Obituaries

Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Charlotte Irene Mccarthy

Charlotte Irene Mccarthy

Aug 24, 2016

Charlotte "Angel" McCarthy, 42, of Tiverton passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at home in Tiverton. She was the wife of James J. McCarthy. Charlotte was born in Charleston, SC, daughter of Charles Nabors and Susan Rae (Hunt) Salmond of Baltimore, MDCharlotte was stationed in Sicily and Okinawa in her earlier years prior to moving to Maryland.She and Jim...

Margaret Ellen Avery Medeiros

Margaret Ellen Avery Medeiros

Aug 24, 2016

Margaret Ellen Avery Medeiros, 89, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, Rhode Island.She was the wife of the late George Michael Medeiros Sr.Born on February 16, 1927 in Fort Barnwell, Craven County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Sallie Avery. After the death of her parents she...

Paul M. Barrow

Paul M. Barrow

Aug 23, 2016

Paul Michael Barrow, 61, of Middletown died peacefully in his home Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Mr. Barrow was born February 26, 1955 in Ripley, Tennessee. He is the son of the late Paul English and the late Ilene Sterling Barrow. Paul (Mike) graduated from URI in 1980 with a B.S. in Physical Education. In 1982 he attended Naval Officer Candidate...

Charles "Charlie" John Michael

Charles "Charlie" John Michael

Aug 23, 2016

Charles "Charlie" John Michael, 84, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.He was the husband of Agnes (Botelho) Michael.Born in Newport, RI, on March 20, 1932, he was the son of the late John C. and Catherine (Bozas) Michael, natives of Skiathos, Greece.Mr. Michael was self-employed, a graduate of Rogers...

Mikiko Ring

Mikiko Ring

Aug 21, 2016

Mikiko Ring, 85, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 with her family at her side.She was the wife of the late James J. Ring.Born in Kyoto, Japan on March 11, 1931, she is the daughter of the late Yaso and Massa (Yamashina) Hayashi, and the sister of the late Kiyoshi and Hitoshi Hayashi.Mrs. Ring was a central...

Doris C. Robinson

Doris C. Robinson

Aug 20, 2016

Doris Carol Robinson, 91, of Middletown passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Mrs. Robinson was born July 19, 1925 in Colerain, NC, she was raised by her grandparents, completed public education and then moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she met her husband, William H. Robinson Jr.Doris worked as a secretary for...

Mary Purcell

Mary Purcell

Aug 20, 2016

Mary C. Purcell died suddenly before dawn on Saturday August 20, at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol, Rhode Island after a long illness from pancreatic cancer.Mary was born in Boston in 1941, the daughter of the late Warren R. and Catherine M. Purcell, and had been a resident of Portsmouth, RI, since 2007.A graduate of the College of New Rochelle,...

William James Hall

William James Hall

Aug 19, 2016

William J. Hall, 78, of Carver Street, Portsmouth, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at home.He is the husband of Mary Ann (Crowell) Hall.Born on December 7, 1937 in Newport, RI, and preceded in death by his parents William Hall and Violet (Kettle) Hall and sister Lorraine (Hall) Davol.Mr. Hall was a veteran of the US Army and retired...

Allen N. Aballo

Allen N. Aballo

Aug 18, 2016

Allen N. Aballo, 52, of Middletown passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. Allen was born in Pawtucket, RI, son of Anne (Trecida) Aballo if Westport, MA and the late Raymond R. Aballo.Allen worked as an assembler for Transcom.Besides his mother, he leaves his brother Paul G. Aballo of Tiverton and his niece Jennifer R. Aballo.A...

Lydia R. Raposa

Lydia R. Raposa

Aug 18, 2016

Lydia (Rebello) Raposa, 94, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.She was the loving wife of the late Manuel J. Raposa.Born in Fall River, MA on December 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Louisa (Rodrigues) Rebello.Mrs. Raposa was co-founder of Green Valley...

Norman F. Brown

Norman F. Brown

Aug 17, 2016

Norman F. Brown, 99, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Beatrice O. (Bolduc) Brown.Born on February 19, 1917 in Fall River , MA, he was the son of the late Herbert and Lollie (Tozier) Brown. Mr. Brown was the owner of Ideal Egg...

Daniel J. Condry

Daniel J. Condry

Aug 15, 2016

Daniel J. Condry, 81, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family.He was born on February 5, 1935 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late James W. and Janet (Hart) Condry. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Kathleen (Hughes) Condry.Dan was a career man in the hotel...

George W. Vieira Jr

George W. Vieira Jr

Aug 15, 2016

George W. Vieira, Jr., 95, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2016 in Orlando, FL surrounded by his loving family.George was born on December 5, 1920 in Jamestown, RI, to George W. and Lena (Kilby) Vieira, Sr.George attended Rogers High School in Newport and after went to work for William P. Clark Co. until they closed....

Julie Beauchesne

Julie Beauchesne

Aug 15, 2016

Julie Beauchesne, age 52, of Tiverton, RI, a resident of the King Road Group Home, died peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2016.She is survived by her mother, Hortense "Sis" (D'Alessio) Courtsal of Middletown, RI; her father, Gerald Beauchesne of Towson, MD; and her brother, Gerald Beauchesne, Jr. of Wanaque, NJ.A celebration of life gathering of residents and staff of the...

Robert William Cruz

Robert William Cruz

Aug 12, 2016

Robert William Cruz, 50, of Smithfield, RI, died unexpectedly on August 12, 2016 in his home.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John and Calleen (Baker) Cruz.Robert was a person who always turned peoples frowns into smiles, caring, always spoke his mind and loved his dog Hera dearly.He leaves his brother Jackie Cruz and sister-in-law Lilly...

John J. Ferreira

John J. Ferreira

Aug 12, 2016

John J. Ferriera, 83, of Middletown died Friday, August 12, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Diane M. (Clarke) Ferriera.Born on December 25, 1932 in Middletown, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel R. Jr. and Mary A. (Vidinha) Ferreira. John is a graduate of Rogers High School. For...

Nancy Harrington

Nancy Harrington

Aug 10, 2016

Nancy (DeSantis) Harrington passed away peacefully on August 10, 2016, with her family by her side. Born on December 3, 1944 in Newport, RI to Sylvia (White) and John DeSantis, step-daughter to the late Charles (Mahatma) Ganem. Loving wife to Francis Harrington and mother to Tracey (Harrington) Becker and husband, Thomas; Denise (Harrington) Mancieri and husband, Michael, both of North...

Karyn Lynn Faircloth

Karyn Lynn Faircloth

Aug 10, 2016

Karyn Lynn Faircloth, 68, of Middletown died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born on August 3, 1948 in Steubenville, OH, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen E. (Gardocki) Campbell. Karyn worked as a manger in the restaurant business. She was the very active member of the VFW, a charter...

Lucas Miller Bandoni

Lucas Miller Bandoni

Aug 9, 2016

Our beautiful son, Lucas Miller Bandoni, of Tiverton, RI, took his own life on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in Portsmouth, RI. He was 19 years old. Lucas was born in Providence, RI in 1996. He attended The Pennfield School in Portsmouth, and graduated in the class of 15 at Portsmouth Abbey School. For those who you knew and loved Luc,...

Mary M. Guilfoyle

Mary M. Guilfoyle

Aug 9, 2016

Mary Margaret (Sullivan) Guilfoyle, 67, of Newport, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in the Newport Hospital.She was the wife of John Guilfoyle, they began dating shortly after high school and later married in 1972. Born on September 18, 1948 in Newport, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (OLoughlin) Sullivan. She grew up on the...