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Martha Jane Braley
Feb 28, 2017
Martha Jane (Todd) Braley, 78, of Leonard Terrace, Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.She was the wife of the late Roger L. Braley, Jr.Born in Tuscumbia, AL on September 15, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Leola W. (Willingham) Todd.Mrs. Braley was a Certified Nursing Assistant in the Newport...
Osvaldo Cortes
Feb 28, 2017
Osvaldo Cortes, 64, of Newport died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Osvaldo was born October 16, 1952 in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. He is the son of the late Juan Cortes-Nieves and the late Carmen Muniz. He was the husband of the late Migdalia Lopez-Pabon. Osvaldo was a former resident of 76 Broadway and a longtime resident of Bayside...
Frederick M. Kelly
Feb 27, 2017
Frederick Mayer Kelly, 94, of Newport, RI, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown.He was the husband of the late Geraldine A. (Smith) Kelly.Born on July 22, 1922 in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Thomas Raymond and Harriet Mary (Bacheller) Kelly. Mr. Kelly was a manager in the meter department for...
Sylvia Marie Craig
Feb 25, 2017
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, an earthly angel ascended to Heavenly Angel. Sylvia Marie Craig, 58, peacefully passed away, comforted by family and friends by her side, and enfolded in the loving prayers of those who loved her.Born May 22, 1958, at St Anne's Hospital, Fall River, MA, a life-long resident of Portsmouth, RI, and proud 1976 graduate of Portsmouth...
Thorsteinn Gislason
Feb 24, 2017
Thorsteinn Gislason, of Bristol, passed away on Feb. 24 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Marianne Becker Gislason, to whom he had been married for more than 40 years.Mr. Gislason was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, and was the father of Thorsteinn (Ragnheidur), Salem, NH, and Olafur (Katherine), Jamestown, RI; stepfather of Geoffrey Lane (Julie), Dallas, Texas, Courtney Lane...
Cynthia Marie Williams
Feb 24, 2017
Cynthia Marie Williams, 71, of Newport passed away peacefully after an extended illness on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Andrew Williams.Born on July 26, 1945 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Alice (Gallagher) Good. In addition to her husband, Cynthia is survived by her children Michelle Arpin...
Ronald W. Atkins
Feb 22, 2017
PORTSMOUTH - Ronald W. Atkins of Portsmouth, RI passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.Born in St. Joseph, Missouri on October 31, 1939, he was predeceased by his parents Iola (Round) and Ovid M. Atkins. He is now reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife of fifty years Linda Susanne (Norris), who predeceased him in 2013.He is survived by his...
Katherine Elizabeth Browner
Feb 22, 2017
Katherine Elizabeth Browner, 66, of Newport passed away quietly on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Frances G. Batey and Russell E. Batey (North Providence, RI). Katherine was born in Newport on May 6, 1950, attended the public schools of Newport, and was a lifelong resident. Katherine married Michael N. Browner, Sr. (Somerset, MA) in...
Fan Castleman Benjamin
Feb 20, 2017
FAN CASTLEMAN BENJAMIN, 94, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol, RI. Born in Louisville, KY on August 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late David and Marie (Sanford) Castleman. Fan grew up in Louisville, KY and graduated from Louisville Collegiate School in 1940. She attended Smith College but returned home to...
Marguerite Violet
Feb 19, 2017
Marguerite (Papadoulias) Violet, age 91, of Newport passed peacefully Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born on December 13, 1925, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Angeliki (Rizos) Papadoulias. She was the wife of the late Melachrino M. Violet.Mrs. Violet graduated from Rogers High School...
Samuel Whitmire
Feb 18, 2017
Samuel Whitmire, 70, of Newport died unexpectedly Saturday, February 18, 2017 at home.Born on December 27, 1946 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Ulysses Sherman and Rosalee (Prestley) Whitmire. Samuel served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked for many years as a cook and food preparer in restaurants in Newport and...
John Philip Souza Jr
Feb 18, 2017
John Philip Souza Jr. 69 of Newport RI died on Sat Feb 18th.He was the husband of the late Barbara (Waltz) Souza. John was born on Jan 15, 1948 in Newport RI to Ruth (Tibbetts) Souza and the late John Philip Souza SR.SFC Souza was retired from the US Army after serving 22 yrs. and a veteran of the Vietnam...
Alexander Whittington
Feb 17, 2017
Alexander Whittington, 46, of Tiverton passed away, Friday, February 17, 2017 at St. Annes Hospital of Fall River, MA. Alex was born in Otera County, NM, son of the late Hee Ahn and Liane Whittington. Alex managed the On the Border Restaurant in Warwick.He leaves his fianc Araksia (Alla) Avdalyan, his grandmother Oma Whittington, his children Maddison K. Wisdom Whittington...
Donald W. Ritter
Feb 15, 2017
Donald William Ritter, 83, of Newport, Rhode Island and Harbour Island, Bahamas, passed away on February 15,, 2017. Donald was the son of Herbert R. and Meta H. Ritter and was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He attended Choate and graduated from Trinity College, Hartford. He was a member of the Newport Reading Room, Spouting Rock Beach Association, and the...
Ruth V. Collins
Feb 14, 2017
Ruth (Vickery) Collins, 96, of Battery Lane, Jamestown, RI, passed away at home on February 14, 2017.She was the wife of the late Thomas E. Collins, Jr.Born in Quincy, MA on October 11, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence G. and Florence (Morin) Vickery.Mrs. Collins earned her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the Peter Bent Brigham Nursing...
James W. Peckham
Feb 13, 2017
James W. Peckham, 82, of Little Creek Lane, Middletown, RI, passed away at home on Monday, February 13, 2017.Born on April 10, 1934 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Philip and Elizabeth (Conley) Peckham, and the brother of the late John Peckham.Mr. Peckham was a graduate of Rogers High School. He was an Army veteran. Mr....
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...
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