsocket, RI, daughter of the late Louis Joseph and Arona Mae (Burns) Martineau. She attended Sacred Heart...
James B. Packham
Oct 27, 2017
Newport, RI. James Beresford Packham, (Berry) 77, died on October 27, 2017, at his home in Newport. Berry is survived by his wife, Charlene K. Packham, his daughters Tara Green, of Cheshire, UK, Michele Merrick, of Natick, MA, and son Charles Packham of London, UK, as well as cousins in the UK, Mark Cox, M.D. and Brenda Hannen. His grandchildren...
Arthur Edward Shaffell
Oct 27, 2017
Arthur Edward Shaffell, 88, of Middletown, RI died peacefully at home on Friday October 27, 2017. Born on December 2, 1928 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Frank and Mabel (Garceau) Shaffell. Arthur is survived by his wife of 65 years, Agnes B. (Cloud) Shaffell.Arthur attended Newport Schools prior to joining the U.S. Navy at age...
Elsie Lylie Taylor Nunes
Oct 27, 2017
Elsie Lylie Taylor NunesElsie was born on January 29, 1924 in Northhampton, England. She grew up there with her older brother and sister in a small two-story house with no heat or inside bathroom.Her father was a tailor, his storefront sign read "Taylor, Expert Tailors." Unfortunately, he passed away when Elsie was young, so she and her siblings grew up...
Deacon James R. Rudnik
Oct 24, 2017
Deacon James R. Rudnik, 80, of Middletown, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the St. Clare Home, Newport. He was the loving husband of Ida I. (Rodrigues) Rudnik.Born on July 12, 1937 in Grand Rapids, MI, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Helen F. (Wulff) Rudnik. James' education included attending St. Joseph's Seminary, Athenaeum of...
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