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Cecile "Cis" Bernadette (Caron) Mckinney
May 14, 2016
Cecile "Cis" Bernadette Caron MacDonald McKinney, 96, passed away on May 14, 2016 after a brief illness. Cis was born in Providence, RI on March 18, 1920 to the late Edouard and Pearl Caron. She was the older sister of the late Ed Caron, USAF, who died in Korea in 1952 during a B52 explosion and with whom she was...
Betty Lou Caldwell
May 13, 2016
Betty Lou Caldwell, 82, of Newport died Friday, May 13, 2016 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late James Perry Caldwell.Born on March 10, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Robert Tinsley and Sarah Jean (Alston) TinsleyShe is survived by her siblings, Thelma Greene of Newport, Dorothy (Green) Birch...
Kirk Edward Gienty
May 13, 2016
Kirk Edward Gienty, age 60, of Portsmouth, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. Mr. Gienty was born on August 29, 1955, in Cherry Point, NC, the son of the late William L. and the late Joyce (Henzel) Gienty. He was the husband of Debra Ann (Cummings) Gienty for 31 years. Mr. Gienty served...
Catherine Elsie Gray
May 12, 2016
Catherine Elsie Gray, 75, of Middleotwn, died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 12, 2016 at Newport Hospital.Kay was born on July 17, 1940, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Ernest J. and Catherine Elsie (Bucci) Arsenault. When Kay was just 16, her mother died and she left school to help raise her five siblings, Ernest Arsenault...
Donald R. Winters
May 11, 2016
Donald R. Winters, 78, of Middletown, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at John Clarke Nursing Center following a hard fought, three-year battle with leukemia.He was the devoted husband and soulmate of Amy E. (Turcotte) Winters for more than 54 years.Born on January 12, 1938 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John A. and Margaret (Gilbert)...
Sheryl Rossman O'Loughlin
May 10, 2016
Sheryl Rossman OLoughlin, 49, of Middletown died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She was the wife of Thomas R. O'Loughlin.Born on September 11, 1966 in Manchester, CT, she was the daughter of Edward Rossman and Mary Ellen Rodrigues. Besides her husband of 20 years, and her parents, she is survived by her brother Douglas Rossman and his wife Christine of Tehachapi,...
Marjorie "Peg" Gillis
May 10, 2016
Marjorie "Peg" (Burgess) Gillis, 90, of Newport died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Raymond Gillis.Peg was born on May 23, 1925, to the late Jessie Burgess and Sarah (Horrocks) Burgess Vaillancourt.She was a life-long resident of Newport who worked for the Federal Government for 32 years, beginning right after graduation from...
Gail Anne Chelf
May 10, 2016
Gail Anne (Carson) Chelf, 73, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Norma F. Chelf.Born on October 7, 1942 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William M. Mary I. (Potter) Carson. After retiring as an Immunization Program Liaison from Newport Alliance (a Division of Newport...
Sandra Crump
May 8, 2016
Sandra Crump, 77, of Middletown died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. Mrs. Crump was born April 21, 1939 in Ilion, NY. She is the daughter of the late Ralph and the late Clara (Cole) Curtis. She was married to Robert Crump for 57years. Sandy worked for Dr. Sullivan DDS as a dental hygienist...
Gary Peter Smith
May 7, 2016
Gary P. Smith, 76, of Middletown died unexpectedly on Saturday May 7, 2016. He was the husband of Frances A. Rodrigues Smith. They were married for 46 years. Born in Newport, March 8, 1940 he was the son of the late Frederick and Clarissa (Champlin) Smith. He graduated in 1959 from Rogers High School. He started work at age 16...
Jeanne Nicholson
May 7, 2016
Jeanne Nicholson, 79, of Harbor House, Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Grand Islander Center in Middletown after several weeks of declining health.Jeanne was born in New Rochelle, New York on January 21, 1937, the daughter of Willard Meyer and Nancy Reinke Meyer. Raised in Illinois and New York, she graduated from Hollins College in...
Kristen Mcevoy
May 7, 2016
Kristen McEvoy, 46, of Portsmouth died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at home in Portsmouth. Mrs. McEvoy was born July 9, 1969 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of Elaine (Segerson) Schwartz and the late Jerold Schwartz. She was married to James McEvoy for 18 years.Kristen was an avid tennis player, playing in high school and college, and was captain...
Claude Hubert "Corky" Carlile Jr
May 6, 2016
Claude Hubert "Corky" Carlile Jr. died suddenly on Friday May 6th during hospitalization for pneumonia. Corky was born on January 8th, 1956 in Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama. He was a resident of Tiverton, RI for most of his life and graduated from Tiverton High School in 1974 and from New England College in 1978. He was the only child of...
Mary Elizabeth Herterick
May 5, 2016
MIDDLETOWN - Mary Kardel Herterick, 90, resident of the John Clarke Retirement Home, died peacefully Thursday, May 05, 2016. She is now reunited with her husband of 49 years William M. Herterick who predeceased her on Veteran's Day in 1994. As a youth, Mary attended local Catholic schools, and during World War II she worked at the Naval Torpedo Station...
Barbara Alexander
May 4, 2016
Barbara Alexander, 57, of Tiverton died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mrs. Alexander was born August 10, 1958 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of Joan B. (Houston) Holiday and the late Charles R. Holiday. She was happily married to James Alexander for 31 years. They resided in both Newport and Tiverton and enjoyed...
Kyle James Mitchell
May 4, 2016
Kyle James Mitchell, 23, of Portsmouth went to his eternal home on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was born May 18, 1992 in Guam. He is the beloved son of John and Anne Marie (Carey) Mitchell of Portsmouth. Kyle grew up in a military family, where he saw more parts of the world than most kids his age. He graduated...
Constance Fesmire Macneil
May 3, 2016
Constance (Fesmire) MacNeil, 83, of Middletown died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Newport Hospital with her sons by her side. Connie was born March 14, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the only daughter of the late William Fesmire and Jane (Barnak) Fesmire. She was the wife of the late Thomas M. MacNeil Sr., whom she married on January 18,...
Diana Garifalon
May 2, 2016
Diana Garifalon, 83, of Newport, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport, RI. Born on December 12, 1932, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Margarita (Prepola) Garifalon.In her youth she was employed by Pan American Airlines as a French Interpreter. She also worked as an administrative assistant at...
Marjorie Elaine Kazin Boyce
Apr 30, 2016
Marjorie Kazin Boyce, 68, of Jamestown, died April 30, 2016. She was born Mar 18, 1948 the daughter of Genevieve Kazin and the late Frank Kazin of Portsmouth, RI. Marjie graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1966, University of Rhode Island, BA English, 1970; M. Education, Providence College 1980; MBA University of Rhode Island, 1991; and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership,...
Edward C. Cassese
Apr 27, 2016
Edward Charles Cassese, 76, of Hoppin Road, Newport, RI passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Newport Hospital. Born on March 17, 1940 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Emidio Charles and Antoinette (Pepe) Cassese. Mr. Cassese was a graduate of Rogers High School. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and his Master's Degree...
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