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Gregory Thomas Rudkin
Mar 1, 2016
Gregory Thomas Rudkin, of St. Augustine, FL passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with cancer on March 1, 2016 with his loving family by his side. He was 57 years old.Greg was born in Freeport, NY to Joan and Richard Rudking and spent his childhood growing up on the water. His love for the restaurant business started at an...
Richard "Doc" C. Chapman
Feb 29, 2016
Richard "Doc" C. Chapman, age 77, of Newport died Monday, February 29, 2016, at home in Newport surrounded by his family. Mr. Chapman was born June 4, 1938 in Taunton, MA. He was the son of the late Charles H. and the late Grace (Vickery) Chapman. He was the former husband of Judith Neely. Known as Doc and Papa to...
Anthony Silvia
Feb 28, 2016
Anthony Silvia, 88, of Bliss Road, Newport died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Blenheim Newport of Middletown. Anthony was born May 5, 1927 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Frank R. and Mary (Garcia) Silvia. He was the husband of the late Kathryn (Bohn) Siliva. Tony grew up in Newport and joined the Navy as a young man....
Brenda Lee Soares
Feb 28, 2016
Brenda Lee Soares, age 53, of Middletown, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at home. Ms. Soares was born January 17, 1963 in Fall River, MA. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. Mrs. John Soares of Portsmouth, RI. She is survived by her two daughters: Ashley Hernandez of Boston and Amber Frable of Middletown, her sisters, Mary Dumont and...
Lillie C. Dias
Feb 28, 2016
Lillie (White) Dias, 96, of Middletown died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Harry Dias.Mrs. Dias was born June 2, 1919 in New York, NY, the daughter of the late Harry J. and Lillie H. (Cobb) White. Lillie went to various schools and graduated from High...
Leona (Hladen) Tripp
Feb 27, 2016
Leona (Hladen) Tripp of Newport died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. She was born August 24, 1942 to Walter and Anna (Horn) Hladen in Hamtramck, Michigan. She graduated from Wayne State University with a BA in English. She taught in Detroit and Anchorage schools. She met her husband in Anchorage, and they married...
Naomi M. Cooper
Feb 27, 2016
Naomi M Cooper, 88, of Newport, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Naomi was born September 10, 1927 in Stanhope, Durham County, England. She is the daughter of the late Daniel and Elizabeth McCallum. She was the wife of the late James P. Cooper. Naomi moved to the US after WW2, but...
Phyllis Hope Bradley
Feb 26, 2016
Phyllis Hope (Johnson) Bradley, 71, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Leon Bradley.Born on March 29, 1944 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Virginia (Weston) Johnson. Phyllis graduated Rogers High School in 1962 and left Newport to pursue a nursing career in Boston. That dream was...
Steven Paul Neves
Feb 25, 2016
Steven Paul Neves, 36, of Middletown died unexpectedly Thursday, February 25, 2016 at home.Born on February 19, 1980 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Julian and Rosa Laura (Silva) Neves of Middletown. Besides his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Ava Rosa of Coventry, RI, his brother Michael Neves of Portsmouth, RI, and his two nephews Justin...
Sharon Kelly
Feb 23, 2016
Sharon Kelly, 62, of Tiverton, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Anthony F. Kelly of Tiverton, RI.Sharon was born March 17, 1953 in Pawtucket, RI, the daughter of Norman Richard of Pawtucket, RI and the late Marion (Burgess) Richard. Sharon "Sugar Bear" worked for over 20 years at...
Charles "Chuck" S. Bailey
Feb 21, 2016
Charles (Chuck) Scott Bailey, 50, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at his home in Newport. Chuck was born December 23, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Charles S. and Constance (Sayers) Bailey of Portsmouth. He was married to Christin (Boutros) Bailey.Chuck grew up in Portsmouth and was an avid sports fan since childhood. He...
Cherie A. (Dennett) Murphy
Feb 20, 2016
Cherie A. (Dennett) Murphy, 98, of Little Compton passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.She was born in Newport on September 11, 1917 and lived in Middletown, Rhode Island with her family until marrying "the love of her life", John L. Murphy.Cherie was the daughter of Helen Carney Dennett and Herbert W....
Ethel G. (Harris) Bebe
Feb 20, 2016
Ethel G. Bebe (Eisenhaur) 68, of Newport passed away with her family by her side early Saturday morning February 20, 2016. Ethel was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1948 to the late Irving Eisenhaur and the late Martha Harris Eisenhaur. She was employed by Raytheon for 43 years. Ethel was a member of the Fil-Am, The Filipino-American Association and was...
Bernadette Ann Linder
Feb 18, 2016
Bernadette Ann (Nadeau) Linder, 68, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center in Fontana, California.Born on December 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Esther (Laporte) Nadeau.She is survived by her son, Chester E. Linder II; her daughter, Alisa Ann Linder; and her grandson, Austin Phillip Linder, all of...
Chester E. "Chet" Straka, Iii
Feb 18, 2016
Chester E. "Chet" Straka III, 71, of Connection Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Patricia A. (Gaglio) Straka.Born in Newport, RI on August 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Chester E. Straka, Jr. and Agnes Alice (DeMello) Straka.Mr. Straka was employed as a plumber with Donovan...
Louise (Furna) Alves
Feb 18, 2016
Memorial Funeral Home375 Broadway Newport, RI 02840(401) 846-0698Louise (Furna) Alves, 92, of Middletown passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2016 surrounded by her family at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, R.I.Born on June 29, 1923 in St. Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Maciel) Furna. She was the beloved wife of...
Mary Ann (Kaspar) Russell
Feb 17, 2016
Mary Ann (Kaspar) Russell, 85, of Newport died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Col. William H. Russell, Jr., US Army.Born on July 10, 1930, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Stanley and Berta (Seymour) Kaspar. Mary Ann graduated from Mt. Ida...
Richard L. "Smiley" Gill
Feb 15, 2016
Richard L. "Smiley" Gill, 75, of Tiverton, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Jacqueline R. (McCauley) Gill. Born in Sheboygan, WI, he was the son of the late Glen and Margaret (Tolbenheim) Gill. For 33 years, Smiley was a self-employed painter operating Richard Gill Painting Co. formerly Smiley's Painting Service.Besides his...
Gary M. Garabedian
Feb 14, 2016
Gary M. Garabedian, 61, of Barrington, RI, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, RI. Gary was born July 4, 1954 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the son of the late Harry and Violet (Boyajian) Garabedian of Middletown, RI. Gary was a longtime participant in the James L. Maher Center day programs,...
Peter J. Dunning
Feb 12, 2016
Peter J. Dunning Sr., 91, of Saunderstown passed away peacefully at home on February 12, 2016. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline G. (Sylvia) Dunning.Born in Grays, Essex, England, on October 10, 1924, he was the son of the late John James and Constance (Sutherden) Dunning.Mr. Dunning served honorably in the Royal Air Force from 1942 to 1948...
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