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Michael Thomas Leary
Mar 17, 2016
Michael Thomas Leary, 71, formerly of Pleasant Street, Newport, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. Mr. Leary was born March 14, 1945 in Newport, RI, the son of the late John A. and Anita M. (Smith) Leary. Mr. Leary served in the United States Army and loved his service. He was a member of...
Anne E. Quigley
Mar 17, 2016
Anne E. (Daly) Quigley, 81, of Middletown passed away, Thursday, March 17, 2016 at home. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Quigley. Mrs. Quigley was born in Needham, MA, daughter of the late Leo and Anastasia (Kenney) Daly.In 1964 she came to Newport to start a new chapter in her life. During that time she accomplished many...
Marcia Hazel Logan
Mar 17, 2016
Marcia H. (Troy) Logan, 97, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully at home with her family and friends by her side, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born on March 5, 1919, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Clara (Dennis) Troy. Marcia led a full and long life dedicated to caring for and giving unselfishly...
Richard Douglas Schlosky
Mar 14, 2016
YNC Richard Douglas Schlosky, USN (Ret.), 81, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Cochituate, MA passed away peacefully on March 14, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.Married for 61 years to his grade school sweetheart Janet Yarrish Schlosky, he was the son of the late Walter and Lillian Murphy.Loving father of Susie Rucando and her husband Adam, Mark and his wife...
Richard Moore Kelly
Mar 14, 2016
Richard Moore Kelly, 75, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully Monday, March 14, 2016 in Providence, RI, with his loving family at his side. Born July 27, 1940 in Providence, RI, he was the oldest son of the late Walter and Gertrude (Murphy) Kelly. Richard graduated from De La Salle High School in Newport in 1958 as Class Orator and...
Julie J. Peabody
Mar 12, 2016
Julie J. Peabody, 53, of Middletown died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home in Middletown. Born on April 25, 1962 in Phoenix, AZ, she was the daughter of Restcom E. and Merah (Pratt) Peabody of Middletown.Julie graduated from Barrington High School and went on to receive her Master's Degree in social work from Roger Williams University and worked at TriTown...
John A. Stohlberg Jr
Mar 12, 2016
John A. "Jack" Stohlberg, Jr., 83, of Newport died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Jack was born July 28, 1932 in Newport, the son of the late John A. Stohlberg Sr. and Norma E. (Clarke) Stohlberg.Jack was a lifelong Newport resident. He enjoyed being near the water and participated in freediving and spearfishing. After school,...
John H. Fernandes
Mar 9, 2016
John H. Fernandes, MS, Ph.D, 91, of Tiverton died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Ann F. (Lopes) Fernandes.Born on August 21, 1924 in Tiverton, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Margaret A. (Moran) Fernandes. Mr. Fernandes was a mechanical engineer for 55...
Grace Jean Smith
Mar 9, 2016
Grace J. (Ogilvie) Smith, 77, of First Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.Born on July 11, 1938 in Stonington, ME, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Laura (Barbour) Ogilvie.Mrs. Smith worked at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown, RI for over 20 years before retiring as a supervisor. She was...
Edson Harvey Owen
Mar 9, 2016
Edson Harvey Owen, 85, of Newport, RI, formerly of Plymouth, MA and Ridgefield, CT died March 9 in Newport. Mr. Owen was born November 18, 1930 in Jersey City, NJ. He was the son of the late Edson H. Owen and Marguerite F. Owen. He had three sisters, Margie, Beverly and Joyce. He was an architectural specification writer, known for...
Judith Bucolo
Mar 8, 2016
Judith A. (Wellman) Bucolo, 78, devoted wife of Anthony T. Bucolo for the last 60 years, lost her courageous battle with cancer on March 8, 2016 at home.She was born in North Attleboro, MA on January 19, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Edward Wellman and Marjorie (Watson) Reynolds. As a child Judy grew up in Warren, RI...
Robert Wolverton
Mar 6, 2016
Father Ambrose was born Robert Wolverton in Mason City, Iowa, on May 4, 1930, the son of Milton and (Anna) Fern Wolverton. He first left the Midwest to attend Phillips Exeter Academy in 1947-49. In 1949, he entered Harvard College, from which he earned his A.B. degree magna cum laude in 1953. Having served in the ROTC at Harvard, he...
Frank C. Carr
Mar 6, 2016
Frank C. Carr, 83, of Middletown died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Carol Sherman Carr.Frank Carr was born on May 4, 1932 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Frank and Florence Carr. Mr. Carr was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. He and...
David Allen Harlow
Mar 5, 2016
David Allen Harlow, "Happy", 65, died unexpectedly at his home in Little Compton, RI, on March 5, 2016. David was born April 13, 1950, in Newport, RI, the son of the late Allen S. and Dorothy B. Harlow.David is survived by his wife Stephanie Maynard Harlow with whom he would have celebrated 25 years of marriage this June, and his...
Philip W. Boisseau
Mar 4, 2016
Philip W. Boisseau, GMC U.S.N. Retired Master Diver, 82, of Middletown, passed away peacefully, Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of Rita E. Brown Boisseau of Middletown and the late Julia M. (Borecki) Boisseau.Born in North Hampton, MA, he was the son of the late Louis Napoleon and Esther (Madden) Boisseau.Mr....
Leopold N. "Leo" Ayotte
Mar 3, 2016
Leopold N. "Leo" Ayotte, 89, of Newport, RI, died on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. . He was the husband of the late Shirley Jane (Roberts) Ayotte.Born on May 17, 1926 in New Bedford, MA, he was the son of the late Henry and Roseanne (Goslin) Ayotte. Mr. Ayotte moved to Newport from New...
Sheila Drew O'Brien
Mar 3, 2016
Sheila Drew OBrien, 91, of Spring Street, Newport died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. Sheila was born October 8, 1924 in London, England, the daughter of the late James J. and Violet (Drew) OBrien.As Sheila often recollected to family and friends, she was brought to America at the age of three to join a...
Kathleen Desisto
Mar 3, 2016
Kathy DeSisto, 58, of Portsmouth died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 3, 2016, after a brief illness. She is the daughter of the late James and Patricia (Brant) Philbin. She leaves behind her husband of 33 years, Marc, her two children, Tony and Allie, six grandchildren, and her loving sister, SusanKathy lived a remarkable life. She was a tremendous athlete, playing...
Christopher J. Adams
Mar 3, 2016
Christopher James Adams, 27, of Portsmouth passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA.Born on November 28, 1988, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Dawn (Adams) Williamson of Portsmouth, RI, and Christopher Bates. Besides his parents, he is survived by his son Christopher James Adams of Taunton, MA, his sister Katelynn Weaver...
Thomas P. Miranda
Mar 1, 2016
Thomas P. Miranda, 67, of Tiverton died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Born in Fall River, MA on July 7, 1948, he was the son of the late John Miranda and Lorraine (Gomes) Miranda Santos.He leaves behind his wife of 45 years Barbara (Pavao) Miranda. Together they raised seven children: Donna (Miranda) King...
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