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Ronald A. Miller
Jun 24, 2017
Ronald A. Miller, age 76, of Middletown, died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Ronald was born January 7, 1941 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Allen and the late Mattie (Boyd) Miller. He was married to Dolores "Foo Foo" Lombard who predeceased him in 1982. Mr. Miller led a life dedicated...
Journey Moana Lantigua
Jun 23, 2017
Journey Moana Lantigua of Newport, RI left this world peacefully on June 23, 2017 after just entering into it.She is survived by her mother Cassandra C. Williams and her father John A. Lantigua. Journey also leaves behind her sister Bella A Lantigua, her grandmothers Sandra Williams and Mercedes Lantigua, six aunts Aneta Siggers, Alexandria Williams, Amanda Williams, Catherine Williams, Joy...
John J. "Jj" Liversedge
Jun 23, 2017
John J. "J.J" Liversedge, 65, of Newport passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Santerre) Liversedge.Born in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Ryan) Liversedge. He was an avid bowler and loved nature. You could always find him singing Karaoke or playingJeopardy.Besides his wife he leaves...
Constance L. Simmons
Jun 22, 2017
Constance L. Simmons, 84, of Portsmouth, RI died Thursday, June 22, 2017. Constance was born March 31, 1933 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Anthony and Irma (Occaso) DeCotis. Constance was a devoted wife and mother. She cherished her time spent with her family.Constance is predeceased by her husband, Christopher Simmons. She is survived by her daughter, Sheila...
Louis D. Costa
Jun 22, 2017
Louis D. Costa, 93, of Middletown passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Newport Hospital. . He was the husband of Maria A. Pinhiero Costa. Louis was born in the Azores, son of the late Antonio D. and Maria (CeuVargas) Costa.Mr. Costa came to America from the Azores in 1968. He worked at Pearson Yachts for over 25 years and...
Charles P. Fortier
Jun 21, 2017
Charles P. Fortier, age 94, of Charlestown died Wednesday, June 21, 2015 at his home. Mr. Fortier was born July 23, 1922 in Brockton, MA. He is the son of the late Peter and the late Ethel (Stearns) Fortier. He married the late Ruth (Wohlen) Fortier. Charles managed retail stores for his career, beginning with the Bell Shops and ending...
Rita Doris Appleby
Jun 20, 2017
Portsmouth, RI - Rita Doris (Lafleur) Appleby, 80, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.She was the wife of Jack F. Appleby.Born in Fall River, MA on September 14, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Laura (Cournoyer) Lafleur.Besides her husband of 62 years, she is survived by...
John L. Mccauley
Jun 20, 2017
John L. McCauley Jr. passed away the the morning of June 20th, 2017, after a brief illness surrounded with his loving family. He lived a beautiful life full of family, friendship, and love. John was born in Providence, RI on June 4th 1931, the son of John and Helen McCauley at 66 Miller Avenue in Providence. John is survived by...
Patricia A. Oldham
Jun 19, 2017
Patricia A. Oldham, 83, of Middletown passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at Royal Middletown Nursing Center in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Walter J. Oldham Jr.Born in Binghamton, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alexander D. and Marguerite D. (Shanley) Bradley. Patricia was a longtime resident of Cranston and worked for over forty years...
Colette Kehew
Jun 19, 2017
Colette (Gendreau) Kehew, 83, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on June 19th surrounded by her husband Peter, children, and grandchildren. She was the daughter of the late Armand and Marion Gendreau of Portsmouth, RI.Colette was born in Fall River, MA at her aunt's house during a blizzard, but grew up in the Weyerhaeuser neighborhood in Portsmouth, RI. She graduated...
Steven L. Bernt
Jun 18, 2017
Steven Bernt, 63, of Quaker Estates ,Portsmouth RI, formerly from Rehoboth, MA, died unexpectedly at home, on Sunday June 18, 2017. He was born April 16, 1954, in Newton, MA, the son of the late Jack and Priscilla Bernt, also formerly of Rehoboth, MA.He was a graduate of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School in 1972, and attended Southeastern Massachusetts University in...
Judith Smeltz
Jun 16, 2017
Judith (Connolly) Smeltz, 71, of Newport died Friday, June 16, 2017, surrounded by her loving family, at home in Newport. Ms. Smeltz was born June 4, 1946 in South Boston, MA. She is the daughter of the late John Michael and the late Helen (Curran) Connolly. Judy was a very loving, caring and compassionate mother, sister, grandmother, partner and friend....
Francis J. Busher
Jun 16, 2017
Francis J. Busher, 74, of Portsmouth passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017, after a three year battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Deborah H. Busher. Frank was predeceased by his parents Richard Cosgrove Busher and Helene LaFramboise Busher. He is survived by his brother, Richard Cosgrove Busher, Jr. (Marilyn Andersen) of Seattle, Washington. He is...
Veronica Devlin
Jun 16, 2017
Veronica "Ronnie" Devlin, 88, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2017. She was the wife of the late H. James Devlin.Born in Newport on September 17, 1928, she was the daughter of Jean (Hewitt) and Alfred J. King and the sister of Dorothy Van Doorn and Eleanor Elliott. Ronnie attended Rogers High School and worked as a...
Thomas H. Levesque Iii
Jun 14, 2017
Thomas H. Levesque III, 40, of Portsmouth, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born on September 1, 1976 in Newport, he is the son of Thomas Levesque Jr. and Susan (Fatata) Levesque of Portsmouth. Tom grew up in Portsmouth, enjoyed soccer throughout his youth with PYSA, and graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1994. He began his...
James Richard Holz
Jun 13, 2017
James Richard Holz, age 91, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at home in Portsmouth. Mr. Holz was born February 13, 1926 in St. Paul, MN. He is the son of the late Gustave and the late Gertrude (Shea) Holz. James attended schools in Chicago, IL and enlisted in the Navy when he was 17. He served in WWII,...
Karen T. Durfee
Jun 11, 2017
Karen (McDonald) Durfee, 67, of Tiverton passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Ronald M. Durfee. Karen was born July 30, 1949 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Thomas G and Margaret P (Murphy) McDonald of Portsmouth....
Charles S. Beaubien
Jun 11, 2017
Charles S. Beaubien, 64, of Tiverton passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Charles was born June 24, 1952 in Providence, RI, the son of the late Charles S. and Marguerite (Drummond) Beaubien. Charles grew up in Newport and worked for many years with the Maher Center at the Newport Naval Base. He later worked at...
Mary Ciavarini
Jun 11, 2017
Mary Ciavarini, age 95, of Newport, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. Ms. Ciavarini was born on May 17, 1922, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late August and the late Elvira (Briscoli) Ciavarini. Mary was a Rogers High School graduate who went on to work as a bookkeeper for the Woolworth Company...
Barbara Ann Churchill
Jun 10, 2017
Barbara Ann Churchill, age 70, of Middletown, died Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Newport Hospital. Mrs. Churchill was born on June 25, 1946, in Boston, MA, the daughter of the late Francis and the late Mary (Williams) Bartick. She married Joseph R. Churchill. Mrs. Churchill enjoyed painting, knitting, sewing and pottery, but loved nothing more than spending time with her...
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