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Paula S. Thomas
Feb 12, 2016
Paula S. Thomas, 98, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown. Paula was born November 27, 1917 in Hoboken, NJ. She is the daughter of the late William and Mary (Larsen) Sorensen. She grew up in New York City and began a career as a dancer. In the mid...
Jess W. Saur
Feb 12, 2016
Jess W. Saur, 80, of Middletown, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016, after a short, but intense battle with vasculitis. A longtime resident of Middletown, RI, he had recently been receiving loving care at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport, since August 2015.Jess was born in August, 1935 in Jersey Shore, PA to Ruby and Isaac Saur....
Alice Baxter
Feb 11, 2016
Alice (Lindh) Baxter, 95, of Portsmouth died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John E. Baxter.Born on April 20, 1920 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Anna (Anderson) Lindh. Mrs. Baxter was a member of Friends Evangelical Church in Portsmouth,...
Timothy Joseph Brennan
Feb 11, 2016
NEWPORT - Timothy J. Brennan, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2016, surrounded by his family and friends at Newport Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Judith Ford Brennan.Born May 1, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rose (Meehan) Brennan of Newport. Tim was a 1966 graduate of...
Pauline G. O'Brien
Feb 10, 2016
Portsmouth, RI - Pauline G. (Fonseca) OBrien, 84, of 32 Barkers Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, surrounded by her family at St. Elizabeth's Manor, Bristol.She was the wife of the late James "Eddy" OBrien. Born in Fall River, MA on April 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Florence (Belanger) Fonseca.Mrs. OBrien...
Sibley Eidimtas
Feb 10, 2016
Sibley (Radecky) Eidimtas, 74, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Silver Creek Manor of Bristol, RI. She was the wife of Ronald Eidimtas of Portsmouth.Born in Newport, RI, on September 19, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Alice Radecky. Mrs. Eidimtas had worked as a secretary at the Naval Underwater Systems Center, for 12...
John R. "Bobby" Mello
Feb 8, 2016
John R. "Bobby" Mello, of Middletown, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betty" Mello.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel T. and Eva B. (Perry) Mello.Mr. Mello served in the Army National Guard and was the proprietor of...
Susan Waluk
Feb 7, 2016
Susan Waluk, 54, of Middletown died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Born on March 1, 1961 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Joanne (Barker) Waluk. She is survived by; her son Joshua Waluk, two siblings, and many cousins.Family and friends are invited to a memorial service...
Clarice R. Stanton
Feb 7, 2016
Clarice R (Jones) Stanton, 57, of Middletown passed away Sunday February 7, 2016, with her family at her side at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of William R. Stanton.Born in Arlington, CA on January 29, 1959, she was the daughter of the late William Jones and Josephine (Rabb) Jones of Merced, CA.A graduate of Merced, CA High School class of...
Arlene Barbara Ponte
Feb 5, 2016
Arlene Barbara (Christensen) Ponte, 88, of Newport died Friday, February 5, 2016. Born on October 13, 1927 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Margarite (Dunbar) Christensen and Gwen (Kent) Christensen. She was a 1945 graduate of St. Catherine's Academy. She was a manager at the Newport Creamery for years.She was the wife of Joseph...
Jeffrey Jay Pimentel
Feb 4, 2016
Jeffrey Jay Pimentel, 55, of Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, was raised into Heaven to meet his Lord on Thursday, February 4, 2016. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 25 years, Laurie (Islieb) Pimentel. Born and raised in Portsmouth, RI, he was the son of the late John J. Pimentel, Sr. and Angela M. (Aguiar) Pimentel and had previously...
Barry E. Magee
Feb 4, 2016
Barry E. Magee, 71, of Middletown died peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2016 surrounded by family and friends at Newport Hospital. Born on January 23, 1945 in Saranac Lake, NY, he was the son of the late Glenn and Josephine (Marello) Magee. Barry served in the United States Navy during Vietnam War, with tours in Italy and Iceland as well....
Joan Arlene Custy
Feb 2, 2016
Joan Arlene (Sullivan) Custy, 81, of Newport died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, RI. She was the devoted and loving wife of Raymond M. Custy for 46 years.Born on April 8, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Sophia (Montag) Sullivan.Arlene was a 1951 graduate...
George Botelho
Feb 1, 2016
George Botelho, 72, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully on Monday, February 1, 2016 after an extended illness at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. He was the husband of Rosemary (Pimentel) Botelho for 41 years.Born on January 16, 1944 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel and Agnes (Amaral) Botelho. He was a lifelong resident of...
Harold W. "Wes" Grosskurth
Feb 1, 2016
Harold W. "Wes" Grosskurth, passed away on February 1, 2016, in Melbourne, FL, at the age of 59. Born on January 9, 1957, he was the son of Carol (Chamblee) Grosskurth and the late Kuno N. Gosskurth, Jr.Harold attended Middletown schools, but graduated in 1976 from St. Mary's High School in Denver, CO. In 1977, he joined the Army and...
Graham S. Fuller
Feb 1, 2016
Graham S. Fuller, 86, originally from Warwick, RI, died peacefully at home February 1, 2016 surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Betty Lou (Lundgren) Fuller for 61 years.Born in West Haven, CT, on December 23, 1929, he was the son of the late Norman and Emma Maude (Ross) Fuller.Graham graduated from URI and was employed by Gerrity Lumber...
John James Medeiros
Jan 31, 2016
John James Medeiros, 65, of Middletown passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. He was the husband of Rosemary (Silveira) Medeiros.Born on August 21, 1950 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late John J. and Laura Medeiros.John grew up in Portsmouth, on Freeborn...
Monica K. Magliocco
Jan 31, 2016
Monica K. Magliocco, 83, of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully Sunday, January 31, 2016, surrounded by her family. Monica was born on May 18, 1932. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 60 years, Joseph A. Magliocco, Jr.; and her daughter, Joy P. Magliocco. Monica is the daughter of the late Chester D. Rose M. Knight. She graduated from...
Mitchell E. Andrews
Jan 30, 2016
Mitchell E. Andrews, 89, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at home.He was the husband of the late Mary Constance (Machado) Andrews.Born on May 13, 1926 in Dale County, AL, he was the son of the late Thomas Martin and Cora (Hegler) Andrews.Mr. Andrews had a Naval Career for 30 years, and was a veteran of WWII, the Korean...
Mark David Mecklenburg
Jan 29, 2016
Mark David Mecklenburg died January 29, 2016 after a four year battle with colon cancer. He was born on October 5, 1964 in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Roy and Eleanor Mecklenburg. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother John Mecklenburg and sister in law Anita of Norfolk, MA, his sister Jane Robinson of Chicago, his...
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