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Ann Catherine Reynolds
Mar 26, 2015
Ann C. Reynolds, 97, of Middletown entered into her spiritual life on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Born September 11, 1917, in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Ernelinda A. (Nunes) Silvia.She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Edmund Reynolds. Ann was born in Portsmouth...
Cosimo Granitto
Mar 25, 2015
Cosimo "Gus" Granitto, 90, of Middletown died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Laura (Farello) Granitto. Born on March 21, 1925 in East Harlem, NY, he was the son of the late Domenick and Elizabeth (Filippelli) Granitto. He graduated from NYU with a BS in Accounting. Gus served honorably in...
Bette Mae Holmboe
Mar 24, 2015
Bette Mae Holmboe, age 77, a resident of Portsmouth, passed away on March 24th, 2015. She is preceded in death by her parents Roman and Glenna Miller, Donnie Miller (Brother) and Marjorie Tabor (Sister). She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Dr. Kenneth Holmboe and her children Eric, Kristi and Kevin. She died peacefully at home surrounded by...
Catherine "Cass" Elizabeth Shoppell
Mar 22, 2015
Mrs. Catherine "Cass" Elizabeth (Hegarty) Shoppell made her way to heaven after a short stay at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Care Center in Providence, RI due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Cass died peacefully in her sleep on March 22, 2015 at the age of 80.A loving wife; wicked awesome mother; dedicated grandmother; and a supportive and kind mother-in-law. She...
Wallace H. Baines
Mar 22, 2015
Wallace H. Baines, 97, of Portsmouth, RI went to meet his wife of 68 years, Claire Jane Baines, on Sunday, March 22, 2015 after a brief illness. Born November 4, 1917 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late William Baines and Alma Smith Baines. Wallace joined the US Navy at age 23 and went through boot camp...
Duane L. Frank
Mar 21, 2015
Duane L. Frank, 79, of Lawrence Court, Tiverton, RI, died on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MABorn in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mr. Frank was a veteran of the US Navy. He worked for 46 years for the Portsmouth School Department retiring as Head Custodian. Mr. Frank was a former President of Teamsters Local #94...
Marion A. Cowell
Mar 17, 2015
Marion A. Cowell, 75, of Harbor Village Drive, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Born on December 16, 1939 in Keene, NH, she was the daughter of the late Richardand Doris (Greenwood) Stalbird.Marion was a Certified Nurse's Aide on Aquidneck Island; her last position was at the Grand Islander. She touched the lives of many...
Kathleen A. Christie
Mar 15, 2015
Kathleen A. (Augustus) Christie, 88, of Middletown died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William James Christie.Born on April 2, 1926 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Susan (Pedro) Augustus. Mrs. Christie worked for 35 years as a bookkeeper and...
Benjamin V. Jenkins
Mar 12, 2015
Benjamin V. Jenkins, age 74, of Middletown died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Benny was born August 16, 1940 in Richlands, NC. He is the son of the late Durant V. Jenkins and the late Marguerite (Lanier) Jenkins. He was married to Lorraine T. (Rodrigues) Jenkins for the last 45 years. Benny grew up in...
Joseph Lee Butler, Sr
Mar 12, 2015
Joseph Lee Butler, Sr., 76, of Fall River, MA died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at St. Annes Hospital of Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Marsha (Robinson) Butler.Born on March 6, 1939, in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John W. and Iva P. (White) Butler, Sr.Joseph worked for over 20 years as...
Karl H. Lyon Jr
Mar 12, 2015
Karl Hamilton Lyon, Jr., 74, of Portsmouth, Nursing Home Administrator at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at home. He was the devoted husband of Greer (Barber) Lyon. Born on September 27, 1940, in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Karl and Marion (Coggeshall) Lyon. Besides his wife Greer of 52...
Edward Malzacher
Mar 11, 2015
Ed Malzacher, 82 of Newport, RI; Oklahoma; and Missouri died on March 11, 2015, of heart and liver failure, after excellent care at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI he was a first generation American; son of the late Otto Malzacherwho emigrated from southern Germany and became a citizen in 1930. Thereafter, Otto returned to Tuttlingen, Germany to marry (Luise) Julie...
Rosalie Julia Mcclintock-Hanscom
Mar 11, 2015
McClintock-Hanscom, Rosalie Julia (Holloway), formerly of Newport, RI and a resident of The John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Born in Scranton, PA on September 9, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Mary Julia Holloway of Nicolson, PA, and sister of the late Dolores Marie "Dee" (Holloway) Hollar of San...
Joan C. Silvia
Mar 10, 2015
Joan C. Silvia, age 75, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at their winter home in Miami Beach, Fl. She was the wife of Leonard J. Silvia. Mrs. Silvia was born in Newport, RI, daughter of the late Curtis A. and Alberta (Largess) Sieben. She leaves her children Wayne L. Silvia of Portsmouth and his partner Heather Baker, Bruce...
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...
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