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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Beryl Anfindsen Lyons

Beryl Anfindsen Lyons

Nov 1, 2017

Beryl Barton Anfindsen Lyons , 91, of Newport, RI died Wednesday November 1, 2017. Born in Jersey City, NJ she was the daughter of the late Edward I. and Beatrice Means Anfindsen.Mrs. Lyons grew up in West Orange, NJ and after marriage to the late Robert S. Lyons moved to Livingston, NJ where she raised her family. Beryl was a...

Gerald J. "Gerry" Delisle

Gerald J. "Gerry" Delisle

Oct 30, 2017

Gerald J. "Gerry" Delisle passed away at his home in Portsmouth, RI on October 30, 2017, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was surrounded by loved ones. Gerry was the husband of Jeannie M. (Barron) Delisle.Gerry was born on February 18, 1949 in Fall River, MA, son of the late Gerald and Doris A. (Murphy) Delisle. He graduated...

Bernice A. Amber

Bernice A. Amber

Oct 28, 2017

Bernice A. (Hall) Amber, 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.She was the wife of the late Francis J. Amber.Born on August 7, 1928 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Herbert F. and Martha (Ashley) Hall. She is survived by her children, David B. Warren...

Edward T. Vieira

Edward T. Vieira

Oct 28, 2017

Edward T. Vieira of Portsmouth RI passed away on 28 October, 2017 at the age of 94. Ed was the beloved husband of the late Leah (Izadore) Vieira, and father of Paul Vieira and father-in-law of Karen Joslin Vieira of Portsmouth, RI. Ed was the son of the late Alexandrina (Oliveira) and John Vieira, and resided in Portsmouth during his...

William D. Walden

William D. Walden

Oct 28, 2017

William David Walden, 69, of Providence died Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Providence, RI. William was born August 11, 1948 in Sarasota, FL, the son of the late William Boyd Walden and Lillian (Hawthorne) Walden. He was the husband of the late Janet (Auditore) Walden. William grew up Florida and joined the USMC as a...

Violet Jane Morgan

Violet Jane Morgan

Oct 27, 2017

Violet Jane (Martineau) Morgan, of Newport passed away with her family by her side on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Village House Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Harold George Morgan. Violet Jane was born on August 25, 1924 in Woonsocket, RI, daughter of the late Louis Joseph and Arona Mae (Burns) Martineau. She attended Sacred Heart...

James B. Packham

James B. Packham

Oct 27, 2017

Newport, RI. James Beresford Packham, (Berry) 77, died on October 27, 2017, at his home in Newport. Berry is survived by his wife, Charlene K. Packham, his daughters Tara Green, of Cheshire, UK, Michele Merrick, of Natick, MA, and son Charles Packham of London, UK, as well as cousins in the UK, Mark Cox, M.D. and Brenda Hannen. His grandchildren...

Arthur Edward Shaffell

Arthur Edward Shaffell

Oct 27, 2017

Arthur Edward Shaffell, 88, of Middletown, RI died peacefully at home on Friday October 27, 2017. Born on December 2, 1928 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Frank and Mabel (Garceau) Shaffell. Arthur is survived by his wife of 65 years, Agnes B. (Cloud) Shaffell.Arthur attended Newport Schools prior to joining the U.S. Navy at age...

Elsie Lylie Taylor Nunes

Elsie Lylie Taylor Nunes

Oct 27, 2017

Elsie Lylie Taylor NunesElsie was born on January 29, 1924 in Northhampton, England. She grew up there with her older brother and sister in a small two-story house with no heat or inside bathroom.Her father was a tailor, his storefront sign read "Taylor, Expert Tailors." Unfortunately, he passed away when Elsie was young, so she and her siblings grew up...

Deacon James R. Rudnik

Deacon James R. Rudnik

Oct 24, 2017

Deacon James R. Rudnik, 80, of Middletown, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the St. Clare Home, Newport. He was the loving husband of Ida I. (Rodrigues) Rudnik.Born on July 12, 1937 in Grand Rapids, MI, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Helen F. (Wulff) Rudnik. James' education included attending St. Joseph's Seminary, Athenaeum of...

Virginia Dutra Dosouto

Virginia Dutra Dosouto

Oct 23, 2017

Virginia Dutra Dosouto, 84, of Middletown, RI, passed away on October 23, 2017, at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI. She was born February 9, 1933 in Praia do Norte, Faial, Azores to the late Jose and Maria Moitoso. She married Mario Dosouto on July 27, 1968, he sadly passed away on May 8, 2013.Virginia is survived by her son,...

Mary Jean Kempenaar

Mary Jean Kempenaar

Oct 22, 2017

Mary Jean Kempenaar, 95, of Middletown died peacefully on October 22, 2017. Mary Jean was born June 22, 1922 in Bridgeton, NJ, the daughter of the late Charles R. and Elizabeth Harris Weber. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Kempenaar. Mary Jean grew up in Bridgeton, NJ. She met her husband while he was doing an apprenticeship...

Capt. Frank M. Snyder Usn

Capt. Frank M. Snyder Usn

Oct 21, 2017

Captain Frank M. Snyder, U.S. Navy (Retired), was a career naval officer, and later a member of the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College, He was the husband of Margaret Mary (Kelly) Snyder (deceased 2013), whom he married in 1950.He was born in 1926 in Sayre, PA, son of Abraham F. and Mildred (Harrington) Snyder of Dushore, PA. He...

Joseph Corey Silvia

Joseph Corey Silvia

Oct 20, 2017

Joseph Corey Silvia, age 85, of Middletown died Friday, October 20, 2017 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Joseph was born November 26, 1931 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Christopher and the late Annie (Dutra) Silvia. Joseph was a veteran of the Korean War. After his discharge from the military, he started his career in...

Dong S. Ok

Dong S. Ok

Oct 20, 2017

Dong Suk Ok, 77, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Born on August 21, 1940 in Korea, he was the son of the late Chi Jin Ok and Ho In (Yoon) Ok. He was the husband of Young (Chang) Ok of Portsmouth for 46 years.Mr. Ok worked at Newport Hospital...

Judith Lynn Terry

Judith Lynn Terry

Oct 20, 2017

Judith Lynn Terry, 78, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late George F. and the late Marjorie C. (Wisner) Hickey Jr.She was the wife of the late David F. Terry.Judith was born December 7, 1938 in Flushing, Long Island,...

Jacqueline F. Lydon

Jacqueline F. Lydon

Oct 19, 2017

Jacqueline Flanagan Lydon, 79, of Newport died peacefully Thursday, October 19, 2017 surrounded by members of her family at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. Born in Waterbury, CT, on November 18, 1937, Jackie was preceded in death by her parents, George and Helen (LeClair) Flanagan, and her sisters, Sr. Dorothy Flanagan, CND, and Anne Flanagan Blackburn.Jackie was a proud...

Bruce Benard Green

Bruce Benard Green

Oct 17, 2017

Bruce B. Green, 58, formerly of 44 Stagecoach Road Portsmouth, RI., of Newport died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 in Newport, RI. Born on February 22, 1959 in Newfoundland, Canada, he was the son of the late Rochester and the late Josephine (Yard) Green. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army for 3 years. In his earlier life he...

Mary Louise Zartman

Mary Louise Zartman

Oct 17, 2017

Mary Louise Silvia Zartman, born July 17, 1921, was the daughter of Christopher Silvia and Anna Dutra of Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI. A graduate of Rogers High School, class of 1938, Mary married Walter Franklin Zartman (deceased) who was then starting his career in the U.S. Navy. Together, living the military life, they traveled the country and the world making...

Priscilla L. Anthony

Priscilla L. Anthony

Oct 16, 2017

Priscilla (Lake) Anthony, 90, of Portsmouth, RI died on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Neal I. Anthony.Priscilla was born on October 26, 1926 in Fall River, MA to the late Harry Lake and Doris (Hastie) Lake. She grew up in Tiverton and soon began a long career as the Office...