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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...
Dong S. Ok
Oct 20, 2017
Dong Suk Ok, 77, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Born on August 21, 1940 in Korea, he was the son of the late Chi Jin Ok and Ho In (Yoon) Ok. He was the husband of Young (Chang) Ok of Portsmouth for 46 years.Mr. Ok worked at Newport Hospital...
Judith Lynn Terry
Oct 20, 2017
Judith Lynn Terry, 78, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late George F. and the late Marjorie C. (Wisner) Hickey Jr.She was the wife of the late David F. Terry.Judith was born December 7, 1938 in Flushing, Long Island,...
Jacqueline F. Lydon
Oct 19, 2017
Jacqueline Flanagan Lydon, 79, of Newport died peacefully Thursday, October 19, 2017 surrounded by members of her family at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. Born in Waterbury, CT, on November 18, 1937, Jackie was preceded in death by her parents, George and Helen (LeClair) Flanagan, and her sisters, Sr. Dorothy Flanagan, CND, and Anne Flanagan Blackburn.Jackie was a proud...
Bruce Benard Green
Oct 17, 2017
Bruce B. Green, 58, formerly of 44 Stagecoach Road Portsmouth, RI., of Newport died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 in Newport, RI. Born on February 22, 1959 in Newfoundland, Canada, he was the son of the late Rochester and the late Josephine (Yard) Green. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army for 3 years. In his earlier life he...
Mary Louise Zartman
Oct 17, 2017
Mary Louise Silvia Zartman, born July 17, 1921, was the daughter of Christopher Silvia and Anna Dutra of Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI. A graduate of Rogers High School, class of 1938, Mary married Walter Franklin Zartman (deceased) who was then starting his career in the U.S. Navy. Together, living the military life, they traveled the country and the world making...
Priscilla L. Anthony
Oct 16, 2017
Priscilla (Lake) Anthony, 90, of Portsmouth, RI died on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Neal I. Anthony.Priscilla was born on October 26, 1926 in Fall River, MA to the late Harry Lake and Doris (Hastie) Lake. She grew up in Tiverton and soon began a long career as the Office...
Kathleen M. Faria
Oct 15, 2017
Kathleen "Kay" M. Faria, 92, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at her daughter's home in Portsmouth. Mrs. Faria was born in 1925 in Rockland, ME. She is the daughter of the late William H and the late Frances V (Knowlton) Weed. She was married to the late Joseph E Faria....
Maria Filomena Moitoza
Oct 15, 2017
Maria F. Moitoza, 91, of Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday October 15, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. Maria was born June 21, 1926 in the island of Horta, of the Azores, Portugal. She was the wife of Joseph G. Moitoza Sr.In addition to her husband, she leaves behind her son Joseph Moitoza and his wife Barbara of Attleboro, MA. She is...
Michael Surber
Oct 15, 2017
Michael Surber, age 67, of Middletown died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, October 15, 2017. Mr. Surber was born April 21, 1950, in Newport, RI, the son of the late Howard J. and the late Agnes T. (Kain) Surber, Jr. Mr. Surber served honorably in the United States Air Force. He worked as a rigger at Naval...
Manuel M. Pimentel
Oct 15, 2017
Manuel M. Pimentel, 94, of Portsmouth, RI passed away, Sunday, October 15, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He came to America in 1958, and met his beloved wife of 58 years, the late Delight G. (Sousa) Pimentel.Born in Ribeira Seca, Ribeira Grande, Portugal, he was the son of the late Jose J. and Cesaltina S. (de Medeiros) Pimentel. Manuel...
Nancy W. Jones Tavares
Oct 14, 2017
Nancy W. Jones Tavares, 77 of Newport passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Newport Hospital. She leaves her loving husband of 27 years Ronald A. Jones.Born in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of the late David Whitaker and Helen (Van Sciver) Murphy.Nancy worked as a bookkeeper for Manpower in Providence.Besides her husband she leaves her children Alexis Tavares...
Richard Robert Oswald
Oct 14, 2017
Richard Robert Oswald, age 84, of Portsmouth died Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. He was born December 5, 1932 in Palmerton, PA, the son of the late Clarence J. and the late Clara Pauline (Stout) Oswald. He was the husband of Barbara (Joy) Oswald for 53 years. Richard obtained a Bachelors and...
Jill Frizzell
Oct 12, 2017
Jill "Beanhead" Frizzell of Portsmouth, RI passed away on October 12, 2017. She was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on August 10, 1970, to James and Patricia Frizzell. She was preceded in death by her loving father James, and her precious dog Piglet.She is survived by her loving mother, Patricia. Her brothers John, George and Jerry, sisters Jean Violet, Janet Marshall...
Clifford Edward Brown
Oct 11, 2017
Clifford Edward Brown, 85, of Middletown, RI, husband of the late Sadie E Brown died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Clifford was born June 20, 1932 in Richmond, VA and was the son of the late Clifford and Gertrude (Smith) Brown. Clifford was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam War.Mr. Brown is survived by his son Clifford...
Rita Anne Breen
Oct 11, 2017
Rita Ann (Gilchrist) Breen, 87, of Middletown, RI peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Raymon and Elsie (Peckham) Gilchrist born on June 27, 1930 in Manchester, NH. She was the wife of the late Paul P. Breen. Rita moved to RI as a child and was a 1948...
Sherri Ann Walker
Oct 10, 2017
Sherri Ann Walker, age 38, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at home in Portsmouth. Sherri was born January 23, 1979, in Newport, RI, the daughter of Harry Walker, III and Debra (Gomes) Cabral. Sherri loved spending time with her family and friends, and loved animals, especially her beloved dog, Sadie. In her spare time, she enjoyed therapeutic art.She...
Charlene Ralbovsky
Oct 9, 2017
Charlene D. Ralbovsky, 55, of Newport passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2017 in Newport. Charlene was born in Torrance, CA daughter of Sharon L. (Goodwin) Terra and Richard Terra of NJ.Charlene worked for 10 years as a secretary in the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Newport Hospital.Besides her mother, she leaves her daughter Niki Gilman of Middletown, a step son Robert...
Barbara Jean Hargrow
Oct 9, 2017
Barbara Jean Hargrow, 70, of Middletown died Monday, October 9, 2017, at Newport Hospital. Barbara was born March 9, 1947, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late John R. Jones and the late Frances G. (Whitaker) Batey. Barbara attended the public schools of Newport and worked for many years as a classroom aide at both Coggeshall and Sullivan Schools....
Donald Bergeron
Oct 9, 2017
Donald N. Bergeron, 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 9, 2017, after an extended illness, at the Grace Barker Nursing Center, in Warren, RI. He joins his beloved family, his wife, the late Jeanette Bobbie (Peloquin) Bergeron and his two sons, the late Donald Bergeron and the late Paul Bergeron.Born in Fall River, MA, son of the late Eugene...
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