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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Brian Edward Segerson

Brian Edward Segerson

Sep 6, 2015

Brian Edward Segerson, 70, of Tiverton died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Born on January 7, 1945 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Albert Segerson and Helen (Carreiro) Segerson McPhee and stepson of the late Arthur Joseph "Mac" McPhee. Brian lived in Newport most of his life, formerly...

Mansfield Allen "Pro" Lyon Jr

Mansfield Allen "Pro" Lyon Jr

Sep 4, 2015

Mansfield Allen "Pro" Lyon, 84, of Newport, died Friday afternoon, September 4th, at Newport Hospital. A Newport resident since 1971, Pro was an active and passionate member of the local educational, volunteer, social, and religious communities for more than five decades. The son of Mansfield A. Lyon, Sr. and Elizabeth Webster Lyon, Pro was born in Boston on Christmas Day...

Vicki Anne Blakeley Schmidt

Vicki Anne Blakeley Schmidt

Sep 4, 2015

Vicki Anne Blakeley Schmidt, 59, of Jamestown, Rhode Island, passed away Sept. 4, 2015, at home, surrounded by loved ones, following a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Born June 29, 1956 to Ruth Anne Dykeman and the late Kenneth Blakeley of Wellfleet, Mass., Vicki made a precipitous arrival in the ambulance well short of the hospital, displaying the boundless energy...

Lisa Fucile

Lisa Fucile

Sep 2, 2015

Lisa A. Fucile, 51, of Spring, TX, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at home with her husband and her children by her side.Born in Baltimore, MD on June 13, 1964, Lisa grew up in Riverside, RI and Barrington, RI and lived in Cranston, RI after getting married. She and her family moved to Barrington, RI in 1998 where they...

Louise Medeiros

Louise Medeiros

Sep 2, 2015

Louise Medeiros, 99, of Portsmouth, RI died on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 at the Crestwood Nursing Home, Warren, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Medeiros. Born on May 30, 1916 in Tiverton, RI she was the daughter of Manuel Almas Medeiros and Gloria Medeiros. She grew up in Tiverton and later moved to Portsmouth. She worked...

Margaret Teresa Roche

Margaret Teresa Roche

Sep 1, 2015

Margaret T. Roche of Newport, 62, passed away on September 1, 2015 at Newport Hospital.Born on January 28, 1953 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Julia (Pont) Roche. Margaret attended and graduated from Middletown High School and was employed by Newport Hospital. She was a member of Jesus Savior Church's, Rosary Sodality and the...

Jean Lorraine Minese

Jean Lorraine Minese

Sep 1, 2015

Portsmouth, RI - Jean L. (Hill) Minese, 89, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI with family be her side.She was the wife of the late August John Minese, Jr. Born in Brockton, MA on July 17, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Charles Dwight and Victoria (Bean) Hill...

Irene P. Marano

Irene P. Marano

Aug 29, 2015

Irene P. Marano, age 82, of Portsmouth died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Mrs. Marano was born July 31, 1933 in Portsmouth, RI. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Rose (Augustine) Lima. She married Michael Joseph Marano on April 14, 1956 and they remained married for 59 years. In addition to her parents...

George M Toppa

George M Toppa

Aug 28, 2015

George Manuel Toppa, 63, of Newport died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family Friday, August 28, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Providence, RI. Born on September 25, 1951 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Augustin A. Toppa and the late Jane F. (Cochrane) Toppa. George was a Vietnam Veteran in the Army. Later in...

Josina P. M. De Smit Kits Van Heyningen

Josina P. M. De Smit Kits Van Heyningen

Aug 27, 2015

Josina P. M. de Smit Kits van Heyningen, of Newport, died peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Newport at the age of 88. She was the wife of the late Arent H. Kits van Heyningen. Josina was born on March 13, 1927 in Rotterdam, Holland, the daughter of the late Willem P. de Smit and the late Trijntje M....

Elisabeth Heines

Elisabeth Heines

Aug 26, 2015

Elisabeth Heines, 92, of Newport, RI, died August 25th 2015 Elisabeth Heines, daughter of Syfert and Alberta de Smit, loving wife of J. M. H. Heines, passed away at the Grand Islander Center (Middletown, RI) after the cumulative effects of ageing ended her time with us. She is survived by her son Michael, daughter-in-law Ann (both of Rome, NY), brother...

Stanley M. Farak

Stanley M. Farak

Aug 22, 2015

Stanley M. Farak, 69, of Portsmouth died Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born on February 10, 1946, in Erie, PA, he was the son of the late Stanley J. and Josephine (Kozik) Farak. Stan served honorably in the US Navy for 20 years, retiring in 1986 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. After...

Joseph M. Martins

Joseph M. Martins

Aug 21, 2015

Joseph M. Martins, an accomplished musician, fisherman extraordinaire, small business owner and lifelong fan of the Beatles and the Who, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, August 21, 2015.Born on January 26, 1956 at Newport Hospital, he was the son of Caroline M. (Murray) Martins and the late Joseph I. Martins.Joe was a proud product of the Newport public school...

Lawrence Bento

Lawrence Bento

Aug 19, 2015

Lawrence Bento, 83, of Mockingbird Lane, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Pawtucket, RI, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the RI Veterans Home in Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Judith M. (Monteiro) Bento.Born on August 25, 1931 in Tremes, Santarem, Portugal, he was the son of the late Julio and Rosalina Bento and came to the United States...

Robert Manuel Sousa

Robert Manuel Sousa

Aug 19, 2015

Robert Manuel Sousa, 85, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Marion G. (Melanson) SousaBorn on April 2, 1930 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Manuel C. and Gertrude (Bettencourt) Sousa. Mr. Sousa served during the Korean War in the United States Air Force. After...

Julita "Nellie" P. Soriano

Julita "Nellie" P. Soriano

Aug 19, 2015

Julita "Nellie" P. Soriano, 66, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Nellie was born July 2, 1949 in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is the daughter of the late Gaudencio Palad and Clara (Orfiano) Palad.She moved to Guam in 1974 and married in Guam on April 8, 1974 and followed her husband Larry in several Navy duty...

Francis Anthony Lawrence

Francis Anthony Lawrence

Aug 17, 2015

Francis Anthony Lawrence, 94, of Middletown died Monday, August 17, 2015 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Helen Mary (Arruda) Atwater Lawrence.Born on July 4, 1921 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Silvia) Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence served in the US Navy during World War II. He was...

Barbara Lynn Krensavage

Barbara Lynn Krensavage

Aug 16, 2015

Barbara Krensavage passed away in her home very unexpectedly on Sunday morning of natural causes.She was born on September 3rd 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts as the third of six children, to Dolores J. Carroll of Middletown and the late James Meagher.She moved to Aquidneck Island when she was 13 years old where she furthered her love of the ocean and...

Arthur M. Hines

Arthur M. Hines

Aug 15, 2015

Arthur M Hines, 90, of Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.Born August 15, 1925 in Oriental, NC, he was the son of the late Joseph Garnie Hines, Sr. and the late Mollie (Greene) Hines. He was married to his loving wife, the late Marie Elizabeth (Antone) Hines.Mr. Hines served in the...

William A. Smith

William A. Smith

Aug 14, 2015

William A. Smith, age 88, of Crest Street, Middletown died Friday, August 14, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing Center of Newport, RI. William was born on November 17, 1926 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late William and Isabelle (Roque) Smith, and grandson of the late Manuel and Helen Roque.Bill was a WWII veteran of the US Army...