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John A. Stohlberg Jr
Mar 12, 2016
John A. "Jack" Stohlberg, Jr., 83, of Newport died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Jack was born July 28, 1932 in Newport, the son of the late John A. Stohlberg Sr. and Norma E. (Clarke) Stohlberg.Jack was a lifelong Newport resident. He enjoyed being near the water and participated in freediving and spearfishing. After school,...
John H. Fernandes
Mar 9, 2016
John H. Fernandes, MS, Ph.D, 91, of Tiverton died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Ann F. (Lopes) Fernandes.Born on August 21, 1924 in Tiverton, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Margaret A. (Moran) Fernandes. Mr. Fernandes was a mechanical engineer for 55...
Grace Jean Smith
Mar 9, 2016
Grace J. (Ogilvie) Smith, 77, of First Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.Born on July 11, 1938 in Stonington, ME, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Laura (Barbour) Ogilvie.Mrs. Smith worked at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown, RI for over 20 years before retiring as a supervisor. She was...
Edson Harvey Owen
Mar 9, 2016
Edson Harvey Owen, 85, of Newport, RI, formerly of Plymouth, MA and Ridgefield, CT died March 9 in Newport. Mr. Owen was born November 18, 1930 in Jersey City, NJ. He was the son of the late Edson H. Owen and Marguerite F. Owen. He had three sisters, Margie, Beverly and Joyce. He was an architectural specification writer, known for...
Judith Bucolo
Mar 8, 2016
Judith A. (Wellman) Bucolo, 78, devoted wife of Anthony T. Bucolo for the last 60 years, lost her courageous battle with cancer on March 8, 2016 at home.She was born in North Attleboro, MA on January 19, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Edward Wellman and Marjorie (Watson) Reynolds. As a child Judy grew up in Warren, RI...
Robert Wolverton
Mar 6, 2016
Father Ambrose was born Robert Wolverton in Mason City, Iowa, on May 4, 1930, the son of Milton and (Anna) Fern Wolverton. He first left the Midwest to attend Phillips Exeter Academy in 1947-49. In 1949, he entered Harvard College, from which he earned his A.B. degree magna cum laude in 1953. Having served in the ROTC at Harvard, he...
Frank C. Carr
Mar 6, 2016
Frank C. Carr, 83, of Middletown died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Carol Sherman Carr.Frank Carr was born on May 4, 1932 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Frank and Florence Carr. Mr. Carr was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. He and...
David Allen Harlow
Mar 5, 2016
David Allen Harlow, "Happy", 65, died unexpectedly at his home in Little Compton, RI, on March 5, 2016. David was born April 13, 1950, in Newport, RI, the son of the late Allen S. and Dorothy B. Harlow.David is survived by his wife Stephanie Maynard Harlow with whom he would have celebrated 25 years of marriage this June, and his...
Philip W. Boisseau
Mar 4, 2016
Philip W. Boisseau, GMC U.S.N. Retired Master Diver, 82, of Middletown, passed away peacefully, Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of Rita E. Brown Boisseau of Middletown and the late Julia M. (Borecki) Boisseau.Born in North Hampton, MA, he was the son of the late Louis Napoleon and Esther (Madden) Boisseau.Mr....
Leopold N. "Leo" Ayotte
Mar 3, 2016
Leopold N. "Leo" Ayotte, 89, of Newport, RI, died on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. . He was the husband of the late Shirley Jane (Roberts) Ayotte.Born on May 17, 1926 in New Bedford, MA, he was the son of the late Henry and Roseanne (Goslin) Ayotte. Mr. Ayotte moved to Newport from New...
Sheila Drew O'Brien
Mar 3, 2016
Sheila Drew OBrien, 91, of Spring Street, Newport died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. Sheila was born October 8, 1924 in London, England, the daughter of the late James J. and Violet (Drew) OBrien.As Sheila often recollected to family and friends, she was brought to America at the age of three to join a...
Kathleen Desisto
Mar 3, 2016
Kathy DeSisto, 58, of Portsmouth died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 3, 2016, after a brief illness. She is the daughter of the late James and Patricia (Brant) Philbin. She leaves behind her husband of 33 years, Marc, her two children, Tony and Allie, six grandchildren, and her loving sister, SusanKathy lived a remarkable life. She was a tremendous athlete, playing...
Christopher J. Adams
Mar 3, 2016
Christopher James Adams, 27, of Portsmouth passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA.Born on November 28, 1988, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Dawn (Adams) Williamson of Portsmouth, RI, and Christopher Bates. Besides his parents, he is survived by his son Christopher James Adams of Taunton, MA, his sister Katelynn Weaver...
Thomas P. Miranda
Mar 1, 2016
Thomas P. Miranda, 67, of Tiverton died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Born in Fall River, MA on July 7, 1948, he was the son of the late John Miranda and Lorraine (Gomes) Miranda Santos.He leaves behind his wife of 45 years Barbara (Pavao) Miranda. Together they raised seven children: Donna (Miranda) King...
Gregory Thomas Rudkin
Mar 1, 2016
Gregory Thomas Rudkin, of St. Augustine, FL passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with cancer on March 1, 2016 with his loving family by his side. He was 57 years old.Greg was born in Freeport, NY to Joan and Richard Rudking and spent his childhood growing up on the water. His love for the restaurant business started at an...
Richard "Doc" C. Chapman
Feb 29, 2016
Richard "Doc" C. Chapman, age 77, of Newport died Monday, February 29, 2016, at home in Newport surrounded by his family. Mr. Chapman was born June 4, 1938 in Taunton, MA. He was the son of the late Charles H. and the late Grace (Vickery) Chapman. He was the former husband of Judith Neely. Known as Doc and Papa to...
Anthony Silvia
Feb 28, 2016
Anthony Silvia, 88, of Bliss Road, Newport died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Blenheim Newport of Middletown. Anthony was born May 5, 1927 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Frank R. and Mary (Garcia) Silvia. He was the husband of the late Kathryn (Bohn) Siliva. Tony grew up in Newport and joined the Navy as a young man....
Brenda Lee Soares
Feb 28, 2016
Brenda Lee Soares, age 53, of Middletown, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at home. Ms. Soares was born January 17, 1963 in Fall River, MA. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. Mrs. John Soares of Portsmouth, RI. She is survived by her two daughters: Ashley Hernandez of Boston and Amber Frable of Middletown, her sisters, Mary Dumont and...
Lillie C. Dias
Feb 28, 2016
Lillie (White) Dias, 96, of Middletown died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Harry Dias.Mrs. Dias was born June 2, 1919 in New York, NY, the daughter of the late Harry J. and Lillie H. (Cobb) White. Lillie went to various schools and graduated from High...
Leona (Hladen) Tripp
Feb 27, 2016
Leona (Hladen) Tripp of Newport died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. She was born August 24, 1942 to Walter and Anna (Horn) Hladen in Hamtramck, Michigan. She graduated from Wayne State University with a BA in English. She taught in Detroit and Anchorage schools. She met her husband in Anchorage, and they married...
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