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Marjorie "Peg" Gillis
May 10, 2016
Marjorie "Peg" (Burgess) Gillis, 90, of Newport died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Raymond Gillis.Peg was born on May 23, 1925, to the late Jessie Burgess and Sarah (Horrocks) Burgess Vaillancourt.She was a life-long resident of Newport who worked for the Federal Government for 32 years, beginning right after graduation from...
Gail Anne Chelf
May 10, 2016
Gail Anne (Carson) Chelf, 73, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Norma F. Chelf.Born on October 7, 1942 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William M. Mary I. (Potter) Carson. After retiring as an Immunization Program Liaison from Newport Alliance (a Division of Newport...
Sandra Crump
May 8, 2016
Sandra Crump, 77, of Middletown died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. Mrs. Crump was born April 21, 1939 in Ilion, NY. She is the daughter of the late Ralph and the late Clara (Cole) Curtis. She was married to Robert Crump for 57years. Sandy worked for Dr. Sullivan DDS as a dental hygienist...
Gary Peter Smith
May 7, 2016
Gary P. Smith, 76, of Middletown died unexpectedly on Saturday May 7, 2016. He was the husband of Frances A. Rodrigues Smith. They were married for 46 years. Born in Newport, March 8, 1940 he was the son of the late Frederick and Clarissa (Champlin) Smith. He graduated in 1959 from Rogers High School. He started work at age 16...
Jeanne Nicholson
May 7, 2016
Jeanne Nicholson, 79, of Harbor House, Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Grand Islander Center in Middletown after several weeks of declining health.Jeanne was born in New Rochelle, New York on January 21, 1937, the daughter of Willard Meyer and Nancy Reinke Meyer. Raised in Illinois and New York, she graduated from Hollins College in...
Kristen Mcevoy
May 7, 2016
Kristen McEvoy, 46, of Portsmouth died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at home in Portsmouth. Mrs. McEvoy was born July 9, 1969 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of Elaine (Segerson) Schwartz and the late Jerold Schwartz. She was married to James McEvoy for 18 years.Kristen was an avid tennis player, playing in high school and college, and was captain...
Claude Hubert "Corky" Carlile Jr
May 6, 2016
Claude Hubert "Corky" Carlile Jr. died suddenly on Friday May 6th during hospitalization for pneumonia. Corky was born on January 8th, 1956 in Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama. He was a resident of Tiverton, RI for most of his life and graduated from Tiverton High School in 1974 and from New England College in 1978. He was the only child of...
Mary Elizabeth Herterick
May 5, 2016
MIDDLETOWN - Mary Kardel Herterick, 90, resident of the John Clarke Retirement Home, died peacefully Thursday, May 05, 2016. She is now reunited with her husband of 49 years William M. Herterick who predeceased her on Veteran's Day in 1994. As a youth, Mary attended local Catholic schools, and during World War II she worked at the Naval Torpedo Station...
Barbara Alexander
May 4, 2016
Barbara Alexander, 57, of Tiverton died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mrs. Alexander was born August 10, 1958 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of Joan B. (Houston) Holiday and the late Charles R. Holiday. She was happily married to James Alexander for 31 years. They resided in both Newport and Tiverton and enjoyed...
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...
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