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Valerie A. Druken
Dec 30, 2016
Valerie Ann (Robinson) Druken, 63, of Newport passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 30, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.Valerie was born in Boston, MA, to the late Rudolph and Janice (Schroeder) Robinson on September 15, 1953.A lifelong caregiver, Valerie received her nursing degree in 1974 from the Peter Bent Brigham School of Nursing in Boston, MA. She...
Mary Ann Hall
Dec 28, 2016
Mary "Ann" Hall, age 73, of Portsmouth, RI passed peacefully, on December 28, 2016 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown, RI after a long illness. She was born on January 1, 1943 to the late Benjamin Franklin Crowell, Jr. and Eula Mae (Tenpenny) Crowell in Nashville, TN where she grew up and graduated from Central High School. Ann...
Edna N. North
Dec 28, 2016
Edna N. North, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Edna was born in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Frank and Susan (Cardoza) Nunes. She was the wife of the late Arthur S. North. She was a graduate of the College of Mount St. Vincent in Bronx, New York, and later received...
Dorothy A. Ribeiro
Dec 27, 2016
Dorothy A. Ribeiro, 82, of Newport died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Born on March 7, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Fortunato and Mary (Rosa) Ribeiro. Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper at the former Sullivan Hardware Store for over 30 years and also at Trans Com...
Sheila A. Dennis
Dec 26, 2016
Sheila A. Dennis, 77, of Stockton Drive, Middletown, RI, died peacefully at home on Monday, December 26, 2016 with her family by her side.She was the wife of 58 years to John F. "Frank" Dennis.Born in Newport, RI on January 5, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Martin Sullivan and the late Margaret F. Mattila, and the step-daughter...
Joyce M. Mottley
Dec 25, 2016
Joyce (Miller) Mottley, 78, of Middletown RI passed away on Christmas Day 2016 surrounded by her family.She is survived by her husband Sylvin Mottley of Middletown RI.Born February 27, 1938, in Bridge Town, Barbados, she was the daughter of the late Elmina Blackman and Reynold Grenwich.Besides her husband of 41 years, she is survived by her children, Wayne Mottley of...
Lorraine Lena Cook
Dec 25, 2016
Lorraine Lena (Swazey) Cook, 87, of Lenox, MA formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at home on December 25, 2016.Born in Skowhegan, ME on September 14, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Ernest H. and Faye (Sawyer) Swazey. Wife of the late George E. Cook, with whom she was married to for 57 years.Primarily, a homemaker, she...
Barbara M. Reed
Dec 24, 2016
Barbara M. (Mattox) Reed, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 during her battle with liver cancer. She is survived by her husband, Arthur L. Reed Jr., their son Alan L. Reed and rescue dogs Chewy and Brigitte. She also leaves her sisters, Jean Prinski Mattox and Sr. Roberta Marie Mattox both of PA, and a brother, Robert Mattox also of...
Dom Edmund Adams Osb
Dec 24, 2016
Father Edmund Adams, a monk of Portsmouth Abbey, died peacefully after a brief illness in Newport Hospital on Christmas Eve, aged 77. Christened Thomas Frederick Adams, he was born in Cambridge, MA. He is predeceased by his family: his father Frederick Johnstone Adams, of London England, his mother Keith Folger Adams of Bronxville, NY and brother Benjamin Folger Adams of...
Kevin James Medeiros
Dec 24, 2016
Kevin James Medeiros, age 22, of Portsmouth died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at home from an accidental overdose. Kevin was born October 14, 1994, in Newport, RI; he was the dearly beloved son of Michael Medeiros and Carol Wilcox. Kevin attended Portsmouth High School and graduated from the Academy at Swift River in 2013. He went on to attend classes...
Barry N. Schubert
Dec 21, 2016
Barry N. Schubert, 71, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at home.He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Judith A. Schubert and his son, Christopher M. Schubert. Survivors also include his brother, Arthur A. Schubert, Jr. of Reno, NV and three nieces.Barry attended Penn State and then enlisted in the US Navy serving as...
Stephen P. Ford Sr
Dec 20, 2016
Stephen P. Ford, Sr., 65, of Middletown died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. He was the husband of Kimberly A. (Boughton) Ford.Born on October 9, 1951 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Mary Alice (Mello) Ford of Newport, RI, and the late Reginald H. Ford, Sr. Steve owned and operated his own...
June Whye
Dec 18, 2016
June (Blackwell) Whye, 58, of Warwick died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at home in Warwick. She was the wife of the late Donald Whye for 15 years.Born on February 4, 1958 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Muriel L. (Woodson) Blackwell. In 1977 she made a home in Philadelphia, PA for 20 years where...
David Lloyd Vonderfecht
Dec 17, 2016
David L. VonDerfecht, 89, of Middletown died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Mr. VonDerfecht was born March 29, 1927 in Campbell, NE. He is the son of the late August and the late Louise (Kimle) Vonderfecht. He was married to Marie A. Spero for 64 years. David attended school in Hastings, Nebraska,...
Leland James Calabretta
Dec 17, 2016
Leland James Calabretta, infant son of Jessica Long and Cory Calabretta of Newport passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence. Beside his parents he leaves his maternal grandparents Rhoda Ackermann, Steve Ackermann, Bruce Long and Jane Long as well as his paternal grandparents Linda Calabretta, James Crouse and great grandmother Sharon Crouse.Leland was the...
Cassandra Leigh Fenn
Dec 16, 2016
Cassandra Leigh (Nelson) Fenn, 32, of Newport, passed away peacefully at home on December 16, 2016, after a long battle with cancer.She was the wife of the Earl "Buddy" F. Fenn, III.Born in Jacksonville, FL, on August 26, 1984, she was the daughter of Margaret Nelson.A 2002 graduate of Rogers High School, where after graduation she married her husband Earl...
Jeffrey Hall Little
Dec 16, 2016
Jeffrey Hall Little of Portsmouth passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at the age of 52 after a seven month struggle with leukemia. He was the son of Hubert E. "Huck" Little and Janice (Hall) Little of Portsmouth. Jeffrey was the beloved father of Nicholas Little. In addition to his parents; he also leaves his sister Cheryl Mulcahy, his...
Louise (Freitas) White
Dec 16, 2016
Louise (Freitas) White, 84, died on Friday December 16, 2016, at Village House Nursing Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Alfred C. White. Born in Fall River, MA on March 19, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Emily (Rezendes) Freitas and the late Antone Freitas. Louise worked for GE Company for many years. She was...
Catharine Hansell Forbes Ward
Dec 14, 2016
Catharine Hansell (Forbes) Ward, 76, of Middletown, formerly of Wayne, PA, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Catharine was born on October 23, 1940 in Bryn Mawr, PA.She is the daughter of the late William Innes Forbes Jr. and the late Catharine Hansell (Patterson) Forbes. Hansie, as she was known by her...
Elizabeth D. Wallin
Dec 14, 2016
Elizabeth D. (Hayes) Wallin, 75, of Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence, RI. She was the wife of C. Roger Wallin.Born on March 8, 1941 in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Sgt. (RCAF) Ronald and Jeanne (Owens) Hayes.Elizabeth graduated from high school in New Orleans Louisiana and attended the...
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