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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Caroline T. Clarke

Caroline T. Clarke

Dec 8, 2014

Caroline T. (Evans) Clarke Newport, RI - Caroline T. (Evans) Clarke, 76, of Newport, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Francis A. Clarke. Born in Newport, RI on September 23, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Caroline (Olaynack) Evans. She attended Hazard Memorial(St Joseph's...

Julie Marie Bucci

Julie Marie Bucci

Dec 8, 2014

Tiverton, RI - Julia Marie (Vieira) Bucci, 87, passed away at home, 32 Bluebird Drive, Tiverton, RI on Monday, December 8, 2014. at home.Born to Aldina (Benevides) and Mariono Vieira on July 30, 1927, in Newport, RI.She lived in RI, Florida, Colorado, Maryland, and back to RI! She worked at the mansions as a parlor maid, local farms, and was...

Ret. Capt. Paul E. Barrow, D.D.S.

Ret. Capt. Paul E. Barrow, D.D.S.

Dec 7, 2014

Middletown, RI - Ret. Capt. Paul E. Barrow, D.D. S., age 85, of Middletown, died peacefully Sunday, December 7, 2014 surrounded by his family at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Ilene S. (Sterling) Barrow. Born in Paris, TN on December 18, 1928, he was the son of the late Elbert and...

Harry W. Rice Jr

Harry W. Rice Jr

Dec 3, 2014

Longtime Newport resident Harry W. Rice Jr. died on December 3, 2014 at the age of 81. He was born in New York City on February 6, 1933 the son of Harry W. Rice and Evelyn Perry Rice. He moved to Newport at the age of 14 and graduated from Rogers High School in 1951. He was a Korean War...

John Frederick Barker

John Frederick Barker

Dec 2, 2014

Wakefield, RI - John Frederick Barker, 87, of Wakefield, formerly of Mt. Vernon Street, Newport and Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 surrounded by his family after a short illness. Born in Newport on September 7, 1927, he was the son of the late John E. and Dorothy M. (Cornelis) Barker. Mr. Barker was a graduate of...

George B. Davis

George B. Davis

Dec 1, 2014

Newport, RI - George B. Davis, 95, of Keeher Avenue, Newport, passed away peacefully at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center on December 1, 2014. He was the husband of the late Jessie N. Davis.Born in Youngstown, OH on June 7, 1919, he was the son of the late Rennie and Eleanor (Steele) Davis. He first came to Newport in 1939...

Natalie Nicholson

Natalie Nicholson

Dec 1, 2014

Natalie Neill Nicholson, 104, of Middletown Rhode Island died December 1, 2014 at the Forest Farm Healthcare Center. Natalie was the daughter of John Nicholson and Louisa Bancroft (Barker) Nicholson. A graduate of Simmons College in 1932, Natalie had a long and prestigious career in Library Science. She began her career at the Boston Public Library in the Kirstein Business...

Dr. Michael James "Doc" Brennan, Jr

Dr. Michael James "Doc" Brennan, Jr

Nov 29, 2014

Dr. Michael James "Doc" Brennan, Jr., passed away on November 29, 2014 at the Rhode Island Veteran's Home in Bristol, RI. The wake will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Memorial Funeral Home - 375 Broadway - Newport, RI from 4pm to 7pm. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 12 William Street,...

Russell J. Grant

Russell J. Grant

Nov 29, 2014

Tiverton, - Russell J Grant, 93, of Tiverton, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Hyde Park, MA on Aug. 28, 1921, he was the eldest son of the late Russell L. and Florence (Kingston) Grant. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years the late Ruth P. (Funk). He was...

Mary C. Mendonsa

Mary C. Mendonsa

Nov 27, 2014

Middletown,RI - Mary C. (Medeiros) Mendonsa, 90, of Middletown, died peacefully at the Grand Islander surrounded by her children on November 27, 2014Mary C. (Medeiros) Mendonsa was born on September 12, 1924 at her family's farmhouse in Middletown.She was married for 47 years to the late Manuel J. Mendonsa. She was the daughter of the late Jose and Mary Medeiros....

Lenore R. Jeffries

Lenore R. Jeffries

Nov 27, 2014

Middleton, RI - Lenore R. (Hoke) Jeffries, 91, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday November 27, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Clifford L. Jeffries Sr. Born in Kansas City, KS, on February 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Lena (Campbell) Hoke. She was...

Ryan Gerard Egan

Ryan Gerard Egan

Nov 27, 2014

Newport, RI - Ryan Gerard Egan, 45, of Newport, died Thursday, November 27, 2014. Born during the Blizzard of '69 in Newport, RI on February 25, 1969, he was the son of John J. Egan, Jr, and the late Elizabeth L. Egan .Ryan was schooled at La Petite cole Franaise, Cluny School and Rogers High School. He graduated from the...

Donoandrea M. Decomo

Donoandrea M. Decomo

Nov 27, 2014

Donandrea DeComo passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 27, surrounded by family. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Rocco DeComo. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine (McVicar) Reilly. She is survived by Marcia and her husband Robert Pereira of Shrewsbury, MA; Robert Sewall and his wife Cynthia; Katherine Myette and her husband...

Kenneth A. Deus

Kenneth A. Deus

Nov 24, 2014

Tiverton, RI - Kenneth A. Deus, 65, of Tiverton, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Lynch) Deus. Born in Fall River, MA on February 24, 1949, he was the son of Irene (Boyer) Deus Alfonso and Manuel Deus of Fall River. Kenneth was a carpenter...

Martha Hayden Canning

Martha Hayden Canning

Nov 24, 2014

Martha Hayden Canning, 43 of Tiverton, RI passed away on November 24, 2014 after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Joseph P. Canning, Jr. and Mrs. Claire DeBlois Canning of Portsmouth, RI.Born on December 5, 1970 in Pawtucket, RI. She also leaves behind a sister Lauren Canning Howroyd and her late husband Jay T. Howroyd of...

Lula Beatrice Nally

Lula Beatrice Nally

Nov 23, 2014

Newport, RI - Lula Beatrice (Stith) Nally, 85, of Newport, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Hinton, WV on April 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Enoch and Beatrice (Murray) Stith. Mrs. Nally was a graduate of Rosenwald High School in Waynesboro, VA and after she left high school...

Hilda M. Santos

Hilda M. Santos

Nov 20, 2014

Hilda Marie Santos, 90, formerly of Massachusetts Avenue, Middletown, died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center.Born in Fall River, MA on May 16, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Diane Andrade.Mrs. Santos loved crossword and jig saw puzzles and loved to play Bingo.She is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Travis) Johnson and her husband,...

Marsha A. Flynn

Marsha A. Flynn

Nov 19, 2014

Middletown - Marsha A. ( Pyron ) Flynn, 56 of Wyndham Hill Road, Middletown, RI, passed away Wednesday November19th at Newport Hospital with her husband of 30 years, Peter C. Flynn by her side.Born in Seekonk, MA on February 24, 1958, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Elizabeth (Skoutas) Pyron. She is survived by her two...

Joseph A. Magliocco

Joseph A. Magliocco

Nov 17, 2014

Joseph A. Magliocco, Jr., 84 of 7 Mill Lane, Portsmouth, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Monica K. Magliocco.Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Rose (DAndrea) Magliocco. He was the father of the late Joy P. Magliocco and the brother of the...

Norman M. Fucile

Norman M. Fucile

Nov 17, 2014

Norman M. Fucile, 73, of Evergreen Avenue, Middletown, RI, rounded third and is safe at Home as he passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at home with his family by his side.He was the husband of 50 years to his best friend and high school sweetheart, Ellen F. (Sharkey) Fucile.Born in Newport, RI on July 6, 1941, he was...