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William E. Harrington
Feb 6, 2018
William E. Harrington, "Papa Bill", 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully February 6th. Born November 29, 1929 in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Albert E. and the late Louise (Yehle) Harrington. He married Mary Anne (Zebrasky) Harrington of Portsmouth, RI. Bill has many fond memories of growing up in the City by the Sea. He...
Elizabeth Ann Brooks
Feb 5, 2018
Elizabeth Anne Brooks, 66, of Barrington passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 5, 2018 at her home in Barrington.Ms. Brooks was born July 18, 1951 in Fall River, MA. She is the daughter of the late William J and the late Helen Cosgrove Brooks.She is survived by siblings, Kathleen Cheever and her husband John Cheever of Portsmouth, RI and Ron Brooks...
Frances "Fran" Smith
Feb 5, 2018
Fran Smith, 74 amazing mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, dear friend and ray of sunshine to all died peacefully on February 5, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born January 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Rose Rodrigues. Despite a decline in health over the past year she never complained or lost her bright spirit and contagious...
Leon R. Bush
Feb 4, 2018
Leon R. Bush, 89, of Newport formerly of Gibbs Avenue died peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, after a long 8 year journey with his illness, he never lost his sense of humor.For 64 years, he was the husband of Jeannette M. (DeSantis) Bush, their love story...
Deborah C. Nunes
Feb 4, 2018
Deborah Christine Nunes, 66, of Newport died on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Newport Hospital. Debbie was born November 19, 1951 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Manuel A. Nunes and Elsie (Taylor) Nunes. Debbie worked for several years at as an administrative assistant in the engineering department at Naval Station Newport.She is survived by a sister Susan...
Robert Owen Lanouette
Feb 4, 2018
MIDDLETOWN - Robert Owen Lanouette passed away Sunday afternoon, February 4, 2018, at the James L. Maher Center's group home on Jepson Lane in Middletown, RI, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 63. Known around town as "Bob", he was born in New Haven, CT in 1954 to Joseph F. and Gertrude T. Lanouette and grew up...
Eleanor Catherine Silvia
Feb 4, 2018
Eleanor Catherine Silvia, 91, of Middletown died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Eleanor was born May 21, 1926 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Cornelius J. and Emma (Oesterlein) Moriarty. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Silvia. Mrs. Silvia had worked in the publications department at the Naval War...
Julius Jesse Borges Jr
Feb 3, 2018
Julius Jesse Borges Jr, of 20 Sachuest Way, Middletown, RI passed away on Saturday, February 3rd 2018, at the age of 88, surrounded by his family. Julius was born on May 18, 1929 in Middletown, Rhode Island, to the late Grace (Froias) Borges and the late Julius J. Borges Sr. He was a resident of Middletown his entire life. Sixty-seven...
Faith Elaine Kilrow
Feb 2, 2018
Faith Elaine Kilrow, 89, of 17 Rosedale Terrace in Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the John Clarke Retirement Home. She was the loving wife of the late John "Johnny" MacKinnon Kilrow. She was born on February 13, 1928 in Boston, MA.As a child, she grew up in Weymouth, MA, working as a young lady at the...
Shirley Fay Cochran
Feb 2, 2018
Shirley Fay (Frazier) Cochran, 87, of Newport died Friday, February 2, 2018 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center in Middletown.Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late John and Reliance (Cook) Frazier.Shirley was a member of the VFW Woman's Auxiliary, Post 4487 in Middletown, RI.She was a member of the Park Holm Senior center of the Newport Housing AuthorityShe...
Gail L. Rosenbaugh
Feb 2, 2018
Gail L. Rosenbaugh, 66, of Middletown passed away Friday evening, February 2, 2018 at home in Middletown surrounded by her family. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of Mary (Vars) Crawford of Middletown and the late Bobby Joe Kendrick.Gail worked for many local restaurants and owned her own Silver Smith and Jewelry Business in Provincetown, MA and St. Croix,...
Michael Angelo Panarello Jr
Jan 31, 2018
Michael A. Panarello, Jr., age 84, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Convalescent Home in Warren. Born July 15, 1933, in Barrington, he was the son of the late Michael A. and the late Mary Ellen (Brett) Panarello. He was the beloved husband of Mary E. McCarthy for 54 years and resided on Cottage Street in Bristol for...
Frederick William Clark Macadam
Jan 30, 2018
Known by many names; Rick, Fred, Uncle Rip, Clark, CC succumbed reluctantly though peacefully to pancreatic cancer Tuesday Jan 30th, at the hospice home in Providence RI. His sister was grateful to be with him. He would have been 65 the end of March.He is survived by Ethel (Henrietta) MacStubbs, sister from Francestown, NH, older brother R. Bruce MacAdam and...
John Patrick Connolly
Jan 30, 2018
John Patrick Connolly, a Newport Native, died peacefully Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Born December 2, 1937, he was the son of the late Deputy Police Chief John P. and Alice Dwyer Connolly.John was a graduate of St. Augustine's Elementary School, De LaSalle Academy, and Providence College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and...
Dolores Grace Peckham
Jan 29, 2018
Dolores G. (Hastings) Peckham, 87, of Middletown passed away at home Monday, January 29, 2018.Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald H. and Mildred (Penn) Hastings.Married for over 61 years, she was the wife of the late Laurence S. Peckham, Jr. Dolores loved spending all of her free time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
David Barclay More
Jan 28, 2018
David Barclay More, 76, of New York, Nantucket and Newport died peacefully on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at home with his wife by his side. David was born January 4, 1942 in New Haven, CT, the son of the late Barclay and Charlotte (Munz) More. He was the husband of Gail (Dickinson) More. David grew up in New Jersey and...
Eric V. Bulmer
Jan 27, 2018
Mr. Eric Bulmer died unexpectedly on January 27, 2018 in Newport, Rhode Island at the age of 48. Eric is survived by his mother, Maggie Bulmer of Middletown, RI; wife, Hema Bulmer; daughter, Khatima; sister Cathy Anderson, (m. George) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; brother Gene Bulmer, (m. Joanne) of Raritan, NJ; brother Bill Bulmer (m.Tina), of Valencia, CA, and several...
Joseph R. Steele
Jan 27, 2018
Joseph R. Steele, age 85, previously of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI, surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was born November 16, 1932 in Waltham, MA. He is the son of the late Joseph Gordon and the late Marie Rose (Landry) Steele. He was married to the late Nancy (Peabody)...
Charlotte Sousa
Jan 27, 2018
a Charlotte J. Sousa (Barker) of Tiverton passed away on January 27th 2018 at the age of 58. Charlotte was born in Newport on September 2nd 1959 to her loving parents Muriel G. (Jean) Barker of Tiverton and the late Robert B. Barker. Charlotte was a homemaker and raised two sons. Charlotte was loved by many, and will be fondly...
Arthur Charles Emerson Perry
Jan 26, 2018
Arthur Charles Emerson Perry - known as "Boots" during his youth and "Ace" during his military career - passed away on Friday January 26, 2018. Born on 8/18/1941, he was married for 55 years to high school sweetheart Veronica "Roni" Perry who pre-deceased him in 2016. ROTC at Rogers High School prepared him for a 22-year Navy career. He served...
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