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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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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