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Norberto S. Escobar
Dec 15, 2015
Norberto S. Escobar, 81, of Middletown died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. He was the husband of Irene (Rodrigues) Escobar.Born on January 22, 1934, in Faial, the Azores, Norberto grew up in Portugal on the family farm. He served in the Army in Portugal for many years, before moving to the United States...
Thomas "Tommy" Edward Beebe
Dec 11, 2015
Middletown - Thomas "Tommy" Edward, Beebe, 68, of 40 Allston Avenue, Middletown, RI and 20 Barry Road, Fryeburg, ME died Friday, December 11, 2015, at John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI. He was born in Newport on March 16, 1947, to the late Chester W. and Eleanor M. (Rodda) Beebe.Tommy attended and worked at the Maher Center for 45 years...
Anthony L. Tony Dibiasio
Dec 11, 2015
Anthony L. (Tony) DiBiasio of Portsmouth, RI, and former "Spy in the Sky" radio and TV traffic and weather reporter, passed away on December 11, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy (Nashka) DiBiasio and the father of Daniel Tony DiBiasio Sr., father-in-law of Josephine DiBiasio, grandfather of Daniel Tony DiBiasio, Jr., Anthony Charles DiBiasio, and...
Charles F. Anderson
Dec 11, 2015
Charles F. Anderson, age 74, of Middletown R.I. passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Charlie was born on February 5, 1941 in Newport. He is the son of the late George Anderson and the late Elsie (Sharp) Anderson. He is the husband of the late Eileen (Silvia) Anderson. They were married for 52...
Louise C. Pagano
Dec 11, 2015
Louise C. Pagano, of Middletown, RI and formerly of West Roxbury, MA, passed peacefully Friday, December 11, 2015, at the Grand Islander surrounded by her loving family.Louise was born May 29, 1937 in Boston, MA, the daughter of the late Leo and Leonora (Armano) Fasano. Louise had a zest for life, was an avid card player, loved to travel and...
Joseph William Perry
Dec 11, 2015
Joseph William Perry, 91, of Portsmouth died Friday, December 11, 2015 at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Marianna M. (Mendes) Perry.Born on October 29, 1924 in Portsmouth, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel I. and Rose (Silvia) Perry. Mr. Perry served in the US Army during World War II. He was...
Edward Patrick Mccarthy
Dec 11, 2015
Edward Patrick McCarthy, 69, of Middletown passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 in Newport Hospital with his family by his side. He was the husband of Janet Kelly McCarthy for 43 years. Born in Newport, he is the son of the late Florence and Mary (Smith) McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy was a humble, unassuming gentleman who was proud to be a...
Harrison H. Seveney, Jr
Dec 10, 2015
Harrison H. Seveney, Jr., 93, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence.He was the husband of the late Susie V. (Wallen) Seveney.Born in Tiverton, RI on February 24, 1922, he was the son of the late Harrison H. Seveney, Sr. and Mildred (Norton) Seveney.Mr. Seveney was a...
Arlene Goguen
Dec 7, 2015
Arlene Goguen, recently of Portsmouth , RI and a longtime resident of New Bedford and South Dartmouth, MA died on Monday, December 7, 2015. She was the widow of the late Leo A. Goguen, and the daughter of the late Albert and Hannah McDonald. Arlene was predeceased by her two brothers Leslie McDonald and John McDonald , and her three...
Christopher T. Wolz
Dec 6, 2015
Christopher T. Wolz, 45, of Portsmouth died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, in Providence, RI. Born on January 14, 1970 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Louise (Jakubowski) Wolz of Portsmouth, RI and the late Richard Wolz.He is survived by his sisters, Cynthia Wolz-Hill and her husband Scott of Northbridge, MA, Sharon Tisdale and...
Joseph Jesse Cabral Jr
Dec 5, 2015
Joseph Jesse Cabral, Jr., 75, of Portsmouth died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Crestwood Nursing Convalescent Home of Warren, RI. Mr. Cabral, Jr. was born September 7, 1940 in Fall River, MA. He is the son of the late Joseph J. and the late Cindy (Linhares) Cabral.He was married to Anita Medeiros for 54 years. Mr. Cabral was a graduate...
Nicholas Bonafas
Dec 4, 2015
Nicholas Bonafas, 86, of Middletown died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence, RI. Nicholas was born November 8, 1929 in Steubenville, OH. He is the son of the late of Dimitrios and Melpomeni (Atsali) Bonafatsos. He was the loving husband of Diane (Gianakellis) Bonafas. While still very young, he and his parents returned to Chios where...
Eliza Virginia (Bigliety) Sullivan
Dec 3, 2015
-MiddletownEliza Virginia (Bigliety) Sullivan, of Newport and Middletown, RI, passed peacefully of natural causes and surrounded by family, on Thursday December 3, 2015. She was 100 years and 13 days old.Mrs. Sullivan, known to all as Virginia or Ginnie, was born on November 20, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois, to Robert Mathew and Edith Margaret (Milligan) Moulse. Her father was a...
Lawrence Aloysius Gath
Dec 1, 2015
Newport, RI,Lawrence Aloysius Gath, 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Newport Hospital.Born on February 26, 1935, he was the son of the late Leonard J. Gath and Marion P. (Fleming) Gath.Mr. Gath served in the United States Army. He was a serviceman for the US defense department. He is survived by his sister Florence Paquette of Smithfield,...
Esther Lucy Hargrove
Nov 30, 2015
Esther I. Hargrove, 91, of Heatherwood, Newport, RI, peacefully passed away, Monday, November 30, 2015 at Newport Hospital after a short illness.Born on January 18, 1924 in Newport she was the only daughter of the late Ollie and Catherine (MacLeod) Hargrove. She is preceded in death by her seven brothers, Joseph, William, Harry, Norman, Donald, Douglas, and Roger Hargrove. Esther...
Christopher Silvia
Nov 28, 2015
Christopher Silvia, 49, of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, November 28, 2015. Christopher was born June 4, 1966 in Newport, RI and is the son of the late Charles and Gertrude (Bouchard) Silvia. Chris was a graduate of Portsmouth High School and attended Bristol Community College and Swaine School of Design. He was a self-employed designer and graphic artist. In 1986,...
Dana H. Ridgley
Nov 26, 2015
Dana H. Ridgley, 91, of Portsmouth died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary (Corsi) Ridgley.Born on December 23, 1923 in Chesterhill, OH, he was the son of the late Harry F. and Edith A. (Carpenter) Ridgley. Dana grew up in Ohio and graduated from Marion...
Richard L. Souza
Nov 26, 2015
Richard L. Souza, 79, of Newport died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at home in Newport. He was the husband of the late Patricia Ann (Cawley) Souza.Born on February 7, 1936 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Soares) Souza. Mr. Souza served in the National Guard as a young man. He worked as an...
John K. Irwin
Nov 23, 2015
John K. Irwin, known to his friends as Jack, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, November 23, 2015, in Newport Hospital, with his wife, Karyne Wilner, at his side. Since 1995, Jack owned and operated Forest Park Mobile Homes and the Redwood Management Company. Born on February 5, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late John...
James G. Kelly
Nov 23, 2015
James G. Kelly, 72, of Cottontail Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on Monday, November 23, 2015.He was the beloved husband of 32 years to Jayne E. (Sabra) Kelly.Born in Baltimore, MD on June 18, 1943, he was the son of the late James Kelly and Jane Sheppard.Mr. Kelly received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1964 from Johns...
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