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Carolyn H. Johnson
Oct 28, 2016
Carolyn H. Johnson, 85, of Middletown died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Captain Ian J. Johnson, USN Ret.Born in Dundee, NY on June 17th, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Leon J. and Cora M. (Howell) Hall. Carolyn graduated from Dundee High School in Dundee, NY...
Arlene Denno
Oct 27, 2016
Arlene Denno, 94, of Newport died Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Denno.Born on August 6, 1922 in Athol, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. Harper and Laura (Whitney) Harper. Arlene was a member of the 4-H and the Grange in...
Catherine E. Radcliffe
Oct 26, 2016
Newport - Catherine Elizabeth (Potter) Radcliffe, 88 of Newport, RI, died peacefully, Wednesday, October 26th, 2016, at Heatherwood Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after a very brief illness.Mrs. Radcliffe was born February 21st, 1928 in Elizabeth, NJ the daughter of Charles and Viola (Sailer) Potter.Catherine graduated High School in her hometown of Roselle Park, N.J. and went to work as...
Henry X. Mccarthy
Oct 24, 2016
Henry X. McCarthy, 80, of Portsmouth died Monday, October 24, 2016 at Orchard View Manor in East Providence, RI. Mr. McCarthy was born March 25, 1936 in Yonkers, NY, the son of the late Henry J. McCarthy and Ethel (Kelly) Del Nero.He was married to the late Barbara (Cherry) McCarthy for 43 years.Mr. McCarthy attended Providence College, moving onto Stonehill...
Edwin Henry Todd
Oct 24, 2016
Edwin Henry Todd, 96, of Tiverton died Monday, October 24, 2016 at Silver Creek Manor of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Hilda Mary (Mendonsa) Todd.Mr. Todd was born November 13, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Ralph and Martha (Petry) Todd. He served in the US Navy from 1937 to 1961 with a rank of...
Brian E. Alphonse
Oct 23, 2016
Brian Edward Alphonse, age 54, of Newport died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Newport Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Alphonse was born May 6, 1962 in Taunton, MA. He is the son of the late John J. Alphonse of Taunton, MA and Yvonne M. (Cyr) Alves of FL; widower of the late Ellen J. (Baasch) Alphonse of Westport, MA.Brian...
Wallace Terrence Javelle
Oct 21, 2016
Wallace Terrence Javelle, 73, affectionately known as "Teddy" to his family, died on Friday, October 21, 2016 at Orchard View Manor, East Providence, RI. Teddy was born in 1943 at Newport Hospital and was a lifelong resident of Portsmouth, RI. He was a graduate of Warren High School and attended Bryant College in Providence, RI. He was a SP5 in...
John Neil Malone Jr
Oct 21, 2016
John Neil Malone, Jr., age 37, of Middletown died Friday, October 21, 2016 in Middletown at home, surrounded by his loving family. He is the son of John Neil and Sandra (Trust) Malone Sr., husband of Jennifer and father of Johnny, Kaitlin, Kyle, Paige, and Alexis.He is also survived by his sister Rita Nicole (Malone) Konchar and Daniel Konchar, many...
Mark Andrew Dobrott
Oct 20, 2016
Mark Andrew Dobrott of Portsmouth, RI passed away Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA with the grace of God and surrounded by his family. He was 47 years old, born Nov. 10, 1968 in Billerica, MA. He is survived by his parents, Joseph and Lyse Dobrott, of Portsmouth, RI, brother David Dobrott and his wife Sabine...
Francis J. Nunes
Oct 19, 2016
Francis Joseph Nunes, 81 of 208 Howland Ave, Middletown RI, was called to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol RI. He was the husband of Alberta C (Borek) Nunes.Francis was born February 12, 1935 in his house in Middletown RI, a son of the late Octavio Salvadore and Rose (Dutra) Nunes.He was...
Margaret Estelle Gaston
Oct 18, 2016
Margaret Estelle (Chaves) Gaston, 91, of Turner Road, Middletown died Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown. She was the wife of the late Melton Marvin "Curly" Gaston.Born on July 9, 1925 in Middletown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Rosalind (Dutra) Chaves. Mrs. Gaston worked at Newport Hospital for...
Kenneth R. Mattson
Oct 16, 2016
Kenneth R. Mattson, Captain, USNR (ret.) 93, of Portsmouth died peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Newport Hospital. Born on December 10, 1922 in Millville, MA, he was the son of the late Oscar and Anna (Sjoblad) Mattson. He was the brother of the late Carl L. Mattson, Mabel Mattson, Hilda Garen, Gladys Hauge, and Anna Mattson.Ken is survived...
Cheryl Ruth Dame
Oct 13, 2016
Cheryl Ruth Dame, 60, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Newport Hospital.Cheryl was born in Newport, RI and lived in Portsmouth for most of her life. She was a graduate of Portsmouth High School and Johnson and Wales University.Cheryl is survived by her son Jared N. Dame of Portsmouth, RI; brothers ,Gary Dame and...
James Shough
Oct 12, 2016
James Shough, 53, of Middletown died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Newport Hospital.Mr. Shough was born March 27, 1963, in Newport, RI, the son of Arthur and Lillian (Costa) Curt.James played football and baseball for Thompson Junior High.Besides his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Christine Terpening of Tiverton, RI, Linda O'Brien and Brenda Curt both from Newport, RI,...
Dorothy Christine "Dottie" (Polli Russo
Oct 11, 2016
Dorothy Christine (Pollitt) Russo, 82, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 in Newport, RI.She was the daughter of the late Nicholas W. and Christine (Cordeiro) Pollitt.Born in Newport, RI, Dottie graduated from Rogers High School in 1952 and went on to work at N.E. Telephone and Telegraph Co. for 7 years. She later worked as a teacher's aide for...
Tyrell Jaylon Walaski
Oct 9, 2016
Tyrell Jaylon Walaski was born December 20, 1997 in Newport, RI. He was raised in Newport his entire life until enlisting in the military at the age of 17 to become a Marine.Tyrell lived a positive purpose driven life and in many ways was mature beyond his years. He was highly intelligent as a child with strong comprehension and inquisitiveness....
Emily B. Transue
Oct 8, 2016
Emily B. (Benevides) Transue, 94, of Oswego, NY passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Pontiac Nursing Home in Oswego. She was the wife of the late George Alfred Transue. Mrs. Transue was born in Bristol, RI, daughter of the late Mariano and Georgianna (Souza) Benevides. She lived in Newport and Middletown most of her life.She is survived by her...
Delia Ann Stinson
Oct 8, 2016
Delia Stinson, age 68, of Tiverton died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at home in Tiverton. Mrs. Stinson was born December 19, 1947 in Memphis, TN. She is the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Jewel Faye (Spruill) Moore. She married Charles Stinson.In additon to her husband she is survived by her daughter Nickie (Stinson) Piermont and her grandchildren Brenden...
Madeline Escobar
Oct 7, 2016
Madeline Escobar, 80, of Portsmouth died Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA. Mrs. Escobar was born November 11, 1935 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Hortense (Gonzalves) Raposa. She was married to Joseph Escobar for 51years. She is survived by her husband: Joseph Escobar, and her daughter...
Angelina King Russell
Oct 5, 2016
Angelina (King) Russell, 53, of Middletown died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at home.Born on July 25, 1963 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Eugene and Dolores Ann (Cerciello) King. Angie grew up in a Navy family and they settled on Aquidneck Island after her father's retirement in the late 1960s. She attended Middletown High School...
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