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Jeffrey Willis Tenney
Feb 27, 2018
With a dry sense of humor that would bring joy to anyone's day and with a laugh that was contagious, Jeffrey Willis Tenney was a young man for the ages. He never missed the opportunity to bring a smile to your face and was always "the funny one" at Tenney Family gatherings. Not only was he good for a laugh,...
Dolores E. Kundrat
Feb 27, 2018
Dolores E. (Dow) Kundrat, 88, of Warwick passed away, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Sunny View Nursing Home of Warwick, RI. She was the wife of the late U.S. Navy LCDR Reginald Kundrat.Born in Omaha, NB, she was the daughter of the late Birnam Dow and Anita (Giese) Keiding and her late husband Andrew.During WWII, Dolores met Rick at a...
Ronald J. Silvia
Feb 26, 2018
Ronald J. Silvia, 70, of Newport passed away, Monday, February 26, 2018 at St. Clare Home of Newport. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Manuel J. and Genevieve (Pimentel) Silvia. Ronald retired in 2005 after working may years for Doris Duke's Newport Restoration Foundation as a carpenter.He leaves his sister Jean M. Silvia of Jamestown and...
William Kieran Walsh
Feb 26, 2018
William "Bill" Kieran Walsh, 83 died peacefully on the early morning of February 26, 2018 at the home of his daughter where he was able to be surrounded by family in the final chapter of his life.He was born in 1934, to the late Thomas and Mary Ellen (Finnigan) Walsh, growing up in Greenwich, CT. At the age of 16,...
Francis Aguiar Jr
Feb 23, 2018
Francis E. Aguiar, Jr., age 66, of Newport died peacefully at home Friday, February 23, 2018. Frank was born April 11, 1951 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Francis E. and the late Shirley (Frazier) Cochran. Frank graduated from Rogers High School. He spent most of his life as a master finish carpenter who enjoyed working...
Sofia Lahm
Feb 22, 2018
Sofia Lahm, age 87, a former resident of Middle Village NY, passed away February 22nd, 2018 peacefully at Village House nursing home in Newport, RI. Sofia spent the last few years of her life at the Village House and was lovingly cared for by the wonderful staff there.Sofia was born on January 17, 1931 in Czwernka, Yugoslavia to Franz Yudt...
Marian Borden Harrington
Feb 20, 2018
Marian (Haskins) Borden Harrington, 95, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died peacefully at the Grand Islander Center on February 20, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born in 1922 in Illinois, she was raised in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. She attended Oak Park and River Forest High School, a distinction she shared with several notable alumni, including Ernest Hemingway and...
Kenneth Rosa
Feb 19, 2018
Kenneth Rosa, age 72, of Portsmouth died Monday, February 19, 2018, at South County Hospital surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born February 10, 1946, in Newport, RI, the son of the late Thomas F. and Anna D. (Vieira) Rosa. He was the loving husband of Carol (Arruda) Rosa for 44 years. Ken served honorably in the US Air Force...
Richard 'Boo' Seale
Feb 18, 2018
Richard M Seale Boo, 36, of Portsmouth died unexpectedly Sunday, February 18, 2018 at home. He was born July 3, 1981 in Newport, the son of Margaret (Eberhard) Semas and John Pires. He was the longtime companion of Tanya Wilson of Portsmouth.Nicknamed Boo his entire life, he was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and loved the water. He adored his...
Barbara M. Shea
Feb 18, 2018
Barbara M. Shea, 80, of Middletown passed away peacefully on February 18, 2018. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy Hulatt.She is survived by her husband Donnell and their children Mark Shea and his wife Dhawn of Killington, VT, Kelly Shea of Newport, Maryann McQuade and her husband Steven of Middletown and Michael Shea...
Gordon H. Green Iii
Feb 17, 2018
Gordon H. Green III, 67, of Newport died Saturday, February 17, 2018 at home in Newport surrounded by his family. Born October 18, 1950 in Newport, Gordon was the son of the late Gordon H. Green Jr. and Gertrude A. (Shaffell) Green. He was the husband for 45 years to Jane (Marvelle) Green.Gordon attended St. Augustine School and went on...
Dr. Robert Hurey Douglass
Feb 17, 2018
Robert Hurey Douglass was born in Sheffield, AL, February 13, 1963 to Martha Davis Douglass and Arssie Douglass, II. His parents and two siblings Geoffrey Gordon Douglass and Arssie Douglass preceded him in death. Robert confessed his belief in Christ at an early age at Saint Luke United Methodist Church and was faithful in his Christian experience. Robert and his...
Mckenzie Ryan Leno
Feb 15, 2018
Mckenzie Ryan Leno, 18 of Newport R.I., passed from this earth, after a short illness, on February 15, 2018 at RI Hospital.Born in Newport, R.I., the son of Robert J. and Emily (Gray) Leno, he was a loving, and loyal son. From a very young age, McKenzie loved sports. He began playing soccer in elementary school, and then he discovered...
Ruth Bordon Gay
Feb 14, 2018
Ruth Bordon Gay, 96, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Born December 21, 1921 in Providence, RI, Ruth was the daughter of the late Frederick E. and Alice (Kittridge) Siewerts. Ruth was a graduate of Hope High School in Providence. In 1942 she married Wilfred H. Gay. While he served in the Navy,...
Thomas G. Gesner
Feb 13, 2018
Thomas Golden Gesner II, age 90, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Mr. Gesner was born March 7, 1927, in Fall River, MA, the son of the late P. William and the late Lucy D. (Hicks) Gesner. He was the loving husband of June (Howes) Gesner. Mr. Gesner lived in Fall River and Tiverton where he grew up and made a...
Stephen Edward Souza
Feb 10, 2018
Stephen Souza, age 54, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at home. Stephen was born February 14, 1963 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late John Souza, and Dorothy (Birkett) Souza. Stephen graduated from Northeastern University in 1986 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He began his career at Hughes Aircraft later followed by Raytheon. He...
Helen Virginia Mclyman
Feb 9, 2018
Helen Virginia McLyman, 97, of Portsmouth died Friday, February 9, 2018 at home in Portsmouth. Helen was born August 4, 1920 in New London, CT. She is the daughter of the late Frederick and the late Helen (Lynch) Michaels. She was the wife of the late Edward James McLyman, Jr. They were married for 58 years before his passing. Helen...
Louis John Krzych Jr
Feb 8, 2018
Louis J. Krzych Jr, 55, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 8th, 2018 after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was born in Passaic, NJ, graduated from Garfield High School then went on to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. Lou worked for several telecommunications companies in...
Alice D. Augustus
Feb 8, 2018
Alice D. Augustus, 88, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Village House Nursing Home. Alice was born June 28, 1929 in Middletown, RI. She was the daughter of the late Deulinda (Garcia) Silvia and Manuel P. Silvia. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Augustus. Alice was employed by RI Hospital Trust Bank for 32 years....
Nathan R. Bruno
Feb 7, 2018
Nathan Richard Bruno, 15, of Portsmouth passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at his home in Portsmouth. Nathan was born June 19, 2002 in Newport RI, the son of Richard P. Bruno and Misty L. Kolbeck.Nathan spent some of his early childhood years living in Wisconsin and Colorado with his mother, Misty, before returning to Newport. Later, after moving...
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