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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Frances G. Banks

Frances G. Banks

Jul 14, 2015

Frances G. (Cope) Banks, age 93, of Newport died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late George H. Banks.Born in Providence, RI on May 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William and Jennie S. (Larson) Cope. Mrs. Banks was a 1939 graduate of Rogers High School. After...

Eleanor G. Weston

Eleanor G. Weston

Jul 13, 2015

Eleanor G. (Jenkins) Weston, 90, of Middletown died Monday, July 13, 2015 at home.She was the wife of the late Ernest Weston.Born on October 3, 1924, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Ruth (Jenkins) Carpenter. Mrs. Weston was a native Newporter. She worked at the Naval Hospital as a nursing assistant until her...

Anson "Andy" Mccurdy

Anson "Andy" Mccurdy

Jul 11, 2015

Anson ("Andy") McCurdy, 75, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Shrewsbury, MA, passed away peacefully in Newport, RI on July 11, 2015. Born in Worcester, MA, Andy was the son of the late Archibald and Grace McCurdy. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara, his son James and his wife Elizabeth, his son David and his wife Laura,...

Frank R. Machado Jr

Frank R. Machado Jr

Jul 10, 2015

Frank R. Machado, Jr. of Newport, RI passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 after a short illness at the Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. He was born in Newport on December 15, 1926, the son of the late Francisco and Francelina Machado. He was the brother of the late Irene Machado Wright, Lawrence Machado and brother-in-law Benjamin...

Francis J. Silveira

Francis J. Silveira

Jul 8, 2015

Portsmouth, RI - Francis J. Silveira, 92, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Silvia) Silveira.Born in Newport, RI on September 4, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Dutra) Silveira.Mr. Silveira served in the United...

Ellen Faryniarz

Ellen Faryniarz

Jul 8, 2015

Ellen Madeline Faryniarz (95) passed into eternal life on July 8, 2015. She was the daughter of the Late Ettore and Quinta (Tognarelli) Angelini, both of whom were from Pieve Fosciana Lucca Italy, but met initially in Pawtucket, RI.Ellen was born in Fall River MA, on November 26, 1919.She attended public schools and helped with the family urban farm and...

Bruce N. Sunderland, D.D.S.

Bruce N. Sunderland, D.D.S.

Jul 8, 2015

Bruce N. Sunderland, D.D.S., 66, of Portsmouth died surrounded by his family on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Nancy A. (Simonds) Sunderland.Born on September 9, 1948 in New Bedford, Ma, he was the son of Mary C. Sunderland-Souza of North Dartmouth, Ma. and the late Norman C. Sunderland. Besides his wife of 43 years,...

Diane Mary Magruder

Diane Mary Magruder

Jul 8, 2015

Diane Mary Magruder passed away peacefully in Newport, RI on Wednesday July 8 at 12:45 p.m., embraced by her three daughters holding her hands.Born Jan 17, 1945 Diane Mary Callaghan in Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom, to parents Gladys and Albert Callaghan.Diane's adventurous nature brought her to the U.S. in 1963. Her marriage of 30+ years to James Magruder blessed her...

Carmel C. Salafia

Carmel C. Salafia

Jul 7, 2015

Carmel C. (Regine) Salafia, 88, of Singer Island FL and Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on July 7.She was the wife of the late Joseph Salafia Sr.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Celia (Zarella) Regine.She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy and Edgewood Secretarial School. She worked for many years with her husband...

Debra R. Foley

Debra R. Foley

Jul 6, 2015

Debra R. (Butler) Foley, 59, of Portsmouth died surrounded by her family on Monday, July 6, 2015 at Brigham and Womens Hospital of Boston, MA. She was the wife of Mike Foley.Born on March 27, 1956, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of Irene (Lewis) Butler of Newport, and the late Edward James Butler, Jr.Deb grew up in Middletown...

Manuel Medeiros Jr

Manuel Medeiros Jr

Jul 4, 2015

Manuel Medeiros, JR Middletown, RI - Manuel Medeiros, Jr, 86, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday July 4, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown, RI. He was married to the late Laura Rose Medeiros for 63 years. Born in Middletown, RI on October 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Manuel...

Barbara Ann Miller

Barbara Ann Miller

Jul 3, 2015

Barbara Ann Miller, age 76, of Middletown, RI died Friday, July 3 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by family.Barbara was born June 7, 1939 in Newport, RI to the late Robert J. Johnson and the late Martha Louise (Smith) Johnson.She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years: Phillip Miller, her loving son Ronald, her sisters: Mrs. Emma Williams...

Mary King

Mary King

Jul 3, 2015

Mary Eleanor (Connerton) King, 87, of Atria Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI and formerly of Newport, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI surrounded by her loving family.Mary was born in Boston, MA, on December 14, 1927, the daughter of the late William H and Mary (Kelley) Connerton, Sr. Mary graduated from Rogers High...

Shirley R. Saulnier

Shirley R. Saulnier

Jul 1, 2015

Shirley Ruth (Moreau) Saulnier, died on July 1, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a brave and long battle with metastatic breast cancer.Born on September 6, 1935 in Springfield, MA to Ada (Barton) Moreau and Henry Otto Moreau.She was predeceased by her husband Jeremiah J. Saulnier and her grandson Kevin P. Butler.Shirley was the oldest of 6 siblings, Henry...

Keith Charles Parker

Keith Charles Parker

Jul 1, 2015

Keith Charles Parker, 56, of Middletown died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Mr. Parker was born May 18, 1959 in Newport, RI, the son of Reginald P. Parker of Middletown, RI and the late Rita M. (Holmes) Parker. Keith worked for many years as a fisherman.Besides his father he is survived by his son, Craig Mulvey of Newport,...

Chief Donald L. Homen, Mpd Ret.

Chief Donald L. Homen, Mpd Ret.

Jul 1, 2015

Chief Donald L. Homen, MPD Ret., 82, of Middletown, died peacefully on Wednesday July 1, 2015, at Newport Hospital.Born on September 3, 1932 in Middletown, RI, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary (Silvia) Homen. He was the former husband of Dorothy (Pollitt) Russo and the late Carolyn (Stafford) Homen.A lifelong resident of Middletown he graduated from...

Anthony Joseph Integlia

Anthony Joseph Integlia

Jun 30, 2015

Anthony Joseph Integlia , 86, beloved husband of Mojca Sonja (Sencar) Integlia for 57 years and father of Dr. Mark John Integlia, Sonja Marie (Integlia) Boyland,, and the late Vincent Anthony W. Integlia, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Tucson, AZ after a very long struggle with heart and kidney disease.He was born in Newport, Rhode Island on November...

Theodore Neale Rosser Jr

Theodore Neale Rosser Jr

Jun 29, 2015

Theodore Neale Rosser, Jr., 74, of Portsmouth, RI, passed on to his permanent home with the Lord on June 29 after a brief illness.Neale was born in Indianapolis, IN and was the son of the late Theodore Neale Rosser, Sr. and Mary Stephens Rosser. He graduated from Howe High School. He had fond memories of working summers on the family...

Louis A. Bellagamba

Louis A. Bellagamba

Jun 27, 2015

Louis A. Bellagamba, 83, of Middletown, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Mary A. (Lozito) Bellagamba. Born in Ridgefield, CT, he was the son of the late Alessandro and Annunziata (Cimarelli) Bellagamba.Lou was raised in Ridgefield, CT, and moved to Newport in 1962. He served in the Marine Corps in the early 1950s. He...

Kathleen Ann Child

Kathleen Ann Child

Jun 25, 2015

Kathleen Ann Child, 65, of Tiverton passed away on 6/24/15 after almost 3 years of suffering the ravages of ovarian cancer. She deeply regretted leaving behind her husband of 32 years, Dr. Robert Child.Born on 9/2/49 in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of Samuel Hanna and the late Rita (Kelley) Hanna and was the step daughter of the late...