Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Alma Mae Dempsey

Alma Mae Dempsey

Jul 11, 2018

Alma M. (King) Dempsey, Dempsey, Alma M. (King) of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Walpole, MA passed away peacefully and comfortably surrounded by her family on July 11, 2018. Alma is survived by her husband of 52 years Clinton R. Dempsey. Cherished daughter of Thomas S. King and Alma E. (Blois) King, both deceased. Beloved mother of Carolyn E. Remick of...

Lorraine Passmore

Lorraine Passmore

Jul 11, 2018

Lorraine Passmore, 81, of Newport, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on July 11, 2018. Lorraine was born in Newport, RI to the late Manuel Soares and Mary Barboza. Lorraine was the wife of the late Warren Passmore. Lorraine was a life long resident of Newport. She proudly worked at Newport Bay Hotel for 10 years and...

Paul C. Coppola

Paul C. Coppola

Jul 8, 2018

Paul Coppola, 64, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, passed away on July 8, 2018 at Home and Hospice of Rhode Island in Providence, surrounded by his loving family.Paul was born in Providence, RI on June 15, 1954, to the late John Coppola and the late Doris Coppola. Paul was married to Mary (Passman) Coppola for 23 years.Paul owned and operated...

Robert Whatley

Robert Whatley

Jul 6, 2018

RobertWhatley, 28, of Glen Burnie, Maryland passed away on July 6, 2018.Robert was born on October 25, 1989 in Newport, RI. Robert was raised inNewportand attended Sheffield andCoggeshallSchools when he was young. He also lived overseas for several years with his family, including Idar Oberstein, Kaiserslautern, RamsteinandStuttgart,Germany, as well as Mons, Belgium. He graduated from Green Run High School in...

Paul William Sullivan

Paul William Sullivan

Jul 2, 2018

Paul William Sullivan passed away on July 2, 2018, in Melbourne, Florida after a 4 month battle with cancer. Born and raised in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late William J. and Rose (Pierini) Sullivan.He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Linda (Amaral) Sullivan, his son Brian (Amy) Sullivan of Tiverton and two grandchildren, Gavin...

Robert M Sousa

Robert M Sousa

Jul 2, 2018

Robert Bob Sousa, 64 of Cocoa Beach, FL passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 at home surrounded by family. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he graduated from Portsmouth High in 1971, and Rhode Island College in 1975. After working for Newport Jai Alai, he was an educator for Brevard County Florida School District as a school teacher at Merritt...

Catherine L. Alves

Catherine L. Alves

Jul 1, 2018

Memorial Funeral Home375 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840Catherine L. Alves Catherine (Davis) Alves - Born to Helena L. Davis and Andrew Davis of Portsmouth, RI on November 23, 1923. After high school, Catherine worked at the Torpedo Station, on Goat Island, in Newport until marrying John F. Alves of Middletown in June 1942.Catherine and her husband, John moved to Middletown and...

Dorothy E. Sweet

Dorothy E. Sweet

Jun 29, 2018

Dorothy Sweet, 91, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 29, 2018 at the John Clarke Nursing home in Middletown.Dorothy was born in Newport, RI on December 17, 1926, to George Mathewson and Dorothy (Minkler) Mathewson. Dottie was the wife of the late David Sweet. She was a lifelong Newport resident, and a graduate of Rogers High School. Dottie...

Valerie E. Flynn

Valerie E. Flynn

Jun 27, 2018

Valerie E. Flynn, age 78, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on June 27, 2018 at Newport Hospital.Valerie was born in Cork, Ireland on September 9, 1939 to Wilton Flynn and Carmela Lyons Flynn. She loved her family amp; friends, music, dancing, cooking, animals, the ocean, Ireland (her beloved home) and Newport (her home away from home)--in fewer words, she...

Donald A Mccarthy

Donald A Mccarthy

Jun 27, 2018

Donald Anthony McCarthy, Jr. of Portsmouth passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 27th after a valiant year long struggle with cancer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 19th, 1948, he recently celebrated his 70th birthday surrounded by family and friends. He is the son of the late Donald A McCarthy and Elaine (OShea) McCarthy. He is survived by his wife,...

Dolores C James

Dolores C James

Jun 25, 2018

On the afternoon of Monday, June 25, 2018, our mother, Dolores C. James, passed away peacefully in her sleep. Mom was resting at home which was her wish at the time of her passing. Mom was 89 years old. Dolores C. (Palmer) James was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 27, 1929. She was the fifth oldest child of...

Martin Gerry West

Martin Gerry West

Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Martin Gerald West Gerry, age 71, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 25, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Gerry was born in Newport, RI to Martin West, Jr. and Katherine (Murphy) West. He grew up in the Point neighborhood and graduated from Rogers High School in 1965. He soon began a career as an electrician, first working for...

Hortense Louise Cordeiro

Hortense Louise Cordeiro

Jun 24, 2018

Hortense Louise Cordeiro, 88, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2018, at home in Middletown.Hortense was born in Newport, RI on March 31, 1930 to the late Manuel Silvia and the late Rose (Cademia) Silvia. She was married to the late John S. Cordeiro for 41 years.She worked at Warwick/Ames, was a caregiver for the Kits...

Hugo Brynolf Wallgren

Hugo Brynolf Wallgren

Jun 22, 2018

Hugo B. Wallgren Jr., born February 7, 1950, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 21, at his home in Newport, RI. Hugo was a Fitchburg boy, born and raised there by parents, the late Martha V. (Roberts) and Hugo B. Wallgren Sr., who owned a watch repair shop on Main Street where Hugo sometimes helped out. He graduated...

Nancy Elizabeth James

Nancy Elizabeth James

Jun 21, 2018

Nancy James Pavlik, born to the late John and Shirley James in Hartford, CT in 1949, and a resident of Middletown, RI, died on June 21, after a long battle with breast cancer.She obtained a BA in English from Connecticut College for Women in 1971, and a Master of Library Science from UC Berkeley in California.In earlier years, she was...

John Joseph Vidinha

John Joseph Vidinha

Jun 21, 2018

John J. Vidinha, 88, of Middletown, passed away on June 21, 2018 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Adelaide M. (Almeida) Vidinha.Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late John M. and Alice (Santos) Vidinha.John served in the Navy during the Korean War. He worked for Newport Oil...

John M. Spence

John M. Spence

Jun 19, 2018

John M. Spence, of Portsmouth, born in Newport in 1933, passed peaceably at the age of 84 at Village House Nursing amp; Rehabilitation Center, Newport. He lived a unique life. He was very proud of serving his country in the U.S. Army in the 19th Nike Missile Battalion attaining the rank of Sergeant. After the army John worked on tug...

Marion Dorothy Almeida

Marion Dorothy Almeida

Jun 17, 2018

Marion (Michon) Almeida, 74, of Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, June 17, 2018, surrounded by the love of her family at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown.Born on September 18, 1943 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and the late Marion E. (Clark) Michon. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Almeida.Mrs....

Jacquelyn V. Marchant

Jacquelyn V. Marchant

Jun 16, 2018

Jacquelyn Marchant, 71, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on June 16, 2018 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI.Jacquelyn was born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1946, to Peter VonVillas and Mary (Carr) VonVillas. Jacquelyn was married to the late Raymond Marchant for 47 years. Jacquelyn is survived by her daughter Alexis Reagan, of Round Rock, TX, three step...

Olinda Mary King

Olinda Mary King

Jun 16, 2018

Olinda M. (Almeida) King, 93, of Middletown passed away, Saturday, June 16, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late James A. King.Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Jacintho and Nora (Battencourt) Almy.Mrs. King leaves her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren Ann Macready and her husband Bill of Marlton, NJ and their children Kelly...