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Ruth Maynard Spooner
Sep 21, 2015
Ruth Maynard (Ragsdale) Spooner, 98, of Portsmouth died Monday, September 21, 2015 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Milton K. Spooner.Born on February 20, 1917 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Emma (Sharples) Ragsdale. Mrs. Spooner was a graduate of Rogers High School. She was the secretary for the Commanding...
Concye A. Nelson
Sep 20, 2015
Concye Anne Patterson Nelson of Portsmouth, R.I. formerly of Boston, MA,died peacefully on September 20, 2015 at the Grand Islander Nursing CareFacility in Middletown, R.I. She was born in Boston, MA on June 12,1936. Daughter of Edward Patterson and Gertrude Mills Patterson. Loving mother of Michael Nelson and Rev. Sheree (Nelson) Harrington and son-in-law Barry E. Harrington, and devoted sister...
Patricia Ann Cahill
Sep 20, 2015
Patricia Ann Cahill, 69, of Hopkington, RI passed away in the comfort of her family and friends Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Westerly Hospital of Westerly, RI. Born on July 16, 1946 in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph James and Evelyn (Wells) Cahill.Patricia was a 1963 graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School in Boston,...
Edward F. Pacheco
Sep 18, 2015
Edward Frank Pacheco, age 51, of Portsmouth, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on Friday, September 18, 2015, at Newport Hospital. Mr. Pacheco was born December 31, 1963, in Newport, RI. He was the son of Isabel A. (Augustine) Pacheco and the late Edward Pacheco. He was the husband of Mary (Holiday) Pacheco for 32 incredible years. Eddie was a firefighter...
Florence R. Beaver
Sep 17, 2015
Florence R. Beaver, 81, of Portsmouth, RI died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Florence was born September 1, 1934 in Fall River, MA. She is the daughter of the late John Anyon Sr and the late Olivia (DeCosta) Pereira. She was the wife of the late Harold Beaver. Florence worked for many years at the former Newport...
Faith M. Mendes
Sep 15, 2015
Faith M. (Angell) Mendes, 88, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Mendes, Jr.Born on November 16, 1926 in Warwick, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Olive M. (Joyal) Angell. Mrs. Mendes was the former Post Mistress for the...
Joanne Hologitas, Ph.D.
Sep 14, 2015
Newport, RI - Joanne (Vardakis) Hologgitas, Ph.D., 88, of Broadway, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Constantine "Gus" Hologgitas.Born on June 26, 1927 in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Catherine (Jacovakis) Vardakis.Dr. Hologgitas was a Clinical Chemist and served as Associate Director...
Shirley Ann Andrews
Sep 13, 2015
Shirley Ann (Perry) Andrews, 73, of Exeter died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She was born on November 21, 1941 in Westerly, RI, the daughter of the late Arthur and Virginia (Young) Perry. Shirley worked for more than 30 years at the Ladd School with the disabled. After retiring she vacationed in St. Lucia...
Gertrude Ida Silvia
Sep 13, 2015
Gertrude Ida Silvia, 91, of Portsmouth died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown. Gertrude was born August 17, 1924 in Fall River, MA and is the daughter of the late George H. and Albertine (Pelletier) Bouchard. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Silvia. Mrs. Silvia was a member of the St. Barnabas Womens...
Carole L. Wisehart
Sep 13, 2015
Carole L. (Bliss) Wisehart, 73, of Newport died Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a gallant battle with ovarian cancer. Carole was born on January 2, 1942, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late James and the late Sophie (Rundberg) Bliss. As both her maternal grandparents came from Norway, Carole was proud to...
Helen L. Fredette
Sep 13, 2015
Helen L. (Freeman) Fredette, 93, of Newport passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at St. Clare Home in Newport after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Fredette. Helen was born March 3, 1922 in Newport, she was a lifelong resident of Newport. She is the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Helen...
Kuno Nicholas Grosskurth
Sep 12, 2015
Kuno Nicholas Grosskurth, Jr., age 88, of Middletown died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mr. Grosskurth was born July 31, 1927 in Paterson, NJ. He is the son of the late Kuno Nicholas Sr. and the late Sophie (Jahn) Grosskurth, He was married to Carol Anne Chamblee for 61 years. Mr. Grosskurth...
Joseph A. Domingoes Jr
Sep 11, 2015
Joseph Azevedo Domingoes, Jr., 88, of Middletown died Friday, September 11, 2015 at his daughter's home in North Kingstown, RI. Joseph was born July 29, 1927 in Newport, RI and was the son of the late Joseph Azevedo Domingoes and the late Roseanna (Plouf) Domingoes. He was the husband of Jennie (Ciavarini) Domingoes for 51 years.Joe was a graduate of...
Mary Ellen (Frazier) Espanola
Sep 11, 2015
Mary Ellen (Frazier) Espanola, 66, of Butterworth Drive, Warren, RI, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.She was the wife of Kenneth J. Espanola.Born on January 18, 1949, she was the daughter of Jane (Carr) Frazier of Middletown, RI and the late Vincent "Bud" Frazier.Mrs. Espanola was employed as a Registered Nurse...
Raymond B. "Speed" Wilson, Jr
Sep 11, 2015
Raymond B. "Speed" Wilson, Jr. died peacefully September 11, 2015 at Cornerstone Hospice Care after battling several strokes. Ray was born on June 28, 1932 in Newport, RI, son of the late Raymond B. Wilson and Gladys (Smith) Wilson. He was raised along with sisters Doris and Sadie, by his grandmother, Sadie Thomas Wilson, "Miss Sadie" or "Aunt Sadie."Ray was...
Leo Nobert
Sep 11, 2015
Leo J. Nobert, age 98, of Earl Ave, Newport died on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown. Leo was born April 16, 1917 in Lowell, MA. He is the son of the late Alphonse and Lucie (Leboeuf) Nobert. He was the husband of the late Doris (Dubeau) Nobert. They were married for 63 years....
Catharine J. Moore
Sep 10, 2015
Catharine J. Moore, age 86, formerly of Middletown, RI, died peacefully at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center in Fall River on Thursday, September 10, 2015. The daughter of Charles W. Jeffers and Mildred Jeffers Dillon, Cathy was born December 19, 1928 in Wheeling, WV. She travelled with her family and settled as a teenager in Key West, FL, where she graduated from...
Jose L. Gomes
Sep 10, 2015
Jose L. Gomes, 79, of Jepson Lane, Middletown, RI, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Newport Hospital.Born on July 28, 1936 in Cedros, Faial, Azores, he was the son of the late Francisco Lacerda and Adelina (Ventura) Gomes and stepson of the late Rose (Rodericks) Gomes.His mother passed when he was three years old and he was raised...
Marlene Lopes Ray
Sep 8, 2015
Marlene (Lopes) Howard Ray, 67, of Newport died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late James Randall Ray, Jr.Born on September 14, 1947 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Howard Anton Lopes and Ida F. (Sutton) Lopes. Mrs. Ray attended Rogers High School. She...
James J. Hassard
Sep 7, 2015
James J. Hassard, 63, of Middletown died unexpectedly Monday, September 7, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Rosalind (Reeves) Hassard. Born in Maspeth, Queens, NY, he was the son of the late James P. and Catherine (ODonnel) Hassard. Jimmy was an avid New York Yankees fan. He also had a love of fishing and softball, he enjoyed playing...
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