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Roger R. Roberts
Aug 3, 2017
Roger Richard Roberts, age 88, of Newport died Thursday, August 3, 2017, in Newport, RI. Mr. Roberts was born May 5, 1929, in Fall River, MA, the son of the late James F. and the late Mary (Dooley) Roberts. He was the husband of Cynthia (Andrews) Roberts. A patriotic and family focused man, Roger worked as a lineman for the...
Mark J Dondero Iii
Aug 3, 2017
Mark Jerome DonDero III, age 55, died on Thursday morning, August 3rd, 2017. Born in Lexington Park, Maryland, April 15, 1962. The son of Mark Jerome DonDero II and Edith Nagle DonDero. He passed away at Heaterwood Rehabilitation and Health Center, formerly a resident of Portsmouth. Mark was an electrician most of his life, lastly working for Don Jestings and...
Mary Agnes "Duponte" Blair
Aug 2, 2017
Mary Agnes "DuPonte" Blair, 94, of Afton, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born June 2, 1923 in Newport, Rhode Island; the daughter of Cornelius and Honora (Crowley) Murphy. Mary married John DuPonte on June 10, 1944 in Newport, Rhode Island and together they had one daughter, Patricia (Patti). After her husband passed...
Raymond Patrick Segerson
Aug 2, 2017
Raymond Patrick Segerson (Buddy), 89, of Middletown, RI, passed away, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Newport Hospital, Newport RI surrounded by his loved ones.Buddy was born in Newport to the late John and Mary Segerson on October 19, 1927. He grew up in Newport and graduated from De La Salle high school 1945. He briefly served in the Army during...
Sally R. (Burt) Ellenwood
Aug 1, 2017
Sarah (Sally) Rose Burt Ellenwood aged 86 passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 1, 2017 at St. Elizabeth's Manor in Bristol RI. Always called Sally by family and friends, she is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Robert A. Ellenwood. Sally is the mother of Kathleen Margaret Rodrigues, husband Richard; Robert Lee Ellenwood, wife Karen; and...
Linda C. Byers
Jul 31, 2017
Linda C. Byers, 77, of Blenheim Senior Living Community peacefully went home to the Lord with her family at her bedside on Monday July 31, 2017.Born in Uniontown, PA on December 20, 1939, she was the only daughter of the late Peter and Elvira Susano. After attending St. John's Catholic High School, Linda attended California State Teachers College of Pennsylvania,...
Harold J. Drolet
Jul 28, 2017
Harold J. Drolet, 87, of 6700 Scenic Heights, Manchester GA, previously lived at 10 Corey Trail Wyoming R.I., passed away at Grady Hospital on July 28, 2017 surrounded by his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. He proceeded in death by his father Lawrence Samuel Drolet, mother Josephine H. Day Drolet, grandson Samuel Drolet, granddaughter Samantha Drolet, step-grandson R.J. (Richard), step-granddaughter Alicia...
Benjamin T. "Benji" Gilliard
Jul 28, 2017
Benjamin Thomas "Benji" Gilliard, age 70, of Bristol, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 28, 2017 the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol.Benji was born on March 16, 1947 in Newport, RI. He was the first African-American baby born at the Newport Navy Hospital. He is the son of the late Benjamin M. Gilliard. He is survived by his...
Barbara M. Davis
Jul 28, 2017
Barbara Marie Louise Davis, 88, of Middletown, formerly of Warwick, RI, died Friday, July 28, 2017 at her home in Middletown. Barbara was born August 22, 1928 in East Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Iacobucci) Piacitelli. She was the wife of Francis P. Davis. A graduate in 1949, Magna Cum Laude, and the...
Jayne M. Butler
Jul 24, 2017
Jayne Marie Butler, 63, of Newport, RI died Monday, July 24, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Jayne was born on July 20, 1954 and grew up in Portsmouth, RI. She is the daughter of the late Russell D. Posey and the late Frances V. (Reise) Posey. She was married to her lovely husband, David Butler, for...
Robert W. ("Bob") Irvine
Jul 21, 2017
Robert W. ("Bob") Irvine, 70, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness.He is survived by his daughter Holly Irvine-Salvi and her husband, Brian, of Southborough, MA, his son Cameron Irvine and his wife Lisa, of Whitinsville, MA and his grandchildren Sam and Quinn Salvi, Liliana Irvine and...
Mary Pimentel
Jul 20, 2017
Mary (Medeiros) Pimentel, 96, formerly of Stockton Drive, Middletown, RI, and more recently the Grand Islander Healthcare Center, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2017.She was the wife of the late Alfred D. Pimentel, who passed in 1979. Born in Fall River, MA on April 28, 1921, she was the eldest daughter of the late Jose V. and...
Thomas M. Allison
Jul 19, 2017
Thomas M. Allison (U.S.N. ret.), "The Chief," 93, of Providence, RI, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in Providence, RI. Born on May 22, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas M. and Annabelle (Daugherty) Allison. He was the husband of the late Joan (Whitney) Allison and Mary (O'Malley) Allison. A career serviceman in the...
Peter D. Gibson
Jul 17, 2017
Peter D. Gibson, 67, of Middletown passed away suddenly Monday, July 17, 2017 at Miriam Hospital in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was survived by his devoted wife, Suzanne (Harpin) Gibson. Peter was born in Newport, son of the late Harold T. and Barbara (Sullivan) Gibson. He was a graduate of De La Salle Academy and Roger Williams...
Clyde B. Larue Jr
Jul 14, 2017
Clyde B. LaRue, Jr., a proud Virginian and true southern gentleman, went onto his reward, July 14, 2017 at the home of his daughter in Portsmouth, RI. Born February 23, 1935, in Elizabethton, TN, he was the only son of the late Clyde B. LaRue and Sue LaRue. He is survived by his wife, Nan Barfield LaRue of 58 years...
James 'Red' Corr Sr
Jul 14, 2017
James Leo Corr, Sr., 89, of Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI, died peacefully, Friday, July 14, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. James, Red to those who knew him well, was born August 25,1927 in Providence, RI to the late Edward L. and Mary (Murphy) Corr. James was the husband, to the love of his life, Florence Vivian...
James M. Williams
Jul 12, 2017
James M. "Coach" Williams, 87, of Middletown died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at home in Middletown. Mr. Williams was born February 9, 1930, in the middle of a blizzard in the families Brinley Street home in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Matthew J. and the late Ethel (Barker) Williams. He was married to the late Catherine...
Richard Elwyn Jenness
Jul 12, 2017
Richard Elwyn Jenness, age 85, of Warren, RI died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Richard was born May 12, 1932 in Melrose, MA. He is the son of the late Elwyn and the late Beatrice (Harlow) Jenness of Malden, MA. Richard was a graduate of Boston University with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering and worked as an engineer...
Manuel E. Paiva
Jul 11, 2017
Manuel E. "Sonny" Paiva, of King Phillip Street, Portsmouth died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at home in Portsmouth. Manuel was born May 19, 1932 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late Manuel P. Paiva and Annie (Czerwinski) Paiva. Sonny grew up in Fall River and joined the Navy during the Korean War. He served for 3 years including...
Steven Tiang
Jul 11, 2017
Steven Tiang, age 48, of Middletown died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at home in Middletown. Steven was born February 18, 1969 in Singapore, China. He is the son of the late Ee Long and the late Guat Sien (Teo) Tiang. He is survived by two sons: Aaron Tiang of Middletown, RI and Joshua Tiang,; Brother of four sisters: Jessica Tiang,...
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