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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...
Maura Kelly Kehew
Apr 26, 2016
Maura Kelly Kehew, 59 of Indian Hill Circle, Middletown, RI passed away unexpectedly April 26, 2016. She was surrounded by her family. She was married to her beloved husband Michael P. Kehew for over 37 years. She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Perry, her husband Robert Perry and two grandchildren, Isla Perry and Gavin Perry of Cranston, RI; her...
Margaret "Peg" H. Brady
Apr 26, 2016
Margaret H. Brady, 87, wife of John F. Brady passed away peacefully on April 26, at home surrounded by her loving family. Peg was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 11, 1928, the daughter of the late F. Hamilton and Margaret V. Lane and sister of the late F. Hamilton Lane II. She attended Catholic schools in Taunton, graduating from...
Ronald F. Dick
Apr 26, 2016
Ronald Ferree Dick of Newport, R.I. passed away peacefully in the arms of his beloved wife Lilly and with his family around him on Tuesday April 26, 2016. Ronnie was born on September 1, 1928, in Washington D.C., the second son of C. Mathews Dick and Catherine Garnett Crossan. He was the brother of C. Mathews Dick, Jr. (Maisie) who...
Keith A. Upshur
Apr 25, 2016
Keith Alan Upshur, 50, of Portsmouth died Monday April 25, 2016 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Keith was born August 9, 1965 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Lillian (Addison) Morais of Middletown, RI and the late Dumas Upshur and Albert Morais. Keith grew up Newport, and served in the United States National Guard. He was well...
Frank Raposa
Apr 21, 2016
Frank Raposa, 96, formerly of Immokalee Drive, Portsmouth, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. His beloved wife of 50 years, Alice A. (Medeiros) Raposa preceded him in death.Born in Portsmouth, RI, on December 19, 1919, he was the son of the late Jesse and Maria (Cabral) Raposa. Frank was a lifelong Portsmouth resident,...
Mary Jean Mckenna
Apr 21, 2016
Mary Jean (Kelly) McKenna, 84, of Newport died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Robert J. McKenna for 56 years.Born in Springfield, MA, on March 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Raymond E. and Emily M. (Gehrung) KellyMrs. McKenna grew up in Pawtucket, RI and graduated from...
Roy Andrew Biastre
Apr 20, 2016
Roy A. Biastre, 67, of Butler Street, Newport, RI, passed away at home on April 20, 2016.Born in Newport, RI on May 17, 1948, he was the son of the late Louis and Adelaide (Brown) Biastre, Brother of Jean (Biastre) Gadsby of Middletown, George Biastre of Florida and the late Louis Biastre Jr and Ann (Biastre) Hartness, and was a...
George R. Levesque
Apr 20, 2016
George was born on November 27, 1950 the son of the late Thomas and Anna (Doyle) Levesque. George graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1968, and attended Roger Williams University from which he graduated in 1973. From 1997 until his retirement in 2012, George was the transportation director for the James L. Maher Center in Middletown, RI, that serves adults...
Donna Louise Gayauski
Apr 19, 2016
Donna Louise (Benard) Gayauski, 62, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA. She was the wife of Peter Gayauski for 35 years.Born on March 24, 1954 in Putnam, CT, she was the daughter of Constance (Bateman) Benard of Portsmouth, RI and the late Raymond Benard Sr. As a young woman Donna worked at...
Steven A. Schreiner
Apr 18, 2016
Steven A. Schreiner, 69, of Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI and Cape Coral, FL, died peacefully on Monday, April 18, 2016 after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer. He passed away at home with his loving family at his side. He was the beloved husband of 45 years to Margaret "Peggy" (McNamara) Schreiner.Born in Bronx, NY on July 6, 1946,...
Jean-Marie Engstrume
Apr 17, 2016
Jean-Marie (Perrello) Engstrume, 69, passed away April 17, 2016. She was the wife of the late Patrick Engstrume. Jeannie was born in Boston, MA. As a daughter of a Navy Lifer, she lived in Massachusetts, California, Japan, the territory of Hawaii, and Italy before moving to Newport in 1959. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1965. She was a...
Ralph J. Gizzi
Apr 16, 2016
Ralph James Gizzi, age 70, of Portsmouth died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born on February 26, 1946, in Newport, RI, the son of the late James F. and the late Victoria (DeSantis) Gizzi. He was the husband of Eunice Ann (Simmons) Gizzi. Ralph served honorably in the United States Army as...
Rosel Provost
Apr 16, 2016
Rosel Provost, passed away peacefully April 16, 2016, surrounded by her children. Rosel was born in Oberschleichach, Germany and came to this country in 1957 to join her husband whom she met and married in Schweinfurt, Germany.She was the daughter of the late Maria and Ludwig Wirsching.Rosel beloved mother of Leon, Roy and Rosel Provost.She loved to knit, crochet, gardening...
Teresa "Tess" Eileen Stritzinger
Apr 16, 2016
Teresa (Tess) Eileen (Shea) Stritzinger, age 94, of Middletown passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was a lifetime communicant of Saint Mary's Church in Newport and was devoted to her faith.Tess was born February 13, 1922, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Maurice and Bridget (Murphy)...
Dorothy Marie Favano
Apr 16, 2016
Dorothy N. Favano, 91, of Portsmouth, RI and Largo, FL joined her beloved husband Joe in heaven on, April 16, 2016. She was born February 6, 1925 in Greenwich, CT to the late James K. and Marguerite (Minor) Newman.She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Favano for 60 years after meeting him at the YMCA dance "the Casbah...
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