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Geraldine A. Hamilton-Smith
Jun 8, 2015
Geraldine Ann (Craig) Hamilton-Smith, 66, of Portsmouth passed away Monday, June 8, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center of Middletown. She was the wife of William S. Hamilton-Smith. Mrs. Hamilton-Smith was born in Fall River, the daughter of Russell Craig of Portsmouth and the late Edna (Silvia) CraigGerry worked for 22 years as a secretary for Raytheon and for...
Edith Streeter
Jun 6, 2015
Edith G. Streeter, 96, of Newport, RI died peacefully with family by her side on June 6, 2015 at St. Clare's Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Lawrence E. Streeter. She was born on July 16, 1918 in Newport, RI to the late Lena Davis and Owen Higgins. Edith raised both her children in Newport. During World...
Jesse S. Perry
Jun 6, 2015
Jesse S. Perry, age 98, of Middletown, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Jesse was born October 11, 1916 in Newport, the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Jacome) Perry. He was married to Elsie M. Silvia for 69 years. Jesse served in WWII in the US Army, participating in battles in...
Russell James Dufault
Jun 5, 2015
Russell J. Dufault, 74, of Portsmouth, passed on Friday, June 5, 2015 at home in Portsmouth. Russell was born March 15, 1941 in Fall River, MA. He is the son of the late Adelaide and the late Evelyn (Martin) Dufault.He was happily married for 54 years, to his wife, Gertrude (Trudy) Ann Conforti.Russell was an avid golfer and was a...
Robert V. Edick
Jun 5, 2015
Newport, RI. - Robert V. (Doc) Edick, 88, of 53 Ellery Ave, Middletown, RI, died Friday, June 5, 2015 in Newport hospital.Robert, known to most all of his colleagues and friends as Doc, was born in Dolgeville, NY at 29 E. Faville Ave. on February 15, 1927. Having lost both parents (George Edick Harriet Shanahan) at an early age, he...
Helen Sanches
Jun 3, 2015
Helen Sanches, 93, of Newport died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Born on February 27, 1922 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Morinho) Sanches. Helen worked as a billing clerk for the Newport Hospital from 1962 to 1987. She also worked for County Food Market on...
Iraida Panela
Jun 1, 2015
Iraida (Alvarez) Panela, 96, of Portsmouth died Monday, June 1, 2015 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center of Warren, RI. She was the wife of the late Bob A. Panela.Born on October 3, 1918 in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Geraldo Alvarez and Felina (Lopez) Alvarez.Mrs. Panela was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church. She enjoyed...
Harry Wayne Beaumont
Jun 1, 2015
Harry Wayne Beaumont, 71, of Newport died at Newport hospital in the arms of his wife, daughter and grandson on Monday, June 1, 2015, after a short battle with brain cancer. Born on April 14, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Eugene E. and Pearl M. (Hofstetter) Beaumont. Harry attended Pittsburgh schools and graduated from...
Emmanuel "Mike" Janaros
Jun 1, 2015
Emmanuel "Mike" Janaros passed away Monday June 1, 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family. He was known to many as Mike. He was born in Manchester, NH on November 13, 1916 to Peter (Panagiotis) Janaros and Sofia Viakrelis both originally from Mytilene, Greece. Mike was 98 years old.Mike Janaros lived in Newport from the time he was three...
Pauline C. Butterworth
May 31, 2015
Tiverton, RI - Pauline C. (Witkowski) Butterworth, 63, died on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at her home in Tiverton, RI.Born on January 29, 1952, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Kaczenski) Witkowski.Pauline was the former proprietor of the Little Corner Store in Portsmouth, where she and Morgan were partners for many years...
Emma Elizabeth Conner
May 31, 2015
Newport, RI - Emma "Sally" E. (Russell) Conner, 103, died on Sunday May31, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown with her family by her side.She was the wife of the late Llewellyn A. Conner. Born in Newport, RI on October 3, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Jose Raposo Ramacho Pereira Russell and Margarida Joaquina...
Joseph Vincent Dugas
May 29, 2015
J. Vincent Dugas, 82, of Portsmouth, passed away at home Friday, May 29, 2015. He was the husband of Patricia M. (Shonk) Stearn Dugas.Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Theodore and Harriet (Burns) Dugas.Mr. Dugas worked as a Real Estate Broker for many years. He was an avid sailor, artist and published author who enjoyed hobbies...
Rachel Ann Davis
May 28, 2015
Rachel Ann (Phifer) Davis, 102, of Middletown died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Howard C. Davis.Born on September 30, 1912 in Van Hiseville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John Lloyd and Mary Jane (Moore) Phifer. Mrs. Davis was a graduate of Lakewood High School and...
John D. Sousa
May 28, 2015
John D. Sousa, of Rumford, died on Thursday May 28, 2015 at his residence. He was inflicted with Frontotemporal Degeneration, a devastating disease that he faced with courage and dignity. John was born on August 23, 1930 in Providence, the son of late John P. and Mary (Miranda) Sousa. He was the loved and cherished husband of Joan (Cardi) Sousa.John...
William Reagan
May 27, 2015
William Reagan, 75, of Newport, RI, passed away at home with his family on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Coleman Reagan. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Hope (Simmons) Reagan.He was the loving father of Shannon Reagan of Middletown and the proud grandfather of William and Matthew Silva...
John Francis Sullivan
May 26, 2015
John Francis Sullivan, 81, of Newport died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Jack was born January 18, 1934 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Cornelius and Irene (Howard) Sullivan. Jack grew up in Newport and joined the US Air Force as a young man. He retired after 20 years...
Lt Gen William Sheridan Flynn
May 25, 2015
Lieutenant General William Sheridan Flynn ("Sher" to Newporters, "Bill" to others) passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015, at his daughter Erin's home, with his wife and daughters at his side. Sher was born in Newport on November 17, 1936, to the late John J. Flynn and Dorothy (Fleming) Flynn of Newport. He is survived by his loving wife...
Jonathan H. Chase
May 25, 2015
Newport, RI - Jonathan H. Chase, 64, of Carroll Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport.Born on February 8, 1951 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late William H. and Beulah D. (Babbitt) Chase.Mr. Chase worked in the Landscaping industry for many years.He is survived by his sister,...
Josephine Marie Mare
May 24, 2015
Josephine Marie Mare, 90, of Derry, New Hampshire, formerly of Middletown, unexpectedly passed away at her home suddenly on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Born in Lawrence Mass. she was the daughter of the late Venerando Fichera and Rosina D'Agata Fichera, sister of the late Daniel Fichera of Hull Mass. Josephine, also known as Marie to many, was the wife of...
Gertrude Delight Pimentel
May 23, 2015
Delight G. Pimentel, of Portsmouth died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Mrs. Pimentel was born December 27, 1936 in Portsmouth, RI. She is the daughter of the late Manuel C and the late Gertrude May (Bettencourt) Sousa. She was married to Manuel Pimentel for 56 years.Delight's name truly fit her personality; she...
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