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James J. Harrington Sr
Mar 10, 2015
Harrington, James J., 77, of Wesley Street, Newport, formerly of New York, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Born in New York City, he was the son of Joseph and Eileen (Cannon) Harrington. He was the father of Patrick, Moira, and James Jr, and grandfather of Caitlin Harrington, Moira Willis, Grace Harrington, James Willis, Shea Ruhly, Sean...
Paul Allen Murphy
Mar 9, 2015
Paul A. Murphy, 81, of Newport died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Providence, RI. Born on May 20, 1933 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Paul C. and Agnes Z. (Allen) Murphy. Paul was a lifelong resident of Newport, was a graduate of Rogers High School, and worked on the Naval...
Margaret Leib
Mar 9, 2015
Margaret (Dwyer) Leib, 59, of Newport died unexpectedly on Monday, March 9, 2015 at home. She was the wife of the late David E. Leib.Born on November 10, 1955 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Joan (Harrington) Dwyer. Maggie attended Hazard Memorial School in Newport and was a 1973 graduate of Rogers High...
Randall "Randy" Stewart Gee
Mar 8, 2015
Randall (Randy) Stewart Gee passed quietly at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Sunday, March 8th, at 5:00pm after his second courageous battle with cancer.Randy will be remembered for his kind heart, outgoing personality and his lifelong support and commitment to his friends and colleagues within aviation, military, boating and business communities. He was a team player, always...
Susan Blake Hood
Mar 8, 2015
Susan Blake Hood, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Sunday, March 8 surrounded by her family.Born in Salem, MA in 1933 to Richard Everett and Joan Chapman Blake, Sue grew up in Salem, and later Swampscott. She was a graduate of Northfield Mount Herman School and Mount Holyoke College and then went on to study nursing at Hartford Hospital. She...
Rita Oakham
Mar 7, 2015
Rita Oakham, 96, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at home in Warren.She was the wife of the late Herbert M. Oakham.Rita was born on November 1, 1918 in Grand Anse New Brunswick, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Theriault. Mrs. Oakham was a former member of the Womens Guild of St. Barnabas and the Girl...
Garland Glee Roper
Mar 7, 2015
Garland Glee (Walker) Roper, 82, of Newport, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, RI and Mississippi, died peacefully on Saturday March 7, 2015 in the loving care of Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport and Gentiva Hospice Care.She was the wife of the late Bobby Neal Roper.Garland was born in Corvallis, Oregon on March 16, 1932. She was the daughter of the late...
William "Bill" A. Mcnally
Mar 7, 2015
Dr. William (Bill) McNally passed away in The Villages, Florida on March 7th at the age of 85. Bill was born in Detroit, Michigan to William and Mildred McNally. He is predeceased by his brother Jack McNally. Bill attended the University of Notre Dame on an ROTC scholarship. Upon graduation, he served as a lieutenant on the USS Strong during...
Lucille E. Galvin
Mar 6, 2015
Lucille E. (Ryan) Galvin, 95, of Bedlow Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 6, 2015, with her loving family at her side. She was the wife of the late John J. Galvin.Born on April 26, 1919 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Catherine L. Ryan.Lucille was a graduate...
Ann C. Flanagan
Mar 4, 2015
Ann C. Flanagan, 61, of Phelps Road, Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at home. Born in Holyoke, MA on February 27, 1954, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Rosetta (O'Neill) Flanagan.Ann served as SubLAN Assistance Coordinator for Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, where she worked since 1976, and was admired for her...
Richard W. Gallagher
Mar 3, 2015
Richard W. Gallagher, 86, of Tiverton, and formerly of Middletown, PA, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA.He is the husband of Helen Stashkow.Born on March 26, 1928 in Middletown, PA, he was the son of the late William and Esther (Deimler) Gallagher.Richard was a 30 year veteran of the Navy and...
Peggy Sue Potts
Mar 1, 2015
Peggy Sue (Elliot) Potts, 74, of Portsmouth died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family.Born on February 25, 1941, in Bainbridge, OH, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Edna (Pierce) Elliot.Mrs. Potts worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at East Bay Community Action Program for over 20 years. Peggy loved to collect dolls...
George A. Ney
Feb 28, 2015
George A. Ney, 84, of Middletown died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Marie (Emily) Ney for 55 years.Born on February 12, 1931, in Newport he was the son of the late George A. and Violet (Alexander) Ney.George served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a truck driver for over...
Harry A. Hargrove
Feb 26, 2015
Harry A. Hargrove, 94, of Newport died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Born on April 9, 1920 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Ollie Allen Hargrove and Catherine (McLeod) Hargrove. Mr. Hargrove grew up in Newport on Warner Street then moved to Middletown. As a young man he...
Donald E. "Blender" Bradford
Feb 25, 2015
Donald E. "Blender" Bradford, 82, of Heath Street, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at home with his family at his side.Donald was born on January 8, 1933 to William H. Bradford and Martha (Weston) Bradford. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Eleanor and Constance Bradford, niece, Nicole Bradford; and is survived by his loving...
Michael W. Burke
Feb 24, 2015
Michael W. Burke, 72, of Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Ann M. (Corriera) Burke.Born on May 11, 1942 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude (Horan) Burke.Mr. Burke began his working career as a laborer and retired as a custodian with the...
Francis Kenneth Murphy
Feb 23, 2015
Francis Kenneth Murphy, age 88, formerly of Portsmouth, and more recently of Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center of Warren, RI. Francis was born February 22, 1927 in Fall River, MA, to the late Christopher P. and Frances L. (McVey) Murphy. Francis graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School...
Earl W. Shadday
Feb 22, 2015
Earl W. (Shad) Shadday was born on June 28th, 1923 in Mansfield, IL. He departed for his heavenly home on February 22nd, 2015 with his son and family by his side in Tiverton, RI. Earl, better known as Shad, was the son of the late Elmer and the late Emma Shadday. He was preceded in death by his wife of...
Charles L. Blair
Feb 20, 2015
Charles L. (Larry) Blair, 70, of Newport died peacefully at home on February 20, 2015.Born on November 30, 1944 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late James and Helena (Douglas) Blair. Mr. Blair served honorably in the Army in the 224th Signal Company as a lineman/field communications crewman, where he earned both the sharpshooter and good conduct...
Barbara Anne Ford
Feb 18, 2015
Barbara Anne (Hale) Ford, 92, of Middletown, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late CDR JD Ford USN/RET.Born on November 3, 1922, in Newport, RI, she was the eldest daughter of the Late Harold D. and Anne F. (Hughes) Hale.She was a graduate of...
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