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Hope S. Hibbad
Feb 13, 2017
Hope S. (Freeborn) Hibbad, 97, of Newport died Monday, February 13, 2017 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William F. Hibbad.Born on August 4, 1919 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Huling) Freeborn. Hope was born and raised in Portsmouth. She was passionate...
Julia Loretta Plourde
Feb 11, 2017
Julia Loretta Plourde, 87, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at home in Portsmouth, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 5, 1929 in Providence, RI, to the late Edward and Ethel (Hollis) McKenney. She was married to John Michael Plourde for 32 years.She attended St Michael's School in Providence and graduated from Hope High School....
Frank Nekrasz
Feb 11, 2017
Frank Nekrasz, 85, of Portsmouth, RI, died comfortably and peacefully on Saturday, February 11, 2017, while visiting family in Mahomet, IL. Mr. Nekrasz was born December 21, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He was the son of the late Frank and the late Tekla (Samoulis) Nekrasz. He was married to Johanna (Joan) M. Stachowski, for 52 years. She preceded him in...
Priscilla B. Bechtel
Feb 9, 2017
Petranella "Priscilla" B. Bechtel, 88, of Newport died on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Priscilla was born August 1, 1928 in Norwich, CT. she was the daughter of the late Peter and Carmella (Mannetta) Ballaro. Priscilla was the wife of the late LCDR Donald G. Bechtel Sr, USN (Ret).Priscilla grew up in Norwich, CT and worked for several...
Thomas J. Sears
Feb 7, 2017
Thomas J. Sears, 62, of Pawtucket passed away unexpectedly at Memorial Hospital on February 7, 2017 after a brief illness.Born in Newport, RI, on November 16, 1954 he was the son of the late Albert J. and Bella M. (Morris) Sears. Tom was a caring and quiet, loving person, who also loved animals. In his working years he was a...
Robert J. Perrello
Feb 6, 2017
Portsmouth, RI, Robert J. Perrello, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol.He was the husband of the late Helen (Buckley) Perrello.Born on June 15, 1920, he was the son of the late James Vincent and Mary (Magnapane) Perrello.It's party time in heaven! Robert is reunited with Helen, his beloved wife of 65 years,...
Patrick Michael Maher
Feb 6, 2017
Patrick Michael Maher, 73, of Newport died Monday, February 6, 2017 surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.Born on September 7, 1943 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late James L. and Mary (Toppa) Maher. He was the husband of Lynne (Sartini) Maher.Pat was born and raised in Newport, graduated from De La Salle and...
Charles R. Sullivan
Feb 5, 2017
Charles R. Sullivan, 80, of Windward Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at home with his family at his side.He was the husband of Geraldine "Jean" M. (Rothfuss) Sullivan.Born in Newport, RI on October 23, 1936, he was the son of the late John F. and Rose M. (Capochiano) Sullivan.Mr. Sullivan was a graduate of Rogers...
Joseph A. Werner
Feb 4, 2017
Joseph A. Werner, 71, of Portsmouth passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Newport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Beverly (Jordan) Werner for 38 years. Born in Wymondham, England, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Hull) Werner.Joseph served honorably in the US Navy, employed by General Electric for 13 years, and retired after 32...
Thurston L. Gray, Sr
Feb 3, 2017
Thurston L. Gray, Sr., 80, of Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at Newport Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of 57 years to Mary (Lovejoy) Gray. Born in Blue Hill, ME on January 16, 1937, he was the son of the late Leroy Thurston and Hattie (Horton)...
John H. Ward
Feb 1, 2017
John H. Ward passed away at Newport Hospital on February 1, 2017 at the age of 62.Born in Newport, RI, on November 25, 1954, he was the son of Margaret B. (Yeomans) Ward of Middletown, RI and the late John Daniel Ward, Jr.John was a very kind and caring person who would do anything for anyone when he could. He...
Helen Oser Miller
Jan 30, 2017
Helen Oser Miller-A Beautiful American Story-Helen Oser Miller, born in 1923 to a Swiss immigrant father and first generation Irish American mother, grew up in a cold water flat in a Boston coal yard. Helen learned the joys of singing and acting in Boston Catholic schools in the 1920s, modeled "leg makeup" at Jordan Marsh and would be offered an...
William Hyde Salisbury
Jan 29, 2017
William Hyde Salisbury, 88, died January 29, 2017 in Summerville, SC, after a long battle with prostate cancer. Mr. Salisbury is survived by his daughter, Susan and son-in-law, Ron Durand, also of Summerville, as well as two grandchildren, Eric Salisbury Durand of North Charleston, SC and Ashley Jeannette Durand of Essex, MA. Mr. Salisbury is a decorated and proud United...
Francis Xavier Girr Jr
Jan 26, 2017
Francis Xavier Girr, Jr. died on January 26, 2017 at the age of 86 after a long and full life. A third-generation Newporter, Frank was born on October 2, 1930 to Francis Girr and Kathryn Curry. He grew up in Middletown, RI across the street from Vernon Playground, where he spent his childhood playing baseball.Frank attended Sheffield School, St. Joseph's,...
Jeremiah "Jay" Q Nippert
Jan 25, 2017
Jeremiah "Jay" Q Nippert, 40, of Newport passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 with his family by his side.He was the husband of Regina M. LaChance.Born on May 13, 1976 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Linda B. DeLisle of Iowa and the late Stephen H. Nippert. Jay worked as a security officer for 10 years at Salve...
Gloria Gene Ivey
Jan 24, 2017
Gloria Gene Ivey, 70, of Lawrenceville Georgia passed away on January 24, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. January 28, 2017 at Gregory B. Levett and Sons funeral home located at 914 Scenic Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (770) 338-5558. Pastor Rodney Massey of Berean Bible Church will be officiating. Visitation will be held between 6:00 p.m. and...
Howard S. Hench Jr
Jan 22, 2017
Howard S. Hench, Jr., 92, of Middletown, RI and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2017 with his family at his side.He was the husband of the late Patricia L. (McFalls) Hench and the father of the late Howard S. Hench III (Chip).Born in Altoona, PA on November 8, 1924, he was the son of the late...
Reginald P. Parker, Sr
Jan 22, 2017
Reginald P. Parker, Sr., 85, of Middletown died Sunday, January 22, 2017 at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Rita Marion (Holmes) ParkerBorn on March 16, 1931 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John and the late Zoe (Munro) Parker.Mr. Parker served in the United States Navy during, the Korean and...
Florence Twomey
Jan 18, 2017
Florence Twomey, 92, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Earl Twomey, CWO, USN (Ret).Born on September 13, 1924 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Eva Vadnais. Florence was raised in Providence, and married William and moved to...
Colleen A. Mcroy
Jan 17, 2017
Colleen A. (Phelan) McRoy, 74, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Jimmy D. McRoy.Born on August 7, 1942 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Helen (Malone) Phelan. Mrs. McRoy was a 1963 graduate of St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing. She...
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