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William Edward Kirkpatrick
Jun 22, 2016
William E Kirkpatrick, 75, husband of Linda, father of Steven (and Jane) and David, grandfather of Taylor and John, brother of Ed (and Donna), engineer, sailor, skier, golfer, race management officer, world traveler, and Portsmouth resident, died on June 22nd following an accident. Born in and raised near Philadelphia, Bill was an accomplished clarinet player and scout. He attended The...
Mary Victoria (Blight) Clearo Gray
Jun 21, 2016
Mary Victoria (Blight) Clearo Gray, 61, of Portsmouth passed away with her son at her side on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer.Born on July 16, 1954 in Key West, FL, she was the daughter of Dorothy (Carter) Blight of Portsmouth, RI and the late Richard Blight and stepdaughter of the late Mike Lopes.She grew up...
Beverly A. Maitland
Jun 21, 2016
Beverly A. Maitland, 84, of Newport died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport, RI. Mrs. Maitland was born May 28, 1932 in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of the late Maurice C. Welch and Gwendolyn May Francis.She was married to the Late Francis Willis Maitland. She is survived her children; Beverly Ann Short of Germantown,...
Donald C. Richards
Jun 18, 2016
Donald Richards, 72, of Newport, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Comer and Sara F. (Stolze) Richards.Don was proud to be a lifelong Newporter. He taught at Portsmouth High School for 20 plus years and was involved as an announcer for the PHS baseball team and the Portsmouth...
Anthony J. Leander
Jun 17, 2016
Anthony J. Leander, 86, formerly of Grafton St, Newport, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center. Anthony was born April 25, 1930 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Antone J. and Kathleen (Murray) Leander. Anthony worked for many years at the Coca-Cola Bottling plant in Newport. After the plant closing, he began...
Barbara Joanne Glover
Jun 17, 2016
Barbara J. (Clapp) Glover, 82, of Newport died Friday, June 17, 2016 after 4 weeks in the Newport Hospital ICU.Born on May 21, 1934 in the small town of Asher, OK, she was the daughter of the late George Sherman and Elaine (Halsell) Clapp.Joanne was the beloved wife of Stanton Glover Jr. and loving mother of Jay Wyatt Glover and...
Maud M. Emanuel
Jun 16, 2016
Maud M. Emanuel, 93, of Newport died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Myron L. Emanuel for 62 years. Mrs. Emanuel was born April 16, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of the late Christian and the late Lilly (Smyth) Wenkenbach. She was a therapist who founded...
Robert Raymond Kuiee
Jun 14, 2016
Robert R. "Sonny" Kuiee, 83, of Newport died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Lydia Esther (Candelario) Kuiee.Born at home on June 25, 1932 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Alfred Benjamin and Edith Mildred (Sprague) Kuiee. Sonny served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...
Jonathan Kerry Dixon
Jun 13, 2016
Jonathan Kerry Dixon, 53, of Middletown died Monday, June 13, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born on March 13, 1963 in Middletown, RI, he was the son of the late Robert Alan and Miriam (Hitchins) Dixon. Jonathan worked for the Maher Center and NUWC. He loved to paint and listen to music. At the Special Olympics he excelled...
Phillip John Slattery
Jun 12, 2016
Phillip J. Slattery, age 87, of Newport died Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing Home. Mr. Slattery was born in Lockport, NY, son of the late Phillip and Mary (Condron) Slattery. Mr. Slattery studied engineering at the University of Buffalo. He served as the Vice-President at Sigma Motor Inc. in Middleport, NY and Vice-President of Fisher-Price, Inc. in Medina,...
James T. Decosta
Jun 11, 2016
James T. DeCosta, 82, of Portsmouth died peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his home after a long illness. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late James and Agnes DeCosta. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carol (Kent) DeCosta, his daughter Kathleen DeCosta of Newport, son James M. and his wife Lisa M....
Daniel Harrington
Jun 10, 2016
Daniel Harrington of Newport RI and Larchmont NY passed away peacefully on June 10 2016. He was the son of the late James J Harrington and Kathleen G Harrington. He is survived by his brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Dan will be missed by all his Family and the friends he met throughout his life. Service JUN 25. 11:00 AM...
Rev. Dr. Donald E. Koponen
Jun 9, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Donald E. Koponen was welcomed into the arms of his personal Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 9, 2016.He was greeted at the gates of Heaven by his wife Joy and his son Ross along with his parents Oscar and Hannah and his brothers and sisters, George, Norman, Betty, Catherine and Dorothy.He left behind his...
Margaret Frances Gomes
Jun 5, 2016
Margaret Frances (Silvia) Gomes, 96, of Wapping Road, Middletown died peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2016 in the same home where she was born, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Louis J. Gomes Sr. for 60 years, until his death in 2003.Born on January 13, 1920 in Middletown, RI, she was the daughter of the...
Patricia "Patti" Fay
Jun 4, 2016
Patricia Ann (Coffey) Fay "PattiFay", of Portsmouth died Saturday, June 4, 2016 at home in Portsmouth, after a courageous and determined battle with cancer. Her adoring family was by her side.She was the wife of Bruce Eric Fay of Portsmouth, RI.Born on September 15, 1952, Patti was the daughter of Barbara Bruno Coffey, of Middletown and the late William J....
Aurora E. Ferreira
Jun 3, 2016
Aurora E. Ferreira, 90, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, June 3, 2016 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. She was the wife of John E. Ferreira.Born on October 6, 1925 in Bristol, RI, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Aurora (Amaral) Rogers. Mrs. Ferreira owned and operated Aurora's Gifts on Quaker Hill in Portsmouth after retiring from Raytheon....
Barbara M. Rego
Jun 1, 2016
Barbara M. (Ringwood) Rego, 82, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Gordon S. Rego, Jr.Born on February 11, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emilie (Anderson) Ringwood. Mrs. Rego resided in Portsmouth since the age of 12. She was a knitting teacher...
Gail J. Carreira
Jun 1, 2016
Gail J. Carreia, 65, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of William Carreira of Portsmouth for 38 years.Gail was born August 21, 1950 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lucinda (Furtado) Motta. Gail moved to Tiverton as a...
Rev. John Howard Evans
May 31, 2016
John Howard Evans, an ordained minister who served the Episcopal Dioceses of New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island and who was the last Chaplain to serve Ellis Island detainees before the facility closed in 1954, died on May 31, 2016 at the age of 98. He was a resident of Brookdale Sakonnet Bay, a senior living community...
Margaret D. Boiani
May 30, 2016
Margaret D. Boiani, 78, of Portsmouth died Monday, May 30, 2016 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mrs. Boiani was born November 14, 1937 in Pheobus, VA. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Margaret (Hamilton) Moitoza. She was married to Robert J. Boiani for 60 years. Mrs. Boiani worked for the New England Telephone and...
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