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Norbert 'Nobby' Rebello
Nov 14, 2017
Norbert S. Rebello, 88, of Portsmouth, RI died on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Norbert was born February 5, 1929 in Fall River, the son of the late Manuel and Louisa (Rodrigues) Rebello. Nobby was a carpenter by trade, and spent 18 years managing the Dunes of Ocean Ridge properties in Florida. Prior to...
John Michael Denman
Nov 13, 2017
John Michael Denman, 55, of Newport, R.I. died Monday November 13, 2017 at home. Mr. Denman was born in Fall River, Mass. He is the son of the late Arthur A.and the late Kathleen Elaine(Duffy)Denman.John attended Portsmouth schools and CCRI Warwick,R.I. His lifelong love of horses led to training under Paul Valliere of Acres Wild.He was awarded numerous ribbons in...
Michael Edward Watson
Nov 12, 2017
Michael Edward Watson of Newport passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Michael was a graduate of Rogers High School and service in the US Air Force. He was a longtime employee of the Howard Johnsons in Middletown and considered the management and fellow employees as his second family.Michael is survived by his brother Charles and his wife Theresa of...
Wayne Elbridge Farnum
Nov 11, 2017
Wayne E. Farnum, 72, of Middletown, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Born on September 22, 1945 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late James W. and Muriel R. (Bailey) Farnum. After graduating from Middletown High School as a member of the inaugural graduating class of 1962, Wayne attended Johnson and...
Theodore Allen White
Nov 10, 2017
Soulmate, Father, Husband, Son, Brother, Uncle, Nonno, Cousin, Friend, Scholar, Confidant, Renaissance Man, Builder, Fixer, Go to guy, Constant, Editor, Drinking Buddy, Comedian, Chess Master, Microwave Oven Chef, Artist, Caregiver, Dancer, Superhero, Musician, Counselor, but he aint no Hollaback Girl. These words are just some of what this man meant to those hes leaving behind, but to list them all...
Margaret D. Baer
Nov 10, 2017
Margaret D. (Dolan) Baer, 94, of Portsmouth passed away Friday, November 10, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Margaret was born in Hillsboro, NH, daughter of the late Viola (Kulbacki) Dolan and Richard DolanMargaret worked as a paraphraser at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. for the Army Air Corps. during WWII. She owned and operated Maggies Glad Rags, a vintage clothing store...
Dina Berti Occhi
Nov 10, 2017
Dina Berti Occhi was born on August 23, 1927 in Valmozzola, Italy. She was one of six children, and helped raise her younger siblings. During World War II Dina helped her parents run the family mill and aided in the resistance. She supported the Arts and acted in many plays during her teenage years. In her twenties, Dina met her...
Mildred Barbara Keenan
Nov 9, 2017
Mildred "Milly" Keenan of Newport, RI passed away peacefully Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Newport, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and loved ones.Milly was born in Marion, Massachusetts on September 28, 1924 and was a uniquely strong and intelligent woman who defined selflessness, originality and independent spirit. After losing both parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lacerda, as a child, she...
Paul Dennis Seveney
Nov 9, 2017
Paul Dennis Seveney, 84, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on November 9, 2017.Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Harrison and Mildred (Norton) Seveney. Paul was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a supporter of the Tin Can Sailors. He was a volunteer firefighter at Lincoln Engine No. 2, serving as President...
Deborah Mary Strattner
Nov 9, 2017
Deborah Mary Strattner, 64, of Newport died peacefully Thursday, November 9, 2017 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Deborah was born October 7, 1953 in Rockville, C.T. She is survived by her husband Paul Mott Strattner, her daughter Sierra Rose of Brooklyn, NY and her son Andrew Joseph of Newport, R.I. She was predeceased...
Bethany Ann Lyman
Nov 9, 2017
Bethany Ann Lyman, age 77, of Newport died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at home in Newport. Bethany was born May 1, 1940 in Cranston, RI. She is the daughter of the late Lewis and the late Harriet (Foskey) Waterman. Bethany was a long-time member of Alcoholics Anonymous and was sober for 53 years. She was a tireless advocate of sobriety...
Philip George Eklund
Nov 9, 2017
Philip George Eklund of Portsmouth, RI, born February 13, 1944 at Aitkin CommunityHospital, Aitkin, MN passed peacefully in his home on November 9, 2017, surrounded byfamily and friends.He is predeceased by his parents Elmer(d) and Marguerite (Anderson) (d) Eklund of Isle,MN.Phillip was one of 10 children; Roy(d) and Betes (Eklund) Paulson, Lavonne and Ralph(d)Cooper, Marlyn and Shirley Eklund, Norman(d) and...
David S. Thomson
Nov 8, 2017
David S. Thomson, 88, formerly of Algonquin Drive in Middletown, died Wednesday, Nov. 8 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the husband of the late Mary Elizabeth (Silva) Thomson, father of the late Michael A. Thomson and brother of the late Rev. Peter W. Thomson. Born in New York City on February 28, 1929, he was the son of the late...
Charles H. Breen
Nov 7, 2017
CDR Charles H. Breen, USN (Ret), age 62, of Fall River, MA, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI, following an aggressive battle with Lymphoma. Chuck was born August 5, 1955, in Lowell, MA, the son of the late Raymond E. and Gertrude A. (Paul) Breen. CDR Breen was a Naval Academy graduate class...
Veronica Susan Maus
Nov 6, 2017
Veronica (nee Wassel) Maus, 91, born on December 26, 1925 in Passaic NJ, died on November 6, 2017 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown with family at her side. She was born in Passaic, NJ to John and Mary (Solomon) Wassel, and was one of 6 siblings: Claire Prince (CT) and pre-deceased by John Wassel (NJ), Raymond Wassel,...
Dorothy E. "Dottie" Rebello
Nov 6, 2017
Dorothy E. "Dottie" (Mendes) Rebello, 96 of Middletown passed away peacefully, Monday, November 6, 2017 in the John Clarke Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Edward Rebello.Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lila (Silviera) Mendes.She leaves her daughter Joyce E. Rebello and her spouse Lark d'Helen of Middletown.She was the mother...
Mary Ellen Carroll Marshall
Nov 5, 2017
Mary Ellen Carroll Marshall, 71, of Portsmouth died on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at her home. Mary Ellen was born on June 2, 1946. She was the daughter of the late James J. and Eileen T. (Fitzgerald) Marshall. Mary Ellen served over three decades as a librarian at the Naval War College. She was an avid world traveler, loved summers...
Dr. Neil C. Leerssen
Nov 5, 2017
Dr. Neil Clayton Leerssen, MD, 73, of Newport, RI died peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Dr. Leerssen was born October 23, 1944 in Littlefork, MN to Otto Frederick and Dorothy Elaine (Cedarblade) Leerssen, who predeceased him. He was the husband of Betsy (Shaw) Leerssen. Neil graduated from the University of Minnesota, earning both...
Anthony J. Woidyla
Nov 3, 2017
Anthony J. Woidyla, 89, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Foster, RI, died on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Anthony was born September 28, 1928 in Haverhill, MA, the son of the late Anthony J. and Blanche (Najuch) Woidyla. He was married to Rita G. (Boffi) Woidyla for the last 60 years.Mr. Woidyla served...
Deborah A. Berriochoa
Nov 2, 2017
Deborah Ann Berriochoa, 61, of Newport passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, surrounded by loved ones.Deborah was born in Newport on October 14, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Carol Ann (Loomis) Berriochoa. Debbie was a youth at heart, outgoing, free willed, full of life mother and grandmother. She...
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