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Frank Bucci
May 1, 2015
Tiverton - Frank Bucci peacefully passed away at home on May 1, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born on September 4, 1926 to Alberto J. and Olivia (DeCosta) Bucci. Frank was the 8th of 9 children. All have preceded him in death with one surviving sister in California.Frank married Julia Marie Vieira on April 22, 1950 and shared...
Agnes Amtower
Apr 30, 2015
On April 30, 2015, Agnes Amtower (age 94) passed away in Williamsburg, VA. She was born in Fall River, MA, on April 21, 1921.Her parents were the late Edward L. Moffett and Bridget Martin Moffett. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Portsmouth, RI. Agnes spent her early years in Portsmouth, attending St. Anthony Parish Church, enjoying going to...
Dolores Veronica Nore
Apr 29, 2015
Dolores Veronica (Regan) Nore, 85, of Middletown, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Oscar A. Nore.Born on December 18, 1929, in Cumberland, RI, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mabel (Brogan) Regan.Mrs. Nore attended high school in Central Falls, RI, before attending two years of college at Radcliffe in Boston. She...
Kenneth Aharonian
Apr 27, 2015
Kenneth Aharonian, 89 of 417 Forest Avenue, Middletown, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Louise (Shamlian) Aharonian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John Ohanes and Sarah (Deranian) Aharonian.Mr. Aharonian served in the Army-Air Force during WWII in the 3rd Photo Group...
Jane Mary Clarke
Apr 26, 2015
Jane Mary Clarke, 72, recently of Tiverton and formerly of Cedar Ave, Portsmouth, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center of Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late William A. Clarke Sr.Born on November 26, 1942 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Warren Sullivan and Grace (Flanders) Tuttle. Jane was a...
Apostolos 'Paul' Cotsoridis
Apr 25, 2015
Apostolos (Paul) G. Cotsoridis, fell asleep in the Lord, on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI, on May 21, 1930, he was the loving son of Mary (Maniates) and Constantine Cotsoridis.He was a graduate of Rogers High School class of 1949, where he played the xylophone in the school band and was voted Most School Spirited...
Sally A. Rawnsley
Apr 25, 2015
Sally A. Rawnsley, 65, of Middletown died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She was married to the late Renton C. Rawnsley.Born on June 24, 1949 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John C. and M. Corinne (Murphy) Riley. Sally was a graduate of Rogers High School in Newport and also...
Patricia A. Lawrence
Apr 24, 2015
Middletown, RI, Patricia A. (Murphy) Lawrence, 78, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William G. Lawrence to whom she was married for 53 years.Born on July 24, 1936, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Lillian (Coppinger) Murphy.Patricia...
Agnes Elizabeth Silvestri
Apr 23, 2015
Agnes Elizabeth (Brigham) Silvestri, 94, of Newport died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John Silvestri.Born on December 15, 1920 in Middletown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bernice (Sherman) Brigham. Mrs. Silvestri worked in the clerical department with the Federal Civil...
Henry P. Fletcher Iii
Apr 20, 2015
Henry P. Fletcher, 89, of Newport died Monday, April 20, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born April 13, 1926 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Henry P. Fletcher, Jr. and Anne H. (Ryder) Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher graduated from Rogers High School and enlisted in the United States Army Signal Corps in...
Arthur A. Botelho
Apr 18, 2015
Athur A. Botelho, 86, of Peckham Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Grand Islander Healthcare Center in Middletown.He was the husband of the late Florence (Langis) Botelho.Born in Middletown, RI on June 4, 1928, he was the son of the late Manuel and Agnes (Amaral) Botelho.Arthur was a heavy equipment mechanic for Verizon for over...
Frank D. Maguire
Apr 18, 2015
Frank D. Maguire, 86, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015, from complications related to lymphoma. Born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1928, he lived in Montreal until moving to New England in 1963. He was a graduate of St. Michael's Seminary, Concordia University, and received a Master of Arts and PhD in Medieval Studies from the Institute of Medieval Studies...
Donald R. Silvia
Apr 16, 2015
Donald R. Silvia, 75, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA after a brief illness. He was born on April 10, 1940 in Newport, RI to the late John R. Silvia and Leona Silvia Nault. Donald grew up in Portsmouth and graduated from Rogers High School in 1958. In 1960, he married...
Gertrude M. Halpin
Apr 15, 2015
Gertrude M. (Clifford) Halpin, 87, of Middletown, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Blenheim Newport in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles E. Halpin. Born in New York, NY on October 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late James and Sarah Ann (Quinn) Clifford.Gertrude retired after a long career as a budget analyst at the...
Bonnie Adams Dugan
Apr 15, 2015
Bonnie Adams Dugan, 51, of Newport, RI, succumbed to a sudden illness on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.Born in Norfolk, VA on March 26, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Freddie and Geraldine (Imburgia) Adams.Bonnie loved her children and family as well as her cats, Junior and Franklin.She is survived by her...
James Byron Gifford
Apr 14, 2015
James Byron Gifford, 75, of Middletown died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. He was the husband of Agnes "Noni" Therese (Beattie) Gifford.Born on February 4, 1940, in St. Paul, MN, he was the son of Carolyn (Shea) Gifford of St. Paul, MN, and the late Byron Gifford.Mr. Gifford served honorably in the US Navy...
Carmen Maria Morrone
Apr 13, 2015
Carmen Maria Morrone, 104, of Middletown formerly of 16C Coddington Street, Newport, died on Monday, April 13, 2015, at John Clarke Nursing Center.Born on December 16, 1910 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Loreta (Marcaccio) Morrone. Carmen attended Rogers High School and during WWII, she was employed at the former Torpedo Station. After the...
Mary Bieber
Apr 13, 2015
Mary (McKenna) Bieber, 88, of Middletown died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert Bieber.Born on January 29, 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Hughes) McKenna. Mary was a private nanny for 15 years. She was a Women's...
Roberta E. Stewart
Apr 11, 2015
Roberta E. Stewart, 84, died peacefully at Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown, RI, on April 11, 2015. Roberta was born in Englewood, NJ, daughter of the late Robert and Peggy (Erikson) Stewart. She grew up in the tiny hamlet of Palisades, NY, graduated from Nyack High School, married and raised three adoring children.Later in life she was the proprietor...
Williams James Nott
Apr 10, 2015
William James Nott (LCDR U.S.Navy Retired), 91, of Portsmouth RI, died Friday, April 10, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born April 8, 1924 in New London, CT. He was the son of the late William Edward and the late Mildred (Harris) Nott. He was married to Marie (Santangelo) Nott for 61...
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