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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...
Virginia Dutra Dosouto
Oct 23, 2017
Virginia Dutra Dosouto, 84, of Middletown, RI, passed away on October 23, 2017, at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI. She was born February 9, 1933 in Praia do Norte, Faial, Azores to the late Jose and Maria Moitoso. She married Mario Dosouto on July 27, 1968, he sadly passed away on May 8, 2013.Virginia is survived by her son,...
Mary Jean Kempenaar
Oct 22, 2017
Mary Jean Kempenaar, 95, of Middletown died peacefully on October 22, 2017. Mary Jean was born June 22, 1922 in Bridgeton, NJ, the daughter of the late Charles R. and Elizabeth Harris Weber. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Kempenaar. Mary Jean grew up in Bridgeton, NJ. She met her husband while he was doing an apprenticeship...
Capt. Frank M. Snyder Usn
Oct 21, 2017
Captain Frank M. Snyder, U.S. Navy (Retired), was a career naval officer, and later a member of the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College, He was the husband of Margaret Mary (Kelly) Snyder (deceased 2013), whom he married in 1950.He was born in 1926 in Sayre, PA, son of Abraham F. and Mildred (Harrington) Snyder of Dushore, PA. He...
Joseph Corey Silvia
Oct 20, 2017
Joseph Corey Silvia, age 85, of Middletown died Friday, October 20, 2017 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Joseph was born November 26, 1931 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Christopher and the late Annie (Dutra) Silvia. Joseph was a veteran of the Korean War. After his discharge from the military, he started his career in...
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