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Linda P. Cook
May 24, 2017
Linda Priscilla Cook, age 72, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket, RI. She was born on February 26, 1945, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Harry R. and Shirley P. (Wentworth) Paquin, Jr. Linda worked as a deputy finance director for the town of Portsmouth for many years. In her spare...
Thomas William Winkler
May 23, 2017
Thomas 'Tommy' Winkler, 54, of Newport, died Tuesday May 23 at home. Tommy was born in Westfield, MA on March 29, 1963. He is the son of the late Charles and Marion Winkler. He is survived by his brothers Paul (Teasha) and Eric (Kathy) and sister Barbara (Rob), 5 nieces, 2 nephews and his cat Marina.Tommy graduated from East Greenwich...
Michael Ryan
May 23, 2017
Michael Ryan, 76, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Park View Center in Providence, RI. Michael was born November 12, 1940 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Milton Edward and Mary (Dyer) Ryan. Michael grew up in Newport and attended De La Salle Academy, then worked for many years for the City of...
Joan B. Almeida
May 22, 2017
Joan B. Almeida, age 80, of Middletown passed away peacefully on Monday, May 22, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Almeida was born March 8, 1937, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Gilbert and the late Beulah (Slater) Lawrence. She was the wife of Jesse J. Almeida, Jr., who predeceased her in May of 2003.Mrs. Almeida worked...
George W. Pitzer
May 21, 2017
George W. Pitzer, 78, of Portsmouth, RI, entered eternal life on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. George was born June 20, 1938 in Cumberland, MD, the son of the late John Webster Pitzer and Gladys (Apple) Pitzer. He was the husband of Katherine (Leer) Pitzer for the last 55 years. George was...
Edward Stanley Keating
May 21, 2017
Edward Stanley Keating, 91, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in Middletown, RI. For 65 years he was the devoted husband of Jeanne Priest Keating, who predeceased him. He is survived by his six beloved daughters and sons-in law: Keri and Jay Ricci of Cherry Hill, NJ; Patricia Ryan of Los Angeles, CA; Maureen Kip...
Margaret Mary Hargrove
May 20, 2017
Margaret Mary Hargrove, 89, of Middletown died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport. Margaret was born June 17, 1927 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Luis and Mary (Vieira) Raposo. She was the wife of the late Douglas Hargrove. Born in Portsmouth, Margaret grew up in Newport as a young child. She...
Regina T. Bourne
May 19, 2017
Regina Teresa (Yergeau) Bourne, age 58, of Jamestown, Rhode Island died on May 19th. Mrs. Bourne was born January 25, 1959, in Yonkers, New York, the daughter of the late Normand and the late Marion (Preusse) Yergeau. She was the wife of Kevin P. Bourne. Regina was a thoughtful and caring person who could light up a room with her...
Edward F. Geoghegan
May 19, 2017
Edward F. Geoghegan, age 46, of West Kingston, formerly of Newport RI passed away suddenly Friday, May 19, 2017. Edward was born January 18, 1971, the son of Lorena (Fenerty) and the late Edward M. Geoghegan. Loving son in law to the late Michael F. Muzzy Sr. and Barbara G. Muzzy (O'Brien).He was happily married to Deborah A. Geoghegan (Muzzy)...
Bruno R. Nesto
May 18, 2017
Bruno R. Nesto, 96, of Portsmouth, RI died on May 18, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Barbara (Cronin) Nesto.Born on October 12, 1920 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Richard and Portia (Avellis) Nesto. Mr. Nesto was a WW II Navy Veteran and spent 2 years at sea in...
Jeffery Paul Capps
May 17, 2017
Jeffery Capps, age 55, of Middletown died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in Middletown. Jeffery was born February 15, 1962 in Goldsboro, NC. He is the son of the late Rexford T and Marie (Strickland) Capps. He was married to Mary-Frances (Mimi) Potter 26 years. Jeffery loved cooking and grilling outside with his family. He served in the Navy...
Barbara Wheat
May 12, 2017
Barbara Wheat, age 91, of Newport, died Friday, May 12, 2017 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Mrs. Wheat was born March 13, 1926 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Ellen (Shea) James. She met her late husband, Edward Wheat, in Newport while he was serving in the Navy. After...
Ruth E. Souza
May 12, 2017
Ruth E. Souza, age 90, of Newport died Friday, May 12, 2017, at home. Mrs. Souza was born December 1, 1926, in Manchester, NH, the daughter of the late George Warren and the late Viola (Woodbury) Tibbetts. She was the wife of the late John Philip Souza Sr. Mrs. Souza worked as an assembler for General Electric for many years....
Bradley Ryan Lawrence
May 10, 2017
With great sadness, the family of Bradley Ryan Lawrence announces his passing on May 10, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA, at the age of 25 after a six-year battle with addiction. Throughout the course of his fight, Bradley attended multiple rehabilitation facilities around the country. On May 3, 2017, he celebrated six months of sobriety. His success inspired aspirations of...
Georgianna Elizabeth Rodrigues
May 10, 2017
Georgianna Elizabeth (Silvia) Rodrigues, 92, of Middletown passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. A lifelong resident of Middletown, RI. Georgianna was born on November 14, 1924. Georgianna married the love of her life Domingos, and together raised nine children on the farm in Middletown. A 4H leader for more than 40 years, Georgianna attended...
Maureen C. Girr
May 10, 2017
Maureen C. Girr, 72, of Newport died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA. Maureen was born April 24, 1945 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Fred and Frances (Curran) Gray. She was the wife and best friend of James A. Girr (Jack) of Newport. She and Jack celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in...
Rose J. Fitzherbert
May 8, 2017
Rose Josephine Lee Fitzherbert, a long time resident of Newport, at the age 85, died Monday, May 8, 2017 after a long illness with cancer, at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Rose was born May 9, 1931 in Manhattan, NY. She is the daughter of the late Napoleon and the late Alveria (Devito) Vasconi. She married her husband, the late...
Shirley Anne Roos
May 6, 2017
Shirley Anne Roos, 90, passed away on May 6, 2017 at the Grand Islander, after a lengthy illness. Shirley Anne was the daughter of the late E. Kramer and Jessie Nicholson of Southbury, Connecticut. Coming from a centuries-long ancestry of Connecticut Yankees, whom she could name and cite in great detail, she grew up in Stratford, Connecticut and was a...
Nancy H. Braman
May 6, 2017
Nancy Lee (Hodge) Braman, 74, passed peacefully at home with family at her side, on Saturday, 6 May in Pawleys Island, SC. Nancy grew up in Mt. Jackson, PA with siblings Janet (Hodge) Hopper, Ronald Hodge, and Norma (Hodge) Genova. She is the daughter of Wesley I. Hodge and Florence (Hoffman) Hodge. Nancy graduated from Mohawk High School (1961) and...
Lois Irene Abromitis
May 5, 2017
Lois (Neifert) Abromitis passed away on Friday May 5, 2017 at the Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Loiswas born November 18, 1925, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the only child of Emerson Clinton and Mary Irene (Weaver) Neifert. She grew up in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, graduating from Tamaqua High School in 1943. She attended the University of Michigan and graduated from Duke University,...
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