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Bessie C Johnson
Jan 29, 2015
Bessie Johnson, age 83, of Newport died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. Mrs. Johnson was born August 3, 1931 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Chester and the late Naomi (Gray) Riley. She was married to the late Sherwood Johnson. She is survived by her children, Naomi Pitts...
Francis A. O'Loughlin Sr
Jan 27, 2015
Francis Anthony OLoughlin, Sr., age 88, of Portsmouth, RI died on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Francis was born March 28, 1926 in Newport, RI, the son of the late George and Hannah (O'Connor) O'Loughlin. He adored Catherine L. (Smith) O'Loughlin for the 64 years of their marriage, until her death in 2013.After...
Mary C. Souza
Jan 26, 2015
Mary C. Souza, 80, of Middletown, RI died on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence. She was the wife of the late Edward L. Souza. Born on July 23, 1934, in Middletown to the late Manuel and Mary E. (Furtado) Silvia.Mary graduated from St. Catherine's Academy in Newport. She spent 30 years as a telephone operator...
Frank G. Mcculley Sr
Jan 26, 2015
Frank G. McCulley Sr., 73, of Bristol, RI and Englewood, FL, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Born on April 29, 1941 in Newport, he was the son of the late Frank G. McCulley and Ann (Teves) McCulley. He leaves his son Frank G. McCulley Jr. and his wife Holly, his daughters,...
Ruth C. Sullivan
Jan 25, 2015
Ruth C. (Sasse) Sullivan, 99, formerly of Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late James J. Sullivan and the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Samuels) Sasse and John P. Sasse.Born in Newport, RI, Ruth was a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar School...
J Martin Douglas
Jan 24, 2015
J Martin Douglas, 67, beloved son of Gwen Douglas and the Late William Douglas of London, England died on Saturday, January 24, 2015.He had both British and American nationality. From an early age sailing was his favorite hobby. Martin was an accomplished sailor and a licensed captain and he spent most of his adult life in the charter yacht business...
Dorothy M. Pichette
Jan 23, 2015
Dorothy M. (Rogers) Pichette, 84, of Portsmouth died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Silver Creek Manor of Bristol, RI. Mrs. Pichette was born in Taunton, MA, daughter of the late Manuel and the late Mary (Gouveia) Rogers. She was the wife of the late Ovila J. Pichette Jr.Mrs. Pichette was a member of St. Anthony's Church.She leaves her daughter Ann...
Jane L. Heyward
Jan 22, 2015
Jane Louise Heyward, age 47, passed away at home on Thursday, January 22, 2015.Born on April 14, 1967, in Christchurch, NZ, to loving parents Margaret Ann (Barclay) Heyward and Brian Francis Heyward. She was loved by her husband Scott Innes-Jones.Jane graduated from Canterbury University with a B.A. in Art History and then completed a Diploma in Business Studies with honors...
Alexandria Joan Ouellette
Jan 21, 2015
Alexandria Joan (Piermont) Ouellette, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Manor in Bristol, RI. She was the wife of Charles W. Ouellette.Born in Newport, RI on September 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Alexandria (Flowers) Piermont.Mrs. Ouellette was a graduate of the Community College of Rhode Island where...
Cheryl A. Bushey
Jan 19, 2015
Cheryl A. (Beaucage) Bushey, 58, of Weymouth, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.She was the wife of Richard L. Bushey.Born in Springfield, MA on March 18, 1956, she was the daughter of Madeline (Goding) Beaucage of Portsmouth, RI and the late Robert A. Beaucage.Cheryl was a 1974 graduate...
Charles "Bob" Flick
Jan 19, 2015
Charles Robert "Bob" Flick, passed away suddenly on January 19, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. Mr. Flick was born in Junction City, KS, son of the late David D. and Winifred (Ryan) Flick. He was the loving husband of Dolores Flick. They would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on February 16th. Bob also leaves behind his four children: Deborah...
Noreen Eileen Critchley
Jan 18, 2015
Noreen E. (Mello) Critchley, 65, of Portsmouth passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport. She was the wife of Charles F. Critchley. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of Mary (Souza) Mello of Portsmouth and the late Edward S. Mello Sr.Besides her husband of 42 years and her mother, she leaves...
Gladys Lorraine Benz
Jan 18, 2015
Gladys Lorraine Benz, age 74, of Portsmouth died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Mrs. Benz was born September 9, 1940 in Jersey City, NJ. She is the daughter of the late Walter and the late Gertrude (Hosetter) Popielarczyk. She was the wife of the late Bruce Benz. Gladys was a member of the VFW Ladies...
Jane M. Perreault
Jan 17, 2015
Jane M. (Santerre) Perreault, died peacefully on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. "Tootsie" Perreault. She was born in Canada and moved to the United States and lived in Fall River, MA, where she worked many years in the Mills. She moved to Portsmouth in 1958, she...
Arthur A. Medeiros Sr
Jan 16, 2015
Arthur A. Medeiros, Sr., age 94, of Tiverton, died on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Cornerstone Hospice at The Villages, FL. Mr. Medeiros was born July 7, 1920 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late Antone and the late Filomena (Almeida) Medeiros. He was married to the late Evelyn (Coelho) Medeiros for over 50 years.Arthur grew up in...
John Sequeira
Jan 16, 2015
John Anthony Sequeira, Jr., 92, of Middletown died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI.Born on November 26, 1922 in Westport, MA, he was the son of the late John A. and Mary D. (Azevedo) Sequeira. He was married to the late Regina E. Perry and later to the late Dorothy Andziejeweki. He spent...
Mary F. O'Connor
Jan 16, 2015
Mary F. (Rodrigues) O'Connor, 86, formerly of Turner Road, Middletown, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at the Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alfred J. O'Connor.Born on January 29, 1928 in Middletown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Gloria (Marques) Rodrigues.Mary was born at home on Green End Avenue and resided...
Gloria P. Little
Jan 15, 2015
Gloria P. (Faerber) Little, 87, of Portsmouth passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of John R. "Jack" Little.Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Pryce A. Faerber and Lucy L. Parker.Some of Gloria's fondest memories were of spending summers at Lake Mattawa, New Salem, MA...
Patricia Ann Conway
Jan 14, 2015
Patricia Ann Conway, 84, of Middletown, formerly of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Conway.Born on April 19, 1930 in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann (Brucker) Connelly. Patricia was a Registered Nurse, and worked in...
Arthur Edward Buckley
Jan 14, 2015
Arthur Edward (Bucky) Buckley Jr. died last week from complications after surgery. Buck was a gentleman and a gentle man and we will all miss him very much. He was born and raised in Fall River, MA by his parents Arthur and Aurora Buckley. Buck was educated in Fall River Public schools and graduated from Durfee High School. He married...
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