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Rita A. Spicer
Jan 14, 2015
Rita A. Spicer, 81, of North Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Aquidenck Island, died on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Walter L. Spicer.Born in Newport, RI on May 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Souza) Silvia.Mrs. Spicer worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in...
Joseph H. Borkorwski
Jan 13, 2015
Joseph H. Borkowski, age 93, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the John Clarke Center of Middletown, RI. Joseph was born November 10, 1921 in New Britain, CT. He served in the Navy for 28 years, retiring in 1968 as a Master Chief. His last duty station was in Newport as an instructor at the Officer Candidate School....
William C. "Chris" Marley
Jan 12, 2015
William C. "Chris" Marley, 57, of Middletown died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Donna (Davis) Marley.Born on November 25, 1957 in Newport, RI, Chris was the son of Frederick Marley of Maine and Marianne (Fitzgerald) Marley of Newport.Chris worked at the Newport Tent Company and also for...
Richard M. Igle
Jan 11, 2015
Richard M. Igle, 63, of Portsmouth died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at home in Portsmouth. Mr. Igle was born March 23, 1951 in Harlem, NY, the son of the late Raymond and Jeannette (McManus) Igle. Richard attended the NY Community College and was a graduate of the Long Island Technical School. He was a drummer for the Knickerbocker Drum and...
Dora C. (Pirie) Aleicho
Jan 9, 2015
Dora C. (Pirie) Aleicho, 78, of Brooks Avenue, Newport, RI died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Warren Skilled Nursing Center in Warren, RI.She was the wife of the late Jose R. Aleicho.Born in Glascow, Scotland on January 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Cesira "Jessie" (Colognori) Pirie. Mrs. Aleicho was a member...
Paul E. Levasseur Sr
Jan 9, 2015
Paul E. LeVasseur, Sr., 74, of West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at Charlton Hospital in Fall River, MA, surrounded by his loving family.He was the husband of Marjorie (Peckham) LeVasseur.Born in Providence, RI on May 31, 1940, he was the son of the late Arthur G. and Eileen (McGuire) LeVasseur.Mr. LeVasseur served in the...
Mary N. Pemental
Jan 7, 2015
Middletown, RI - Mary N. (Mello) Pemental, 96, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Blackwell Place, Newport, passed away peacefully at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, on January 7, 2015. She was the wife of the late John Pemental Senior Chief US Navy.Born in St. Michel, Portugal, on July 15, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank and...
Olive T. Escobar
Jan 7, 2015
Olive T. (Moniz) Escobar, 91, of Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA.Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Maria (Pacheco) Moniz.Before retiring, Mrs. Escobar worked as a presser at Egan's Dry Cleaners, Goodwill Dry Cleaners and Polo Dry Cleaners for...
Roosevelt J. Graham Jr
Jan 7, 2015
Roosevelt J. Graham, Jr., 62, of Middletown died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at home.Born in Brooklyn, NY, on November 7, 1952 he was the son of the late Roosevelt and Maria (Rose) Graham. Mr. Graham served in the United States Air Force retiring as an Officer. He is survived by his daughters Leora Vargas of Newport, RI, Jasmynn Massey of...
Joan Clarice Johnson
Jan 6, 2015
Joan Clarice (Coop) Johnson, 89, formerly of Potomac Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John Johnson.Born in Dayton, OH on September 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Florence H. (Clark) Coop.Mrs. Johnson moved to England as...
John Caswell
Jan 5, 2015
John Caswell, age 92, died at his Newport home on Bliss Mine Road home, January 5, 2015. John was an 11th generation native Newporter, born in his Vernon Avenue family home on July 2, 1922. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Heath Caswell, of 49 years, two sons, John and James, and their wives, Valerie McKay, and Caroline Johnson...
Carol Jane Flohr
Jan 3, 2015
Newport, RI - Carol Jane (Cornell) Roberts Flohr, 78, of Newport, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Ray B. Roberts and William J. Flohr. Born in Hornell, NY on April 28, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Fred Allen and Marion P. (Waldorf) Cornell....
Paul R. Seddon
Jan 3, 2015
Paul R. Seddon, of Cliff Ave, Portsmouth, died on Saturday, January 3, 2015 surrounded by his daughters and wife at Mass General Hospital in Boston. Paul was born on June 9, 1954 to Josephine (DiSalvia) Seddon of Johnston, RI and the late Raymond "Chubby" Seddon. He grew up in Johnston and graduated from URI in 1976 where he was a...
Harry L. Walker Jr
Jan 2, 2015
Harry L. Walker, Jr., of Middletown, RI, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, in the Providence VA Medical Center with his family at his side. He was born in Newport, RI, on July 2, 1932, the son of the late Harry L. and Lena A. (Tougas) Walker. For 33 years, he was the loving partner of Kathie Semenchuk. He graduated...
Rose Moniz
Jan 1, 2015
Middletown, RI - Rose Dorothy (Marshall) Moniz, 98, of 124 Ellery Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 27 Fenner Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was married 69 years to the Late Frank S. Moniz, Sr. who was decorated for his service in WWII.Born in Newport, RI on February 6, 1916,...
John Seliga
Jan 1, 2015
Newport, RI - John Seliga, 60, of Newport, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at his home.Born in Newport, RI on April 15, 1954, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Mary Magdalin (Goodheart) Seliga.John worked for his family company JMS Fence Company before starting his own company Beautiful Boundaries. He was a huge rock n roll fan...
Francis Bernard Shrake
Dec 31, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Francis Bernard Shrake, 88, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at Davis Place in Danielson, CT. Born in Trempealeau, WI on Jan. 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Leon Wesley Shrake and Mary (Quitney) Shrake. Captain Shrake was raised in Winona, MN during the depression and at a young age helped provide for...
Jean F. Clark
Dec 30, 2014
Jean F. Clark, 93, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Middletown, RI, died at home on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 with her family at her side.She was the wife of the late Hugh W. Clark.Born in Galesburg, IL on June 20, 1921, she was the daughter of the late and Paul and Ethel Smith.Mrs. Clark is survived by her children, Millie...
William Christian Foreman
Dec 30, 2014
William (Will) (Bubbie) Christian Foreman, was born January 22, 1999 to Stacey Scott and William (Roy) Foreman. He is the third of four children. He was a delightful young child and enjoyed playing with his sister and brothers and loved outdoor sports. Will attended Denbigh Christian Academy, Newport News Virginia, Creek Side Elementary School, Suffolk Virginia, John Yeates Middle School,...
Richard M. Almeida
Dec 29, 2014
Richard M. Almeida, age 75, died surrounded by family at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA.Beloved husband for more than 36 years of Elizabeth F. Almeida, he is survived by her, his sister Eileen Correira, brother Claude Almeida (Barbara), son Richard Almeida, step-children Dawn Adiletta (Joseph), Brad Castiglia (Roberta), and Lynn Castiglia, as well as step-grandchildren Jessica Cummings (Kris),...
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