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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Maureen E. Tefft
Aug 13, 2015
Maureen E. Tefft, 61, of Beaufort, South Carolina passed away on August 13, 2015 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born in Newport, Rhode Island to the late Michael Joseph Brennan and Muriel Jane Brennan of Portsmouth, RI. In 1974 she married her husband Michael John Tefft. They have two children, Christopher Michael Tefft and Gretchen Nicole...
Charles Thomas Dewick
Aug 12, 2015
Charles Thomas Dewick of Tiverton, Rhode Island passed away on August 12, 2015. He was born in September 1926. He was the husband of Anna Weiss Dewick.After the death of his mother in 1934 he was raised at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Barrington, RI. He joined the Navy in 1944. He trained with the Marines for the Navy Amphibious...
Charles William Ouellette
Aug 8, 2015
Charles W. Ouellette, 76, of Mary Lane, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Crestwood Nursing Home in Warren, RI. He was the husband of the late Alexandria Joan (Piermont) Ouellette.Born on August 27, 1938 in Bristol, RI, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Rachel F. (Topazio) Ouellette. Mr. Ouellette was a veteran...
Thomas West Roberts
Aug 8, 2015
Thomas West Roberts, age 80, of Newport died Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Newport Hospital. Thomas was born on March 4, 1935, in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late M. Thomas and the late Helen (West) Roberts. He was the husband of Mary (DiMartino) Roberts for 56 years. Thomas worked for Northeast Utilities for 47 years, before retiring in...
Lorraine Hedger
Aug 7, 2015
Bristol, - Lorraine Hedger, Passed away at age 81 on August 7, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Manor in Bristol, RI where she resided for the past eleven years.Lorraine worked as an office manager for Bonanza Bus Lines for 35 years. Before her illness, Lorraine had a zest for life and unlimited stores of energy which she spent ice skating, roller...
Daniel Ryan Sanches
Aug 7, 2015
Daniel Ryan Sanches, 30, of Newport died Friday, August 7, 2015. Born on November 14, 1984, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Donald R. and Debra (Carr) Sanches. Daniel was a Portsmouth High School graduate, class of 2003. He continued his education by obtaining an Associates Degree in Accounting from CCRI. Daniel most recently worked in the Dairy...
Emilia Da-Luz Oliveira
Aug 6, 2015
Emilia da Luz Oliveira, 100, formerly of 19 Daniel St. Newport died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Francisco M. Oliveira.Born on September 7, 1914 in San Miguel, the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria (Almeida) Moniz.Mrs. Oliveira was a communicant of Jesus...
Mary Louise Burke
Aug 6, 2015
Mary Louise Burke, 69, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation in Newport, RI. Born on June 26, 1946 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Louise (Silvestri) Matthews. Mary was a Health Unit Coordinator at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA in the Pediatrics Unit...
Sara Rose Gonsalves
Aug 6, 2015
Sara Rose Gonsalves, 66, of Newport died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. She was the wife of Billy Gonsalves, Sr.Born on May 8, 1949 in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late Bill and Jane (Hart) Clinton. She loved cooking for her 7 grand...
Frank J. Rose
Aug 4, 2015
Frank J. Rose, 95, of Middletown passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness.He was the husband of Adeline (Feijo) Rose for 62 years.Born on April 28, 1920 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louise (Miguel) Rose.Frank was a distinguished member of the United States Navy, joining before...
Robert M. Murphy
Aug 3, 2015
Robert M. Murphy, 90, of Newport, RI, died Monday, August 3, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Margaret M. "Chickie" (Bennett) Murphy.Born on November 25, 1924 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Michael and Julia Murphy.Bob was a lifelong resident of Newport, RI. He served...
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